Scholarship cheques  distributed among minority students

KARACHI:Scholarship cheques worth of Rs. 28125,000 distributed among 2875 minority students at a ceremony at Sindh Scouts Auditorium under Sindh Minorities Affairs department on Monday.   Sindh Minister for Minorities Affairs Giyan Chand Essarani was the chief guest at the event.Members of Sindh Non-Muslim Welfare Committee including MPA Anthony Naveed, Tushnamaity Patel, Kamala Bhai and […]

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Immunization drive kicks off in Rwp distt

RAWALPINDI:A nine-day long immunization campaign kicked off in the entire district on Monday to administer the vaccinations, under the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI), to children under the age of two years.   Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Health Authority Dr Faiza Kanwal said that around 229 outreach teams, 86 area in-charge officers, 315 medical officers, as […]

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Environmental experts termed deforestation a major threat to climate change in Pakistan

HYDERABAD:The environmental experts whole terming deforestation a major cause of rampant climate change, have emphasized the need to plant maximum saplings in the country in order to combat climate change and reduce the intensity of sweltering heat in the near future.   They said”Pakistan is currently facing a major challenge of climate change due to […]

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UNFPA, SPO to explore opportunities for joint work in Balochistan

QUETTA:A delegation headed by Program Analyst UNFPA Country Office, Dilshad Pari and Head of Programs SPO, Shazia Shaheen on Monday visited different key government offices including Planning and Development Department, women Development Department and women Ombudsperson to explore the opportunities to initiate joint work in Balochistan.   In the meeting with Chief of Foreign Aid, […]

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Seminar, walk held at IUB in connection with Environment Day

BAHAWALPUR:Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob has said that it was our responsibility to pass planet safely to future generations.   He expressed these views in a seminar and awareness walk in the Institute of Agro Industry and Environment the Islamia University of Bahawalpur on the occasion of World […]

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PTEA demands immediate restoration of RLNG supply to CPPs

FAISALABAD:The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has demanded immediate restoration of RLNG [Regassified liquefied natural gas] supplies to Captive Power Plants (CPPs) in a bid to avert any delay in meeting the US$20 billion textile export target for the ongoing fiscal year.   Expressing concern over the RLNG supply-cut to CPPs, PTEA Chairman Sohail Pasha […]

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