Day: July 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The Third Party Verification of Immunization Coverage Survey (TPVICS) on Thursday revealed that 75.3 percent of children aged 12 -23 months are fully immunized in Pakistan. The dissemination event of the Third Party Verification Immunization Survey (TPVICS) which was organized here was supported by the World Bank and Bills and Melinda Gates Foundation and conducted […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan would leave for Uzbekistan with a high-level delegation shortly today. In a tweet, he said this visit was very important from economic and security point of view. The minister said Pakistan was making every effort for durable peace in […]

ISLAMABAD:The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has recommended Justice Naeem Akhar Afghan as ChiefJustice Balochistan High Court (BHC). The committee met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed. Senior most judges of the Supreme Court, law minister, attorney general and member of Pakistan Bar Council attended the meeting. The post of Chief Justice […]

ISLAMABAD:Noor Zaman clinched the fourth Professional Squash Association (PSA) Satellite Tournament title here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Thursday. In the final, Noor outplayed Muhammad Ashab Irfan with a game score of 11-6, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 in 26 minutes. Earlier in the first semifinal, Noor Zaman downed Haris Qasim with a game score of […]

ISLAMABAD:The Federal Government has released Rs658.5 billion out of total allocation of Rs650 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects in the fiscal year 2020-21 under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). The released funds include Rs425.7 billion for federal ministries, Rs166.68 billion for corporations, Rs37.06 billion for special areas, and Rs1.5 […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ( PEMRA) Muhammad Saleem Baig on Thursday met Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar in Lahore and presented the annual performance report of the authority. During the meeting, the Governor and Chairman PEMRA discussed various issues related to the electronic media industry in the country, said a press release. The […]

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination on Thursday organized a second task force meeting of International Health Regulation (IHR), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The forum recommended that meetings of the IHR task force should be held regularly, coordination mechanism should be strengthened, the provincial-level task force should be notified […]

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Thursday said that negligence and carelessness in sensitive areas like examination of patients, OPD and emergency in medical institutions will not be tolerated. While visiting Karachi Institute of Kidney Diseases, he directed doctors and other staff to ensure their presence at scheduled times or else severe disciplinary action will be […]