Health Contribution Bill to prevent SSBs win-win opportunity for government, people: PANAH

ISLAMABAD:The experts at a seminar organized by Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) on Wednesday said the Health Contribution Bill to prevent excessive consumption of sugary sweetened beverages (SSBs) was a win-win-opportunity for both the government and the people. The seminar was held to discuss the importance of the Health Contribution Bill to prevent excessive consumption […]

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Miftah stresses for inviting mature investors to benefit country

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail on Wednesday stressed the need for inviting mature investors to benefit the country. The structural changes were needed to bring speedy improvement in different organizations of Pakistan including Steel Mills, and International Airline, he said while talking to a private television channel. ” We are working on different laws […]

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PM felicitates COAS on conferment of Order of Union by UAE President

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on the conferment of the Order of the Union by President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The prime minister in a tweet posted on his social media account said it was an […]

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Monsoon pattern shifting in Pakistan at drastic pace: Sherry

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman Wednesday said the Monsoon season’s rain pattern was shifting in Pakistan at a drastic pace causing abnormal and unprecedented rains. In an interaction with media, she shared that the Ministry of Climate Change briefed the Federal Cabinet on the vulnerability of the country due to climate change […]

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266,324 children to be immunized against polio from Aug 22

BAJAUR:As many as 266,324 children under the age of five would be vaccinated in Bajaur during the polio campaign which would begin from August 22. Deputy Commissioner Bajaur Fahad Wazir on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review arrangements for the drive. Additional Deputy Commissioner Zohaib Hayat, District Health Officer Dr. Faisal Kamal, representative of Bajaur […]

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LUH Director Admin terms news against hospital as fabricated

HYDERABAD:Liaquat University Hospital’s Director Admin and Finance Abdul Sattar Jatoi termed the news items published in some newspapers as fabricated and said that the purpose of these allegations was to spoil the image of the hospital. He said the baseless news related to the jobs in Civil Hospital in 2018 in which the recruitments were […]

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UNIDO introduces Energy Performance Awards in Pakistan to honor high achievers in energy-intensive industries

ISLAMABAD:A first-ever Energy Performance Awards 2022 in Pakistan was organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) here. The event was graced by Federal Minister of Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud, who as the chief Guest distributed awards among the winners. Minister in his remarks said, “It is heartening to see that UNIDO […]

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AJK Planning minister review progress of PSDP, other projects

MIRPUR [AJK]: :An extra-ordinary meeting chaired by AJK Minister Planning and Development Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed on Wednesday reviewed the Capital / Divisional Headquarters Development Package and the ongoing projects organized by the Department of Communications under the Public Sector Development Program. The meeting was attended among others by Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Dr. Sajid Mahmood […]

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