ISLAMABAD: A new research has shown a 31 per cent increased risk for hospitalisation and mortality in patients with sleep-disordered breathing and sleep-related hypoxia. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘JAMA Network Open’. The research team, led by Reena Mehra, MD, analysed retrospective data from 5, 400 Cleveland Clinic patients, Medical […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday informed the Senate that directives have been issued to set up special facilitation desk for senior citizen at all airports of the country. In response to a calling attention notice of Prof Dr Mehr Taj Roghani about non-setting of special desks for senior citizens at airports […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Friday launched special initiative on simplification of tax laws to maximizing facilitation for taxpayers. In a watershed development and to press his vision into practice, Adviser Finance and Revenue has launched the formulation of Inland Revenue Code in a bid to harmonize all inland […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Inspector General of Police Islamabad on Friday submitted a report before the Supreme Court regarding harassment and attacks on journalists. The 11-page report submitted by the federal capital police stated that about 16 cases were registered with different police stations of Islamabad during the last one year. The report maintained that action had […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP), Khalid Javed Khan on Friday urged opposition and treasury benches to debate on national accountability bureau laws at the forum of parliament. There is need to hold discussion on NAB amendments and the laws of accountability bureau to bring improvement in the system, he said while talking to a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan has increased significantly as 33 million adults are now living with diabetes in the country with an increase of 70%. According to the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) new figures which were released ahead of World Diabetes Day, diabetes will be responsible for 400, 000 deaths in the country […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Aftab Sooraj, a flutist from Mianwali, will present old eastern folk and classical melodies at Thwater Wallay on November 20. Aftab Sooraj, a student of the renowned flutist Baqir Abbass, was playing music for 25 years. The event will be held at The Farm at Banigala on Saturday at 6: 30 pm, said an […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that poverty would reduce by 2 per cent in the country during the current fiscal year due the ‘Kafaalat Programme’ initiatives taken by the government under its flagship ‘Ehsaas’ project. “Field work of Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) to be conducted in 2020-21, ” Minister of State for […]
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