30 to 35% increase in govt employees salaries: Notification issued

Islamabad (PNI) The Ministry of Finance has announced a significant increase in adhoc relief allowances for government employees. The new notification states that employees up to gra TVde-16 will receive a 35% increase in their adhoc relief allowance. Similarly, government officials from grade-17 to grade-22 […]

CPEC’s 10-year, transformed Pakistan’s development landscape: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, Jul 5 (APP):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) played a key role in transforming the development landscape of Pakistan with the launch of several multi-billion dollar projects. Addressing a ceremony to mark the decade of signing of CPEC, […]

Eight killed in clashes in Somalia’s Puntland region

Mogadishu, June 20 (AFP/APP):At least eight people were killed on Tuesday in gunbattles outside parliament in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security forces and armed militiamen loyal to opposition politicians, police and witnesses said. The fierce clashes in the state capital, Garowe, erupted […]

Small sub used to tour Titanic wreck is missing: US

Washington, June 19 (AFP/APP): A submersible vessel used to take tourists to see the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic has gone missing, triggering a search-and-rescue operation, the US Coast Guard said Monday. It was not immediately known how many people are on […]

Cyclone leaves 13 dead in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, June 18 (AFP/APP): A cyclone tore through southern Brazil killing at least 13 people and forcing thousands from their homes, authorities said Sunday. Authorities lowered the number of people declared missing amid the violent weather in Rio Grande do Sul state Thursday […]

Blinken starts rare China trip with hopes low for any breakthrough

BEIJING 18 June (Online): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the […]

UN chief calls for equal land rights for women to stop land degradation

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for equal land rights for women on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, saying such a move would help stop land degradation. “I urge all governments to eliminate legal barriers […]

France counts cost after rare earthquake hits west

La Laigne, France, June 17 (AFP/APP):Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes damaged. Cracks appeared in several homes in the Charente-Maritime department just north of the major […]