Supreme Court rejects appeal pleas against wage board award ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed all appeals against the 7th Wage Board Award, upholding a decision of the Sindh High Court. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani announced its verdict in the open Court. The […]
Pakistan Railways’ employees called off their two days strike on Tuesday after issuance of Rs 1 billion ad hoc Grant by the Ministry of the Finance for the payment of the salaries. On the second day of the strike, the activists of the Pakistan Railways Employees (PREM) Union had arrived at the Lahore Railway Station […]
Pakistan Railways on path of brinkmanship As the crisis at Pakistan Railways (PR) touches a new height, the most recent economic catastrophe in the organisation can be blamed upon a stalemate between the Ministry of Finance and the Railways Ministry. However, the problem has its roots in the decades-long politicisation of the management and hiring […]
Oct 19 2011 | Posted in
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project will help Pakistan resolve energy crises World’s highest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Diamer-Bhasha Dam will help Pakistan resolve the energy crises. The foundation stone of this innovative multi-purpose storage Dam was laid by President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti along with Water and […]
Oct 18 2011 | Posted in
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The wheel-jam strike, started on the Monday evening because of the non-payment of the salaries and the disconnection of the electricity and the gas in the residential colonies, observed by the Pakistan Railways’ employees has entered into the second day on Tuesday, October 18 here at the Lahore Railway Station. The employees unions have declared […]
Oct 18 2011 | Posted in
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