LAHORE:On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, a 24-member disaster management ministerial committee has been constituted with Provincial Minister Raja Basharat and chief secretary as its chairman and vice chairman respectively. The committee would devise plans to deal with untoward situations along with steps for rescue and rehabilitation activities. It would also […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:If you exercise regularly, then there are chances you may have a lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severity, including hospital admission and death, finds a new study. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that a weekly tally of 150 minutes of moderate intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, physical […]
Read MoreTORGHAR:Deputy Commissioner Torghar Anwar Zeib Khan Tuesday chaired a meeting of the District Education Uplifting Forum at his office to discuss the causes of low literacy rate in the district. The Deputy Commissioner told to the participants of the forum that the present situation of education and literacy rate of the district is very low, […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The secretaries of village councils (VCs) and neighbourhood councils (NCs) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here Tuesday staged a protest in front of KP Assembly demanding services structure, computer allowance and polio honorarium. The protest demonstration led by President Liaqat Ali Jhagra were holding placards and chanted slogans for their rights including provision of allowances as per […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has condoled the death of former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. (retd) Rahimuddin and extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs. In a condolence message, the CM termed Gen. (retd) Rahimuddin a professional soldier who diligently performed his duties as Governor of Sindh and Balochistan provinces and played […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The numbers of HIV/AIDs patients in the provincial metropolis have increased up to 3,593 out of a total 5,202 reported from throughout the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa causing concerns whether the disease is spreading undetected. According to National AIDS Control Program (NACP) statistics released on Tuesday, as many as 200 new HIV/AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) cases were […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Religious Affairs and Zakat and Usher Fayyaz Ali Butt has warned that releasing more water into the main Nara Valley Drain may cause flash floods as the recent rains have already filled the drain totally in. He, during a meeting with the officials of the Irrigation Department, said if […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Tuesday sealed seven milk shops and a food processing factory in the limits of SangJani police station on charges of adulteration. Magistrate of Sadar zone Mir Yamin, following public complaints, inspected 11 milk shops along with the teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and took action after finding […]
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