NCOC awards appreciation certificates to doctors, staff

BAHAWALPUR: The doctors and staff of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi Hospital (Civil Hospital) Bahawalpur were awarded certificates of appreciation by National Command and Operations Center for their services during the coronavirus epidemic.   Recipients of the Certificate of Appreciation included MS Hospital and Focal Person Dr. Mohammad Hamid, Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. […]

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SC bars transfer of investigation officers in high profile cases

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed the government not to transfer investigation officers (IOs) in the high profile cases being pursued by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).   The five-member larger SC bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz Ul […]

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VETS launches campaign against smoke emitting vehicles

PESHAWAR: Vehicle Emission Testing System (VETS) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a three-day campaign against smoke emitting vehicles inspected the emission system of 441 vehicles.   The campaign was launched on the directives of the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr. Shehzad Bangash, who had directed the Secretary Transport & Mass Transit to control smoke emitted by […]

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MoUs inked for promotion of research activities for female students

PESHAWAR: The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) Peshawar on Thursday signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with various public and private sector departments to promote research activities for female students.   On the occasion, Vice Chancellor SBBWU Dr Naseem Akhtar said, “These MoUs are meant to facilitate […]

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Five-day Anti polio campaign starts in Khanewal from May 23

KHANEWAL: District administration of Khanewal Thursday finalized plan for five-day anti-polio drive starting from May 23 to administer anti-polio drops to over 0.5 million kids of five years of age across the district.   Presiding over a meeting to review arrangement for the campaign, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Salman Khan Lodhi said that three polio […]

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Protest rallies held against Yasin Malik’s indictment in India

MUZAFFARABAD: Protest sit-in followed by a rally was organized here on Thursday under the aegis of Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir against the indictment of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front leader Muhammad Yasin Malik in sedition and terror finance cases by an Indian court.   According to details, sit-in was held in front of the Press Club […]

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Rs.11 million taxes collected from defaulting vehicle owners, says provincial minister

KARACHI: On the third day of the campaign to collect tax from defaulting vehicles owners across the province, the teams of Sindh Excise and Taxation Department have inspected a total of 11895 vehicles.   As many as 3925 vehicles were checked in Karachi, 2899 in Hyderabad and 1321 in Sukkur, while 1738 vehicles were checked […]

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Ban on import of luxury items to save precious foreign exchange: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said his decision to ban the import of luxury items will save the country’s precious foreign exchange.   The prime minister in a tweet posted on his social media account said that as they would practice austerity, the financially stronger people must lead in the effort so […]

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