Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Pakistan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’. 

Pakistan: NA body passes draft Whistleblower Protection, Vigilance Commission Bill 2019

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice has approved the Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance Commission Bill 2019 …

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Pakistan: 12 foreign recruitment firms barred from hiring Pakistani workers

The Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) has named 12 foreign recruitment companies which hire Pakistani workers as contravening the employment code …

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Pakistan: Residents of five countries can now get visas on arrival in Pakistan

Citizens of the UAE, Turkey, China, Malaysia, and the UK now enjoy a visa on arrival facility at Pakistani airports …

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Pakistan: Government increases workers’ minimum wages to Rs 16,500

Workers in Punjab – Pakistan’s second largest province – have received a minimum monthly wage hike of 10% to bring their basic gross remuneration from Rs15,000 (US$107) to Rs16,500 (US$118) …

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Pakistan: UAE citizens to get visa on arrival in Pakistan

UAE citizens will soon be able to obtain a visa on arrival when visiting Pakistan, thanks to a new visa reform policy being introduced in the country …

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Pakistan: PM promises whistleblower law to combat corruption

The Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has announced that he intends to introduce a new law to protect and reward Whistleblowers …

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Pakistan: Government set up a task force to place greater controls on the National Accountability Bureau

The new government has set up a task force to place greater controls on the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) …

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Pakistan: Rights of persons with disabilities guaranteed in new law

The assembly of the province of Sindh has passed the Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Bill …

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Pakistan: New laws to cove working conditions, safety and health

Currently 72 laws cover the employment of workers in the Islamabad capital territory (ICT) …

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Pakistan: Sindh Labour Policy announced

The Sindh government has announced the province’s first ever tripartite labour policy …

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Pakistan: Blasphemy is a criminal offence

Foreign staff working in Pakistan should be given strong warnings about the country’s blasphemy laws …

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Pakistan/Jordan: Operation of panchayats

Business operations by foreign companies in Pakistan may be tarnished by being associated with its appalling standards of human rights …

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Pakistan: Increased penalties for fast-breakers

Although business travel to Pakistan is generally unsafe at the best of times it could soon become even more precarious for the unwitting foreigner …

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Pakistan: Weak labour organisations

A recent meeting organized by Pakistan’s Institute of Labour Education and Research has highlighted the problems facing the country’s trades unions …

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Pakistan: Pressure for a new living wage

Several leading academics and research institutes have combined forces in Pakistan to press for a new living wage …

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