PBM chief inaugurates fifth Panahgah in city

KARACHI:Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Managing Director Zaheer Abbas Khokhar on Wednesday inaugurated the sixth shelter home in Karachi to accommodate homeless people under the flagship Ehsaas poverty alleviation programme of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He inaugurated the latest shelter home in North Karachi area of the megalopolis to accommodate destitute and homeless people. Addressing on the […]

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Digital transformation of financial services necessity for expediting global Islamic finance industry

KARACHI:Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Reza Baqir on Wednesday said digital transformation of the global Islamic financial services industry had become a necessity for its growth and needed to focus on innovative ways of service delivery that aligns with expectations of today’s tech-savvy and convenience-driven customers. He stated this while addressing the 15th […]

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DAP to organize an “Int’l Diabetes Conference” from Nov 13

KARACHI:The chairman organizing committee for conference, Professor Muhammad Zaman Shaikh said that Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) in collaboration with Diabetes in Asia Study Group would organize an “International Diabetes Conference” on November 13 and November 14 here at local hotel. He expressed such views while addressing press conference here at Karachi Press Club on […]

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IDF ranks Pakistan third in prevalence of diabetes

KARACHI:Professor Dr Shamim Qureshi from Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi said that the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has ranked Pakistan as third in the prevalence of diabetes following China and India. According to the IDF, around 33 million people in the country are living with diabetes. These views were expressed by Professor Dr Shamim, […]

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Celebrations at Expo 2020 Dubai to go beyond expectations

ISLAMABAD:The UAE’s 50th National Day celebrations at the Dubai Expo 2020 site will be beyond expectations, a top Expo official said. Providing a sneak peek into what’s to come for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Tareq Ghosheh, chief events and entertainment officer at Expo 2020 Dubai, said, “We have multiple events for National Day in December […]

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OBGYNs suggest involving wider clinical community in post-pregnancy family planning for achieving CP rates

KARACHI:Leading obstetricians and gynecologists, policy-makers, and members of the academia gathered to discuss the Road Map to Family Planning 2030 at a discussion programme organized by the Sindh Reproductive and Genetic Health Centre-Jinnah Sindh Medical University, with Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) Sindh and Pathfinder International here at local hotel on Wednesday. Road Map 2030 Family […]

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Haleem expresses concerns on deteriorating HR situation in Sindh

KARACHI:Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, on Wednesday raised concerns over deteriorating situation of human rights in Sindh particularly incidents of women murder and impeding justice to the victims. He questioned role of Police and other investigation agencies which were supporting aggressor by extending unlawful favour to the criminal elements instead […]

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396 new cases of corona detected, no death reported in Sindh

KARACHI:Fortunately no death stemming from coronavirus was reported on Wednesday, however 396 new cases emerged when 17,889 tests were conducted in Sindh. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here from CM House. Murad Ali Shah said fortunately no death was reported on Wednesday. He added that […]

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