Vaccination program to continue at full speed till end of 2021: Nausheen Hamid

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr. Nausheen Hamid Sunday said that Pakistan is on its way to having its almost 80 million (8 crore) of its population got vaccinated against the coronavirus at the end of December 2021. “Our target was to vaccinate 70 million Pakistanis by the end of this year, which […]

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Coronavirus claims 18 more lives, 1006 new cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE: Coronavirus has claimed 18 more lives while 1006 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) here on Sunday, the death toll due to the pandemic reached up to 11, 345 and a total […]

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‘Women empowerment, gender equality cherished goal’, says governor

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that women empowerment and gender equality are a distant phenomenon but the government is committed to achieve the cherished goal through collective efforts. Addressing Fatima Jinnah National Pride Awards ceremony by the 101 Incredible Women CEOs at the Governor’s House here on Sunday, he said women like […]

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PU Library book club’s event to promote reading

LAHORE: The Punjab University (PU) Library Book Club organised an introductory programme to promote book reading culture. Two books, ‘Exterminate all the brutes by Sven Lindqvist’ and ‘Chand ko gull karo tu hum jaanian’, by Usama Saddique and translated by Asim Bkhshi were discussed at the event, according to a PU spokesman on Sunday. The […]

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World Humanitarian Day to be marked on August 19

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ (UN) World Humanitarian Day will be marked on August 19(Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to honour all humanitarians who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause, and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty. It aims to increase public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities […]

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Jayden Seales reprimanded for breaching ICC code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Kingston. Seales was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to […]

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Pakistan supports Afghan-led and Afghan-owned settlement: Envoy

ISLAMABAD: Acting Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Shahbaz Malik has said that Pakistan supported an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned settlement of Afghan crisis and it would keep working with the international community to achieve this end. “We wish that the Afghan conflict comes to an end, ” he said while speaking at a cultural fair arranged […]

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