ITC Twin City Tennis Tournament on Saturday

ISLAMABAD:ITC Twin City Tennis Tournament will be played on Saturday and Sunday here at the Islamabad Tennis Complex.   This is 2-day tennis tournament and final will be played on Sunday.   Around 80 players are participating and top national players Muhammad Shoaib, Abdullah Adnan, Muddassir Murtaza and many other players have also confirmed their […]

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Road to Makkah project, a testimony of Pak-Saudi relations: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Friday said Road to Makkah project was a testimony of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia relations.   Talking to media, he said 14,007 Hajj pilgrims would benefit from the following facility through 42 flights from Islamabad International Airport (IIA) this year. […]

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Pak taekwondo team to feature in three back-to-back championships

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Taekwondo Team is all set to feature in three back-to-back championships — 7th Asian Poomsae, 25th Asian Kyorugi, and Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships 2022 — scheduled to be held in South Korea from June 22 to July 2.   The team will depart for South Korea on June 20. The contingent […]

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Punjab govt presented people-friendly budget despite odds: Leghari

LAHORE: Provincial Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said that in the given difficult economic situation in Punjab, the present government presented a people-friendly budget for FY 2022-23 with focus on providing social protection to the common man.   Addressing the post budget conference here on Friday, he added that the balanced and pro-poor […]

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Tourist Police force to be made more effective: RPO Imran Ahmar

RAWALPINDI:RPO Rawalpindi Imran Ahmar on Friday directed police officers to make the tourist force more effective.   The said tourist police force is established for the promotion of tourism.   He said the Police should treat the citizens coming to the police stations with courtesy, and resolve their grievances on priority basis.   The RPO […]

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Govt launches Rs 7 billion fund to support innovation: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said the government had launched a Rs 7 billion fund to support innovation in various sectors.   “Researchers and scientists are our national assets and innovation is the key to future economic success,” he said during a meeting with a delegation […]

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Simple brisk walk may be enough to fight off depression

ISLAMABAD:You do not need to hit the gym, and lift heavy weights, but small doses of physical activity, such as brisk walking, may substantially help lower the risk of depression, suggests a study.   The study, led by a team of international researchers including from Universities of Cambridge and Sydney, showed that about 1.25 hours […]

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“Long Covid” risk less during Omicron compared to Delta: Study

ISLAMABAD:The Omicron variant is less likely to cause “long Covid” than the Delta variant, according to new research published in The Lancet.   Long Covid is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of disease.   Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of concentration and joint pain. […]

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