Over 1, 650 people screened at CGH medical camp

RAWALPINDI: Over 1, 650 people had been examined at the Cantonment General Hospital, (CGH)Rawalpindi special medical camp here on Thursday. According to CGH spokesman, Cardiologist Dr. Hamdan Waqas and his team examined 250 heart patients while free of cost ECG, blood sugar, cholesterol, Uric acid and other ailments tests were carried out at the camp. […]

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President for expeditious FTA signing between Pakistan, Switzerland

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday stressed the need for expeditious signing of the mutually agreed upon Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Switzerland after taking all stakeholders on board. The president, in a meeting with outgoing Ambassador of Switzerland in Pakistan Benedict de Cerjat, who paid a farewell call on him, said […]

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Punjab CM election: LHC orders recounting after excluding 25 defecting members

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered recounting of votes for election of chief minister Punjab after excluding 25 votes of defecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members. A five-member bench comprising Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, Justice Shahid Jamil Khan, Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry, Justice Sajid Mahmood Sethi and Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh announced the […]

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15 booked, 12 places sealed over violations of dengue SoP

MULTAN: Divisional administration has sealed 12 places and registered FIRs against 15 persons over violations of dengue standard operating procedure (SoP) during a crackdown launched across the region on Thursday. In line with special directives of the Commissioner Multan Division Engineer Amir Khattak, the dengue larvae surveillance teams launched a crackdown against the violators of […]

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273 prisoners undergo medical check up during camp at Central jail

MULTAN: Medical camp was set up at Central Jail Multan in which 273 prisoners undergo medical check up here on Thursday. The free medicines were provided to prisoners after identifying their diseases. The medical camp was organized by Madina Foundation Faisalabad in which expert doctors conducted medical check-up of the prisoners. Senior Superintendent Jail Naveed […]

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Asif Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto meet prime minister

ISLAMABAD: Former President of Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentarian President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed the overall political situation in the country. Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Economic Affairs Minister Sardar Ayaz […]

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Seven held with drugs during search operation

MULTAN: The Joint Task Team (JTT) arrested seven outlaws including two women during a search operation launched at private boys hostels and other places at Chungi No.6 and suburban areas of Bahauddin Zakariya University, police officials said on Thursday. According to police sources, accompanying law enforcement agencies officials, the police teams cordoned off the area […]

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