New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan has emerged as one of the world’s poorest performers in gender representation at the workplace, with women occupying less than 8 per cent of senior and middle management positions, according to a report citing International Labour Organisation data. The figure places Pakistan alongside Afghanistan and Yemen at the bottom of global rankings, despite women holding nearly 30 per cent of management roles worldwide, according to report by Dawn.The report highlights…
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Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) A key bridge over the Kurram River in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was blown up with explosives by unidentified attackers on Wednesday, local media reported.The incident occurred in Shewa tehsil of North Waziristan district of the province, sparking renewed concerns over the law and order situation in the troubled district.The bridge was destroyed, cutting off land routes between the area and several adjoining regions across the province, including Miranshah an…
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Several areas of Pakistan’s Karachi remained without gas supply on Monday while other regions received gas with low pressure, local media reported on Tuesday. Residents in Karachi continue to face reduced gas supply amid severe winter weather. People said that winter weather had once again exposed the gas utility distribution infrastructure’s failure. They have been facing a gas crisis for the past four days, leading to residents turning to expensive LPG cylinders, furth…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) More than poverty, lack of proper documents, fear, marginalisation, and gender are holding women in Pakistan away from accessing healthcare, according to a media report.Writing in Dawn, Tahera Hasan, a lawyer and founder-CEO of Imkaan Welfare Organisation, shares that women in Pakistan are more likely than men to lack documentation. They are also more dependent on male relatives to obtain or even present it.“The absence of identity documents interacts with re…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) At least two police personnel were injured as the police vehicle carrying prisoners to Hangu was attacked by unknown assailants in Bannu area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, local media reported, citing sources. Hangu police’s vehicle carrying prisoners for court appearances came under attack at Domel Link Road, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported, citing sources in Bannu police. A source in the Bannu Central Jail’s administration also told the daily th…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A staggering 63 per cent of Pakistan’s youth population and 23 per cent of adolescents have never received any formal education — highlighting a deep and persistent crisis that continues to push millions of young people to the margins of society, according to the country’s Census 2023 data, media reports said.The figures show that out-of-school adolescents and youth, often referred to as OOSAY, remain one of the most neglected groups in policy planning.The situation is…
Kabul, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan continues to face massive losses from the prolonged shutdown of border crossings with Afghanistan as trade between two nations remains halted, the local media in Kabul reported quoting an official of Afghanistan’s chamber of commerce. Khan Jan Alokozay, a board member of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI), said Afghanistan previously used to conduct trade worth USD 200 million with Pakistan in a month, majority of them being imports from Islama…
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) At least five people were killed, and 24 others were injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine near Talagang in Pakistan’s Punjab on Wednesday, local media reported, citing Rescue 1122. The accident took place on Wednesday at around 2:15 am (local time), according to rescue officials.Chakwal Rescue 1122 spokesperson Qazi Muhammad Akram said the passenger bus was heading from Rawalpindi to Bahawalpur, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.He stated that the driver …
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The security situation in Pakistan deteriorated sharply in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of increasing conflict and violence in the country. A total of 699 attacks were recorded in Pakistan in 2025, showcasing a rise of 34 per cent over 2024, according to the Pakistan Security Report 2025 by PIPS, local media reported. As many as 1,034 people were killed and 1,366 others injured in these attacks, demonstrating a 21 per cent rise in fatalities. The conflict-rela…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After an exceptional year in which gold prices surged and the Pakistan Stock Exchange delivered near-record returns, investors are now entering 2026 with growing uncertainty. With interest rates expected to ease, taxes rising on savings, property markets losing momentum and equities no longer cheap, the easy gains of the past three years appear to be behind.For many Pakistanis, the challenge ahead is not how to make quick money, but how to protect hard-earned wealth in a …