ISLAMABAD:Monkeypox virus may persist in the body for 10 weeks, even after the tell-tale rash has disappeared, according to a retrospective study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. The finding, led by a team of researchers from Liverpool University Hospitals, is based on an analysis of the UK’s seven previous cases, who were […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz paid a surprise visit to Government Sardar Begum Hospital in Sialkot and inspected various wards and inquired about medical facilities available there. While instructing to provide the best medical facilities to the children, he said that the best medical treatment should be provided to every patient on time. […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has ordered the posting and transfer of two senior officers in a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, said a notification issued here on Friday. According to the notification, Secretary Health Muhammad Tahir Orakzai (PCS SG BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Secretary Sports Department, against the vacant post by relieving […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Chief Secretary (CS) Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili on Friday said that all the departments of Balochistan and administrative officers should play their effective role in their respective fields for success of conducting the 7th Digital Census as national obligation. He said that census was playing vital role in better governance and planning at the governmental […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD:Several including women and children were injured on Friday in roof collapse incidents reported from different parts of the Hazara division owing to heavy rain coupled with thunderstorms. According to the details, torrential rain and thunderstorm started in the late evening and continued their destruction in Tehsil Havelian, Abbottabad and many other areas of […]
Read MoreKARACHI:United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, has initiated a pilot study on urban resilience to explore the difficulties faced by the marginalized communities in Karachi’s informal settlements of Azam Basti and Rehri Goth. The project seeks to strengthen the inclusion and resilience of migrants, […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns against professional beggars, arrested 36 beggars to discourage the menace of begging and avoid risk of road accidents due to jaywalking of tramps. On the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, along with their respective teams, took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different police […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Friday commended the police and administration for the best arrangements during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march. He also lauded the performance of his political companions along with the police and administration and said that the police, administration and elected representatives delivered in exceptional circumstances. During a meeting, […]
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