New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The private large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, the rise in unemployment and the rise in the average national wage between 2020-21 and 2024-25 in Pakistan challenges the government’s industrial growth data claims, according to a new report.
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s electricity crisis refuses to yield to repeated rounds of reform. The latest assessment by the power sector regulator identifies rising costs, stagnant demand, under-utilised capacity, persistent inefficiencies in transmission and distribution and an electricity system that continues to weigh on economic growth rather than support it, media reports said.
Kathmandu, Jan 20 (IANS) India on Tuesday handed over more than 60 double-cab pickup vehicles and other supplies to Nepal to help prepare for the elections scheduled for March 5.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) US Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has concluded his "productive" visit to India which included meetings in New Delhi with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, members of parliament besides the US and Indian business leaders, the US Embassy in India stated on Tuesday.
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday that India’s voice today carries a strong influence on the global stage, as the country participates in the World Economic Forum with its largest and strongest delegation so far.
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Sexual harassment continues to plague educations institutions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with many victims alleging that internal committees do not deliver justice, local media reported.
Quetta, Jan 20 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced that it would observe 'Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day' on January 25. The human rights organisation also urged the Baloch community across the world to hold protests, seminars, press briefings, video messages, panel discussions, participate in TV programmes, podcasts, webinars, cultural and artistic events to mark the day.
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The continued low birth rate in recent years in China shows that the damage caused to the population demographic, due to its one-child policy, may be irreversible, according to a media report.
Quetta, Jan 20 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Tuesday expressed serious concern over what it described as the continued pattern of extrajudicial killings in Balochistan's Mastung district, allegedly carried out under the guise of "encounters" by the Pakistani security forces.
Beijing/Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) A day after an explosion outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, caused multiple casualties, including the death of one Chinese citizen, Beijing on Tuesday once again urged the Chinese citizens not to travel to Afghanistan "in the near future".
