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