ISLAMABAD:The present government has declared 2023 as the “Year of the Youth” to celebrate the ten years’ achievements of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP) through its vibrant schemes for their empowerment. The current week is being celebrated as “Week of Youth”, featuring a number of programs including sports competitions, marathons and cheque distribution among […]
Read MoreMaternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies have said. According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released on February 23, maternal deaths have either increased or stagnated nearly everywhere, […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Barkhan district of Balochistan. According to a statement issued by Media Cell Bilawal House here Sunday, the Chairman PPP, in his reaction to the reprehensible violence in Rakhni Bazar, said that Pakistan was determined to root out […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A Central Control Room set up at Election Commission Secretariat Islamabad has started monitoring by polls being held in NA 193, Rajanpur on Sunday. A spokesman of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said in a statement on Sunday that the Control Room would continue working till receipt of the last result. Senior officers were […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:The local Met Office has forecast dry and cold weather for the city for the next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature of 31°C and the lowest minimum of 16 °C were recorded during the last 24 hours. Dry and cold weather has also been forecast for the rest of the region.
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: As many as 47,762 Coronavirus-positive cases had been recorded, while 1,777 had lost their battle for life since the pandemic in the district. Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of District Health Authority, Dr Ansar Ishaq, told reporter that among people who died from this fatal disease, 1,341 were Rawalpindi residents, while 436 belonged outside districts. He […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH: Khangarh police launched a major operation against the kidnapper and recovered the abducted child safely within 24 hours. According to details, a 13-year-old student named Muhammad Waris resident of basti colourway Mauza Sonhara Chandia was kidnapped by the accused Imran from outside the house. After receiving the information, the Khangarh police registered a kidnapping […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways has allocated around Rs 2 million more funds for completing the renovation and construction of a platform of Shaddadpur Railway Station, to be spent during the current financial year. “Shaddadpur Railway Station, operating with three platforms, is one of the important stations situated on mainline where most of the mail and express trains […]
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