MULTAN:Senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Habibullah Shakir, Arshid Iqbal Bhutta, Rana Naek Muhammad, Saleem Shehzad and many others on Saturday hailed the budget especially huge allocations for Benazir Income Support Programme. They also urged upon parliament to increase the salaries of government employees further. They also welcomed keeping Health Card scheme operational. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:As many as 859 graduates of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU) on Saturday received degrees, gold and silver medals, and other awards on the 8th convocation. The STMU conferred degrees in two sessions (morning and afternoon) to 27 Master of Health Professional Education (MHPE) and 30 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). The event was attended […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjarani has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader and member of Senate Senator Dr. Sikandar Mandhro. In his condolence message, he said that the political, parliamentary and social services of Senator Dr. Sikandar Mandhro would always be remembered. The Chairman Senate […]
Read MoreMIRPUR ( AJK ):Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has set up a defense committee that will take legal action to secure the release of Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik who was convicted and sentenced by an Indian court in a manifestly dubious and politically motivated case last month. The committee […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:On the World Day Against Child Labour, the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) is renewing its commitment and mandate to ensure that children across Pakistan are protected from harm and their rights are secured – this also includes reducing cases of the worst forms of child labour. Although no nationwide child […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:“The State Bank of Pakistan recognizes microfinance as an effective tool for an inclusive financial system as it gives access to those socio-economic segments, especially enterprises, who are otherwise neglected. The SBP has enhanced the limit for micro enterprises and micro housing from 1 million to 3 million to support the financing needs of the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:In Punjab cotton has been cultivated on an area of 3.6 million acres and production of 6.6 million cotton bales is expected out of it. A spokesman of the Punjab Agriculture department said on Saturday that Punjab Agriculture Secretary Asad Ullah Khan had stressed upon all the departments to make joint efforts to achieve […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A three-day training workshop organised by the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) for the senior clinical, administrative and nursing staff of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) was concluded here on Saturday. The workshop was held on the implementation of the minimum service standards (MSDS) and ‘Cardiac Cath-Lab Standards and Best Practice Guidelines’. In […]
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