Pioneer batch of SIOHS-JSMU Dental House Officers complete training

KARACHI: Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences-Jinnah Sindh Medical University organized a career guidance seminar and certificate distribution ceremony for the pioneer batch of SIOHS House Job officers 2016-2017 on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Professor Amjad Siraj Memon congratulated the students on their house job completion and urged them to continue their […]

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Five more diagnosed with fatal coronavirus

RAWALPINDI: Five more people were diagnosed with fatal coronavirus during the last 24 hours, raising the district’s tally of confirmed cases to 47, 579. As per the latest data released by the District Health Authority here Wednesday, the infected cases included 43, 967 from Rawalpindi and 3, 612 from other districts. Among the new cases, […]

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Meeting decides to bar unregistered organizations from collecting flood donation

PESHAWAR: Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud while chairing a meeting here Wednesday decided to bar unregistered organizations from collecting donations for flood victims. The meeting was attended by MPAs including Ayesha Bano, Asif Khan, Deputy Commissioners of Peshawar, Mohmand, Khyber, Charsadda and Nowshera, representatives of political parties, traders and welfare organizations. The meeting pondered […]

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PHA chief hands over hand-carts, waste-bins to LWMC staff

LAHORE: Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA) Chairman Yasir Gillani on Wednesday visited the LWMC Ravi town and handed over hand-carts and waste-bins to the field staff. He was apprised about the mechanical road cleaning in Shahdra area. On the occasion he said that departments would be working with mutual coordination for the best service delivery […]

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Expert warned spread of ‘water-borne disease’ as floods recede.

ISLAMABAD: Expert on Wednesday said that the record flood waters contaminated with sewage, dead animals, and human waste were causing waterborne, skin, eye, and stomach infections among people living in affected areas. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Syed Faisal Mahmood talking to PTV news channel appealed to the public to send medical equipment and medicines to […]

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Rawalpindi’s dengue tally reaches 419

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi’s dengue tally had reached 419 cases, with the arrival of 30 more patients during the last 24 hours. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood Wednesday said that among the new cases, 19 cases were reported from Potohar town Urban area, three each from Rawalpindi Cantonment and Municipal Corporation […]

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UN health agency warns of significant health risks amid floods in Pakistan

Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, said Wednesday, warning of the threat of further spread of malaria, dengue fever and other water- and vector-borne diseases. More than 33 million people, and three-quarters of all districts, have been affected by the disaster, […]

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Google trained over 800 Pakistani women developers

ISLAMABAD: More than 800 women developers across Pakistan received training through a series of Women Techmakers sessions organized by Google this year. The events were held as part of celebrations for International Women’s Day (IWD), and covered important topics such as online safety, as well as coding and presentation skills, a news release on Wednesday […]

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