Senate approves six-month maternity, three-month paternity leaves
Islamabad (HRNW) The Senate passed on Monday the Maternity and Paternity Leave Bill, 2018. Women are entitled to a maternity leave of six months and men…
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Rawalpindi organises Chinese New Year celebration
Rawalpindi (HRNW) A Chinese New Year event was organised in Rawalpindi. It featured a variety of Chinese food. Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing said, “I was lucky…
KP ministers fired over disciplinary violation: Pervez Khattak
Peshawar (HRNW) Defence Minister Pervez Khattak has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s health, revenue and sports ministers were fired over disciplinary violation. KP Governor Shah Farman issued…
PM Imran Khan to visit Karachi on one-day tour
Karachi (HRNW) Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Karachi on a one-day tour on Monday (January 27) to distribute loan cheques to recipients under the Kamyab…
Sikandar Raja to take oath as chief election commissioner Monday
Islamabad (HRNW) The new chief election commissioner, Dr Sikandar Sultan Raja, will take oath on Monday (January 27). His oath will be administered by Chief Justice…
‘India can’t celebrate Republic Day after snatching Kashmir’s rights’
Muzaffarabad (HRNW) Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan said on Saturday that India has no justification to observe its Republic Day as…
MQM-P wants Kartarpur-like investment in Karachi
Karachi (HRNW) The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has urged the federal government to spend the similar amount of money on Karachi that it spent on the Kartarpur…
American companies interested in investing in Pakistan: US official
Islamabad (HRNW) The Chief US diplomat for South Asian Affairs Alice Wells said Friday that the American energy firms and manufacturers are interested in the Pakistani…
Woman injured in Indian firing along the LoC: ISPR
Azad Kashmir (HRNW) A woman was injured in “unprovoked” Indian firing in Azad Kashmir’s Chirikot sector along the heavily militarised Line of Control, the ISPR said…
Pak Coast Guards captured 2100 Hashish from Gwadar
Karachi (HRNW)- Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) seized fine quality of Hashish from Gatti Dor area Gwadar, (Baloshistan). On credible information from intelligence sources about the…