President urges media, society’s role for awareness, destigmatization of breast cancer

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif and Begum Samina Alvi on Monday while expressing serious concerns over high prevalence of breast cancer in Pakistan, said that the media and the society could help overcome the disease by promoting self-diagnosis and removing the allied taboos. Addressing the launching ceremony of awareness campaign on breast cancer, the president said being […]

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67 complaints of Qeemat App resolved

FAISALABAD:The monitoring squad has resolved 67 complaints received on Qeemat App regarding profiteering and non-display of price boards in Faisalabad during past 24 hours. A spokesman of local administration said here on Monday that Deputy Commissioner (DC) had directed the shopkeepers and traders associations to display price boards at conspicuous places in markets, bazaars, shops […]

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PSC playing key role in providing quality seeds to farmers: Minister

LAHORE:Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi on Monday said that Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) was playing a key role in providing quality and cheap seeds to the farmers. He said this while presiding over the meeting of board of directors of Punjab Seed Corporation here. He said, “There is a need to provide better […]

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Lacunas to be removed in govt policy on disabled persons: Leghari

LAHORE:Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari said on Monday that lacunas in Punjab government policy about the blind and differently abled persons would be removed as three percent quota in jobs was not the solution to their problems. He added that provision of jobs according to a disability, and technical and vocational training could make the […]

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Patel arrives Cairo to attend WHO’s Regional Mediterranean Conference

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel on Monday arrived in Cairo to participate in the 69th Regional Mediterranean Conference of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Health Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Libya, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, Iran, Tunisia and others countries of the […]

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