Anti-polio vaccination begins in Mardan

PESHAWAR:Anti-polio vaccination campaign was started at Tehsil Katlang in Mardan district on Friday. Children under five years of age were administered anti-polio vaccine by the Chairman tehsil Katlang, Mufti Hamadullah Khan Yousafzai. District Education Officer Mardan, Dr Kachkol Khan and Medical Superintendent Dr Muhammad Tahir also participated in the vaccination campaign. Dr Kachkol said that […]

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Court orders to keep Gill in hospital till Monday

ISLAMABAD:A judicial Magistrate of Islamabad on Friday directed to conduct another medical analysis of PTI’s leader Shahbaz Gill and ordered to keep him in hospital till August 22, in a sedition case registered by Kohsar Police Station. The court order said that the two-day physical remand of the accused was not started yet and thus […]

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Weekly inflation goes up by 3.35 percent

ISLAMABAD:The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on August 18 for the combined consumption group, witnessed an increase of 3.35 percent as compared to the previous week. SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 216.02 points against 209.01 points registered in the previous […]

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ECC excludes third party access for establishing new LNG terminals

ISLAMABAD:The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at Finance Division here on Friday approved the proposal to exclude new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and associated facilities from application of Third Party Access (TPA) and allowed amendment in article 6.2(a) of LNG policy, 2011. According to press statement issued by finance ministry, Federal Minister […]

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President lauds humanitarian services of aid workers for society’s good

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday expressed solidarity with the aid workers working tirelessly for the good of society, saying that it was the time to recognize their tremendous efforts, services and sacrifice. In his message on the World Humanitarian Day, throughout difficult times, aid workers, the security forces, and civil society responded to a […]

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