Week-long-polio immunization drive concludes

ISLAMABAD:A week-long national immunization drive against polio concluded on Thursday during which over 43 million children under the age of five years received lifesaving vaccines across the country.   The campaign was synchronized with Afghanistan so that children on both sides of the border received vaccines at the same time and are protected from polio. […]

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PTI members rejoin parliament or confirm resignations with Speaker NA: Kundi

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) spokesman Faisal Karim Kundi Thursday invited the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Members of the National Assembly to rejoin the Parliament or confirm their resignations with the Speaker so that bye-elections could be held on their vacant seats.   In a joint press conference flanked by Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation Shazia Marri […]

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TKF provides medical equipment to civil hospital’s Pediatric Operation Theatre

QUETTA:Tameer-e-Khalaq Foundation (TKF) has provided medical equipment to the Pediatric Surgery and Operation Theatre of the Civil Sandeman Hospital, Quetta, Public Relation Officer said on Thursday.   The PRO of the hospital said that the equipment provided by the TKF had been installed under the supervision of Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr. Ghulam Sarwar and RMO […]

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Political leaders faced hardships during their struggles for democracy in the history of the country

ISLAMABAD: Senator Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said political leaders faced hardships during their struggles for democracy in the history of the country but none of them used the language being used by Imran Khan. He demanded Imran Khan to take back his recent statement about country and army as we were nothing without our homeland. […]

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Pakistan-born artist Shazia wins Fukuoka’s Arts and Culture Prize

ISLAMABAD:Ms. Shazia Sikander, a Pakistan-born miniature artist, has won this Fukuoka Prize in the category of Arts and Culture for introducing innovation in the traditional art forms using latest digital technology in the world of miniature painting, which follows conventions dating back to the Mughal Empire.   This Fukuoka Prize was established in 1990 by […]

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Online bootcamp held for higher education’s faculty training

ISLAMABAD:The USAID-funded Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) being implemented by the University of Utah and its partners initiated the first phase of the faculty training programme by holding an online bootcamp training session.   The session was held for 30 full-time lecturers, assistants, associates, or full professors from HESSA’s 15 partners higher education institutions […]

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