DERA ISMAIL KHAN:A 13-day typhoid prevention campaign began here on Monday to vaccinate around 171,000 children aged nine months to 15 years in 16 union councils of the district. The campaign was inaugurated by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Muhammad Iqbal Wazir during a ceremony held at the Police Lines. It was attended by Deputy District […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations informed that over 1,500 dengue and malaria patients were provided free medicines, diagnostic lab facilities at the medical relief camps established in flood hit areas of Telti, a village near Sehwan Sharif in Sindh province. A spokesman of ministry on Monday while quoting Minister for National Health […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners have announced a students competition for developing urban sculpture under the theme of “Water Conservation” as a part of Pakistan Water Week. According to an official of PCRWR, the students of Fine arts and Bachelor of Architecture can participate in […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A total 24 players were shortlisted out of the 165 who appeared in a two-day hockey trial held under the Prime Minister Youth Talent Hunt Programme at Qazi Mohib Hockey Stadium, Bannu on Monday. The selection committee, headed Director Physical Education Waqas Ahmad, comprised former Pakistan WAPDA goal-keeper Muhammad Younus, international full-back Amjad Ali and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Monday released 160,100 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 113,800 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1547.00 feet and was 149.00 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow and outflow in […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) rescued more than 342 children from the provincial capital during September last. In a press statement issued here on Monday, CPWP Chairperson Sarah Ahmed said child rescue operations were being carried out in the city on a daily basis, due to which, decrease in child beggars was observed in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), under the guidance of Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, has so far imparted training to 98,000 youth in 989 institutes in the subjects of Hi-Tech, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence and Robotics as certified skilled professionals. According to official sources, around 71 percent had been employed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Veteran journalist Zawar Hassan whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs manager, passed away on Saturday after a brief illness, four months short of his 97th birthday. Born in January 1927 in Pratapgarh, India, he did his LLB from Allahabad University, then moved to the new […]
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