MULTAN:The Department of Pathobiology at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) organized a one-day workshop on Zoonoses — infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans — in in ‘One Health Perspective’. BZU Vice Chancellor Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi presided over the inaugural session while Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Dr. Masood Akhtar was the Patron of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Continuing its commitment to provide relief to the flood-stricken families, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is ensuring speedy disbursement of Rs.25,000 to the flood affected families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab under Flood Relief Cash Assistance. BISP has so far disbursed over Rs.31 billion among 1,246,309 flood affected families. In Balochistan 134,860 flood […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The pregnant women are in dire need of maternal health services in flood affected Sindh as more than 1,000 health facilities have been fully or partially destroyed across the province. In an exclusive talk with reporter, Senior Medical Officer and Child Specialist Dr Nasrullah Sabki informed that around 47,000 pregnant women were affected by the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Training workshops on transforming legislature and capacity building of the Punjab Assembly Members (MPAs) will be held under the European Union (EU) funded project IP5-Mustehkam Parliament. The e-parliament programme aims at providing enhanced legislative and parliamentary services to the MPAs through innovative state-of-the-art tools and solutions to enhance their performance, said IP5 project team leader […]
Read MoreGILGIT:WAPDA, Chairman Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) Thursday visited Diamer Basha Dam, being constructed on River Indus, 40 Km downstream of Chilas town. DG FWO Maj Gen Kamal Azfar accompanied him during the visit. CEO Diamer Basha Dam Company, CEO Diamer Basha Consultants Group, and representatives of the Contractors i.e. Power China and FWO were […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Türkiye on Thursday dispatched two more “Kindness Trains” loaded with relief goods for victims of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, which have submerged one-third of the South Asian nation. The eighth and ninth trains carrying 1,040 tons of disaster relief goods, including food and hygiene products, left the capital Ankara. This shipment is being coordinated […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The district administration has reduced prices of three daily-use items including green chilli, ginger and banana from Rs 6 to Rs 50. Chairing a meeting here on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh said that prices of fruits and vegetables were decreasing due to continuous monitoring in the markets and bazaars and taking strict […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Students of the twin cities on Thursday displayed some 110 artworks themed on Haikus in “Haiku Poetry Art Illustrations Exhibition” organized by Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA) in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The first ever art Haikus exhibition would help promote creativity and cultural affinity about the traditional Japanese poetic form […]
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