China issues plan for development of traditional Chinese medicine

BEIJING, Mar 29 (XINHUA/APP):The Chinese government has issued a new five-year plan for the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), introducing comprehensive arrangements for its related work. According to the plan released by the General Office of the State Council, by 2025, the capacity of health services provided by TCM will be significantly enhanced, while […]

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IGP lauds police performance during public gatherings

ISLAMABAD:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Ahsan Younas on Tuesday lauded performance of Islamabad Police, Rangers, frontier constabulary, Punjab and KP police for maintaining law and order during public gatherings of various political parties. “Due to extra ordinary security arrangements, no untoward incident took place in the capital and its suburbs despite huge public gatherings,” […]

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Princess Takamado attends Ikebana exhibition at Pak Embassy

ISLAMABAD:Japanese Princess Hisako Takamado on Tuesday attended an Ikebana exhibition arranged by Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo. Princess Hisako Takamado also planted a cherry tree along with Yuko Hayashi, wife of Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and President of Ikebana International Tokyo Junko Katano, a press release said. On the occasion, addressing the gathering, Pakistan Ambassador Imtiaz […]

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Int’l conference on ‘Globalization and Folk Culture’ kicks off on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD:A two-day international conference titled “Globalization and Folk Culture” will be started on Wednesday at Quaid-e-Azam Auditorium of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Faisal Masjid Campus. According to the details, the conference is being organized by the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD), International Islamic University Islamabad. The conference will be attended by […]

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Stakeholders propose incinerator’s regular stack emission, noise monitoring during operational phase

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Tuesday held public hearing of project “Environmental Impact Assessment of Installation of Incinerator Project at Community Health Center, Kirpa, Kahuta Lehtrar Road, Islamabad”. The public hearing was held after a careful review of Environmental Impact Assessment Report, which was earlier submitted to the Pak-EPA, said a news release. All […]

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Enhanced tobacco taxes proposed for funding healthcare schemes

ISLAMABAD:The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) here on Tuesday organized an online session to discuss how increasing tobacco taxes can help fund healthcare infrastructure of the government. Tobacco control activists stressed on the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics’ study that reveals compelling facts about the health burden of tobacco […]

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FM leaves for China to attend meeting on Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday left here for China to participate in the third meeting of Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan being held on March 29-31. The visit of the foreign minister is taking place on the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi. Besides attending the […]

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Court adjourns LNG reference till Mar 31

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday adjourned LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi till March 31. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the reference lodged by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court marked the attendances of accused including Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and permitted him to leave the court. The court adjourned the […]

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