Minister discusses with PPSC chairman induction of more doctors

LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid met Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Chairman General (retd) Malik Zafar Iqbal here on Monday and discussed induction of more doctors for the government hospitals. According to official sources, the minister said that during last three-and-a-half years, more than 50,000 doctors, nurses and paramedical staff had been inducted into […]

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Khurram Dastgir visits flood relief camp to distribute ration bags

HYDERABAD:Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Monday visited the rain/flood victims’ camp at Bhit Shah and distributed ration among the affected people. Speaking to the media on this occasion, the federal minister said that on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he was visiting the flood-affected districts of Sindh and […]

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Newborn baby girl recovered hours after kidnapping by aunt

KHANEWAL:Makhdoompur police recovered a newborn baby girl just three hours after her disappearance and arrested newborn’s uncle and aunt on charge of kidnapping, local police said on Monday. DPO Khanewal Jalil Imran Ghilzai had ordered Makhdoompur SHO Zafar Iqbal to resolve the case after the complaint of kidnapping of three day old baby girl reached […]

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Sanjrani urges developed countries to support flood affectees on humanitarian grounds

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday urged the developed countries to come forward and support Pakistan on humanitarian grounds in this hour of need. During a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan Wendy Gilmour, here at the Parliament House, both the sides discussed ways to explore new avenues for further broadening the ties […]

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Water Management Institute helps Pakistan assess flood damages

LAHORE:The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is helping the Pakistan government carry out flood damages assessment and aiding the recovery efforts, in the wake of extreme flooding across the country, says a press release issued here on Monday. Dr Mohsin Hafeez, Pakistan’s Country Representative for the IWMI, said, “All four of Pakistan’s provinces have been […]

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VC KMU, special secretary health visit proposed sites of Karak Medical college

PESHAWAR:Vice Chancellor of Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar Professor Dr Zia ul Haq and Special Secretary Health Dr Syed Farooq Jameel visited the proposed sites for the establishment of a medical college at Karak. Apart from the KMU team, other relevant officials were also present on the occasion. The purpose of the visit, made on […]

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ADB and KPCIP communication specialists visit WSSCA water treatment plant

ABBOTTABAD:Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project (KPCIP) communication specialists on Monday visited Water and Sanitation Services Company Abbottabad (WSSCA), Water Treatment Plant Chhuna and Community Center Upper Malikpura Abbottabad. The visiting experts were including Hina Akhtar, Naeemur Rehman, Tariq Afridi and Shah Rooz Khan. Deputy Manager Communication and Media Management WSSCA […]

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