FAISALABAD: As many as 641,734 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the district. District Health Officer Dr. Ataul Mun’im said on Sunday that 500,354 people had been given the first dose while 99,859 were administered the second dose of the vaccine. He said that 26,464 health workers were also given the first […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Under the umbrella of the National Emergency Operations Centre, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) supported 14 polio vaccination campaigns in Pakistan in 2020. A UNICEF document, which is available with reporter revealed that these campaigns provided 97.8 per cent of 39 million targeted children with oral polio vaccination, a crucial step in the effort […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Around 900 patients, including women, children, and senior citizens were provided free medical facilities including tests and medicines at the medical camp organized by Pakistan Rangers Sindh at Rahat Islamia Government Girls Secondary School Block-A in Qayyumabad here on Sunday. A spokesperson of Sindh Rangers said that pediatricians, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, dermatologists, gynecologists, surgeons, cardiologists, […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU) of Lahore Police arrested 144 proclaimed offenders, target offenders and court absconders during the last week. SP Dolphins Rashid Hidayat, while giving details of the weekly performance of both wings, said that the crime fighters also recovered narcotics and illegal arms including 1700-gram charas, 20 pistols, six […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Out-standing performances of music maestros Afaq Adnan, Shahid Rehman, Intezar Hussain and others were enjoyed and appreciated by Consul General of Turkey in Karachi, Tolga Uchak and other notables in the second episode of live music series at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP), powered by the music academy of the Arts Council. Turkish CG […]
Read MoreThe President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has warned that by 2050 more than half of the world’s population would be at risk due to water stress, and called for a multilateral response to deal with the challenge. “Desertification alone threatens the livelihoods of nearly one billion people […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indian troops during a nocturnal raid robbed a family of gold, cash and Pashmina shawls a few days ago in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). A family from Hokersar-Shikargah area of Srinagar outskirts said that the troops raided their house on the intervening night of July 7 and 8 and took away gold […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom would execute 17 new schemes amounting to Rs 7,050 million during the current fiscal year. For new schemes, the government has allocated Rs 400 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2021-22) for the establishment of an IT park in Karachi, Rs. 365.528 million for hybrid power […]
Read More