SCCI president says satisfied with govt support to Sialkot industry

SIALKOT:President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Mian Imran Akbar expressed his satisfaction at the federal government’s resolve to support the exports-oriented industry of Sialkot, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.   In a statement issued here on Friday, he praised the efforts of Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif and conveyed […]

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Hair dresser’s shop sealed over presence of dengue larva

SARGODHA: The district administration registered a case against a hair dresser over the presence of dengue larva at his shop on Friday. According to Chief Executive Officer Health Authority Dr Sohail Asghar Qazi, health teams are conducting dengue larva surveillance in the district on daily basis. He said the surveillance team found dengue larvae in […]

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Concerted strategy for women development programme in Balochistan devised: Parliamentary Secretary Law

QUETTA:Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rubaba Khan Baledi on Friday said that a concerted strategy is being devised for technical assistance and implementation of the policy of the Women’s Development Program in the province.   She was speaking as a special guest at an awareness program organized by the women development department […]

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DC bans collection of sacrificial animals’ hides without permission

ISLAMABAD:Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon on Friday announced a ban on collecting the sacrificial animals’ hides without a permission of the district administration.   “Permission to collect sacrificial hides for welfare purposes can be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner,” he said in a news release.   The DC said the welfare […]

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ICRC offers technical support to strength Pakistan’s health system

ISLAMABAD:International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has offered its support to the government of Pakistan to facilitate in the capacity building of federal health institutions for improving  the health system of the country.   The support was offered by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan during a  meeting […]

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GCU holds week-long mental health workshops

LAHORE: The newly-established Women Development Centre (WDC) at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore held a mental health workshops for female students of different universities.   Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi chaired the closing ceremony of the week-long workshops on Friday, which were addressed by eminent psychologists, who called on students not to be shy […]

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15 shops sealed on business hours violation

SARGODHA: The district administration on Friday sealed 15 shops on violation of business  hours.  According to a spokesperson for the district administration that on the direction of Deputy  Commissioner Imran Qureshi, Assistant Commissioner Azeem Shaukat launched a crackdown  against business hours violators in the city.  The AC with his team visited various areas of the […]

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Special polio drive in high-risk UCs begins on June 27

KARACHI:Chief Secretary (CS) Sindh Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput has said that after the emergence of polio cases in the country, every child entering the province would be vaccinated against the polio virus.   He made these remarks while presiding over a review meeting on the polio campaign on Friday at Sindh Secretariat.   The meeting […]

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