LAHORE:At least eight people were killed while 926 injured in 918 accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. A spokesman for the Rescue 1122 here on Wednesday said 474 drivers, 18 underage drivers, 112 pedestrians, and 348 passengers were among the victims of the accidents. The statistics showed that 254 accidents were reported in […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has been actively participating in providing free medical assistance across the country’s flood-hit areas. SIUT’s medical teams organized free medical camps to provide medical assistance in different areas of Sindh, Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Balochistan, said a statement on Wednesday. Besides the medical camps, at tent cities, SIUT […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Mindful of upcoming harsh winter season, the flood victims of Nowshera have started reconstruction of their houses on self help basis despite soaring prices of construction materials and labor charges. Misal Khan, a retired government employee was among one of the flood victims of Nowshera district, who initiated work on construction of his house with […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:In charge of Development and Planning, District Health Authority Zohaib Mazhar, said that despite financial constraints, 89 per cent of construction work of the hospital being set up at Jaurrian near Chakri had been completed to help ailing segments of the society. He told reporter that work on a Rs 702.511 million health project was […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:The health authorities on Wednesday sought media role for achieving successful results of the upcoming vaccination campaign against typhoid scheduled to be commenced from October 3 to 15. In this regard a media briefing was organized here at EPI Warehouse by the District Health Department. On this occasion, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mehmood Jan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Highway Authority (NHA) is working on dualization and up-gradation project of 83 kilometer Old Bannu Road in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An official of NHA told reporter on Wednesday that the project was part of Indus Highway and the first package of the project, 40 kilometer Domail – Khurrum portion was awarded […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The district administration shifted 41 shelter-less people to shelter homes through shuttle service on Wednesday. A spokesman for the district administration said 18 people were shifted from Clock Tower Chowk, six from Kaleem Shaheed Park, five from Jinnah Colony, five from Eid Gah Road, three from Narwala Road and two from Dhubi Ghatt. He said […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Dengue infection during pregnancy poses a risk of haemorrhage in mother and infant, if it develops near term, said Nishtar Medical Unversity (NMU) Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Dr Imran Rafiq. He told reporter on Wednesday that severe dengue could cause obstetric complication, cesarean delivery, popularly known as C-Section, fetal distress (a sign that baby is […]
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