Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Shaukat Tareen as the new finance minister of the country, the fourth to don the mantle, in another cabinet reshuffle, it was announced by his office on Friday. A banker by profession, Tareen, 68, served in the same capacity in the government of Pakistan Peoples Party (2009-10) for a short period before he decided to step down to raise capital for his Silk Bank. Tareen was facing corruption charges and had initially refused to accept the post until his name was cleared. It was not known if the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) dropped charges against him or not.
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Pakistan: Unions shut down Balochistan government workers’ strike as state threatens crackdown
A two-week strike by thousands of long-exploited government sector workers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province was shut down by an alliance of trade unions last Friday following a court order declaring their job action “illegal.”
The strikers, who are confronting menacing threats of state repression, are demanding a pay hike of 25 percent, and allowances like those paid provincial government workers in other provinces. The demand for higher wages resonates among working people across the country, who are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living skyrockets.
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‘Great exhibition of culture, Islamic faith’: Pakistan to telecast Ertugrul during Ramzan
Ertugrul broke the YouTube watching record, surpassing the viewer count of the show in Turkey, especially after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan himself promoted the show adding that it promotes good culture
By Rasti Amena| Updated: 13th April 2021 2:18 pm IST Ertugrul poster (Twitter)
Islamabad: The Turkish historical fiction and adventure television series, Ertugrul Ghazi, which is set in the 13th century, centres around the life of Ertugrul, the father of Osman I–founder of the Ottoman Empire. The series, which was first aired in 2014 in Turkey, became instant hit across the world, especially in Pakistan after the state broadcaster PTV aired the urdu dubbed version in Ramzan last year.