Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) Every fourth household in Pakistan’s Islamabad has a child as domestic worker as the implementation of the legislation on child domestic labour remains far from satisfactory, local media reported. Executive Director of the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc), Asiya Arif, made these remarks during an event organised by Sparc in collaboration with the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) to mark the World Day Against Child Labour…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan is once again grappling with mounting inflationary pressures, with rising food, fuel and utility costs putting renewed strain on households and raising concerns over the sustainability of the country’s economic recovery, a report has said.Official data showed that short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased by 14.75 per cent year-on-year for the week ending June 4, as per Pakistan Observer report.The rise was largely driven by h…
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Islamabad has long projected itself as the custodian of Kashmiri interests, yet developments in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) sit uneasily with that narrative. A region promoted internationally as part of a national mission should not repeatedly witness coercive measures aimed at securing public obedience, a report has stated. According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’, the unrest in PoK is more than a periodic flare-up; it exposes a political order built on “mana…
Ottawa, June 13 (IANS) The broader Khalistan landscape — ranging from terror outfits such as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) to various Akali factions and the network linked to imprisoned leader Amritpal Singh — does not reflect a unified political movement. Instead, it remains fragmented into competing entities, each claiming legitimacy while discrediting the others as compromised or “cowardly”. These factions are operating under the influence of handlers b…
New Delhi, June 13 IANS) The protests and the subsequent atrocities being committed do not seem to have died down in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and although the authorities have made an offer for talks, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has not accepted it as they feel it is a futile exercise.The JAAC says holding talks has no meaning as the Pakistan establishment has never honoured its assurances.An Indian intelligence official said that the offer for talks is just an eyewash by Isl…
New York, May 16 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Friday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release journalist Sohrab Barkat, who was arrested at his residence in Islamabad over his reporting on protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that following the arrest and seizure of Barkat’s phone and car keys on June 5, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) registered a First Information Report…
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Government employees launched a protest in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday, calling for reforms to their salaries and inclusion of service structure in the upcoming financial plan. The protest came before the Pakistan government presented its budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, local media reported. Employees started gathering at Secretariat Chowk, planning to hold a march towards Parliament House after workers reached there from different provinces. The protest follow…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Friday chose the land route to reach his destination and formally assume his diplomatic posting in Dhaka. India’s decision to appoint a non‑career diplomat, but seasoned politician, as High Commissioner to Bangladesh comes at a moment of extraordinary turbulence. The challenges he is likely to face are several, and some are formidable.Accompanied by his wife, Trivedi crossed into the country around no…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan was granted access to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) on January 1, 2014, and the country was able to double its exports to the EU, with around 66 per cent exempt from European import duties.However, Islamabad has failed to meet the essential condition on human rights progress that it was expected to fulfil in return for enjoying this huge economic benefit, according to an article published by 9DASHLINE.com platform.Despite persistent h…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) China‑Pakistan Economic Corridor has entered a new phase — dubbed “CPEC 2.0” — that prioritises artificial intelligence, cloud computing and surveillance technologies over the heavy infrastructure projects that defined the first decade of cooperation, a new report has said.The report from Asia Times said Beijing’s push to export AI architectures and “Safe City” surveillance systems to Pakistan is reshaping the partnership from physical connectivity to digi…