Health expert urges people to avoid using storage meat

ISLAMABAD:Health Expert Dr Arif Majeed here on Sunday underlined the need to avoid excessive use of freezing storage meat after Eid ul Azha. Talking to reporter, he said it could be dangerous to health perspective as it causes various chronic viral infections including hepatitis, typhoid amid coronavirus. Dr Arif further informed frozen meat would also […]

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Stronger private sector to realise true economic potential

ISLAMABAD: President SAARC chamber of commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik Sunday said that a stronger private sector could help Pakistan realise its economic potential. Talking to a 20-member traders delegation led by Zafar Bakhtawari Secretary General United Business Group in the federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, he said that only […]

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Call for regularization of contractual employees

BAHAWALPUR:Pakistan Health Support Staff Association has demanded of the authorities to regularize services of contractual and daily wages employees at Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur. A meeting of Pakistan Health Support Staff Bahawalpur chapter was held with the president, Asim Mahmood at Surgical Outdoor. The meeting was also attended by the chairman, […]

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OGRA directs fuel stations to ensure sanitation under PM’s Clean & Green Pakistan initiative

ISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has directed all Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations to ensure strict implementation of the Prime Minister’s Clean & Green Pakistan initiative at and around their retail outlets for the public facilitation. Besides, the filling stations must “ensure clean washrooms for customers/public convenience especially alongside […]

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Over 3.22 mln voters to poll for AJK elections being held amid tight security arrangements

ISLAMABAD:Over 3.22 million Kashmiri voters would exercise their right to vote as polling was kicked off on Sunday for 11th AJK general elections in all 45 constituencies amid tight security arrangements at 8 AM and would continue till 5 PM. According to details, 3,220,793 including 1,752,788 male and 1,468,005 females voters would cast their votes […]

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COVID-19 national tally reports over 6% positivity ratio

ISLAMABAD:The national tally on Sunday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 55,720 with 2,819 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 1,176 people recovering from the disease during the last 24 hours. Forty-five corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 41 of whom were under treatment in the hospitals and four […]

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PNCA postpones talent hunt music audition programme

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has postponed ‘talent hunt music audition’ competition. PNCA announced it through a statement. The PNCA also appealed to the aspiring participants of the talent hunt programme to pray for the early recovery of Director General PNCA Dr Fouzia Saeed. “By the grace of Almighty Allah, she has been […]

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COVID-19 claims 19 more lives, infects 2,343 others in Sindh

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Sunday said as many as 19 more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 5,833 and 2,343 new cases emerged when 18,122 tests were conducted. In a statement issued here, he said 19 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to […]

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