EU funds boost capacity, save lives at Hayatabad Medical Complex

ISLAMABAD: As part of a concerted effort to strengthen the delivery of health services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency handed over critical and advanced medical equipment to the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) radiology department.   According to a press release issued here on Thursday, equipment, which includes a state-of-the-art […]

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PM for ten days celebrations of Yaum-e-Takbeer: Marriyum

 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday that   Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed for 10 days celebrations on completion of 24 years of historic nuclear tests by Pakistan on May 28, 1998.   In a tweet, she said that the PM has directed that on the pattern of diamond […]

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HEC embarks textbook writing program to enhance competitiveness in research & development

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has embarked upon the Textbook Writing Support Programme (TWSP) to enhance the competitiveness in Research and Development and to create a strong team of authors in the country by broadening the authorship cadre.   According to official sources on Thursday, potential author must have at least three years consecutive […]

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Stakeholders call for sustainability of rice sector in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with OXFAM-GB, held a stakeholder meeting on the importance of a Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) at a local hotel in Islamabad on Thursday.   The aim of the meeting was to bring stakeholders together and discuss key challenges and opportunities in the rice sector, the implementation of a SRP in Pakistan, […]

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Fertilizer dealers arrested under profiteering act

Rajanpur: District Administration alongwith agriculture department on Thursday launched a crackdown against those fertilizer dealers who were selling fertilizer against control rates.   According to official sources, in line with special directives of Deputy Director Agriculture Muhammad Asif, a special raid team raided on secret information at Chowk Allahabad and caught Muhammad Ishtiaq s/o Muhammad […]

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No-confidence motion an attempt to sabotage results of local body elections: Sardar Khetran

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Communications and Works (C&W) Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran said on Thursday that the provincial government under the leadership of Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo was in stable position.   The statement by the minister, who was talking to the press comes a day later when no-confidence motion against the […]

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Pak-Saudi enjoying brotherly ties based on faith, culture and strategic partnership

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki called on Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi here on Thursday.   During the meeting, the Minister said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed brotherly ties based on faith, culture, and strategic partnership, said a press release issued here.   Federal […]

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Revenue officials asked to address masses’ complaints at earliest

PESHAWAR: Mardan Division Commissioner Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah has said the district administration is committed to extend relief to residents by resolving their problems at earliest.   In this regard, no negligence would be tolerated and strict action would be taken against employees who put hurdles in resolving problems of the masses.   He expressed […]

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