MULTAN:An environmental expert, Prof Dr G M Qamar advocated immediate protective initiatives against the hazardous impact of climate change warned that floods might recur next year too, possibly with more ferocity, and the time available must be utilized to put in place some upgraded infrastructure to channelize flood waters for productive purposes and keep lives […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Renowned batting coach Toby Radford, who coached the West Indies batters to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in 2012, is impressed by the talent and natural ability of the batters at the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme. The revolutionary pathway camp has entered its last week here at the […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Election Commission, Balochistan on Thursday said by-elections of local government in four flood-affected districts of the province will be held on September 27. “Polling in 65 wards of 11 union councils of four flood-affected districts of the province including Musakhail, Mastung, Duki and Loralai have been rescheduled,” said ECP Balochistan chapter spokesman Naeem Ahmed. Earlier, […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:As many as 37 patients with terminal illness have conducted free of charge liver transplants costing Rs.180 million through Sehat Card Plus Program. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in order to make health insurance program more comprehensive has included free treatment of more diseases. Chief Minister said that treatment of deadly diseases like cancer and kidney […]
Read MoreSIALKOT:German Ambassador Alfred Grannas and Cultural Counsellor-designate Dorota Berezicki visited Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), here on Thursday. SCCI President Mian Imran Akbar, Senior Vice President Sheikh Zohaib Rafique Sethi and Vice President Qasim Malik warmly welcomed the guests. The ambassador, in his address, appreciated the projects completed under the Sialkot chamber and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) Thursday convened here a session of government and relevant development stakeholders to develop a consensus on the Pakistan Climate Crisis Charter in the wake of new scientific evidence suggesting that climate change has likely worsened the devastating floods leading the country to face its worst humanitarian crisis in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Three days event of 483rd death anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of Sikhs concluded in Kartarpur Sahib on Thursday. The death anniversary day is marked as ‘Jyoti Jot’ and prayers are offered at Kartarpur Sahib, which is final resting place of Baba Guru Nanak Dev […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Highway Authority (NHA) launched certain periodic maintenance schemes to attend and rectify the pavement of Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) during the past three years. An official of NHA told reporter on Thursday that some of the contractors were at the stage of award or mobilization, whereas some contractors could not execute the work and […]
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