Camps set up to serve masses during hot weather

KARACHI:As many as 10 heatstroke and medical camps were established at the intersections, main streets and around commercial centers on the directives of the Administrator Korangi DMC Javed-ur-Rehman. Doctors and medical staff were deployed in all the camps for immediate medical aid to the patients, said a statement on Sunday. Javed-ur-Rehman has appealed to the […]

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CM KP condemns killing of Sikhs, directs police to arrest culprits

PESHAWAR:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan strongly condemned the killing of two persons of Sikh community in Bata Tal bazaar of Sarband here on Sunday. The Chief Minister took notice of the incident and directed the Police chief if KP to arrest the culprits involved in the incident as soon as possible. He termed the […]

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PBF proposes agri development measures for Punjab

LAHORE:Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President Ahmad Jawad said on Sunday that Pakistan’s agriculture sector plays a central role in the economy absorbing 42.3 percent of the labour force and Punjab played a vital role in it. Talking to the media, he said, “We can attain food security by eliminating hunger and malnutrition through agriculture […]

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Emergency relief measures underway in Dera Bugti: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday said that emergency relief measures were underway for the residents of Pir Koh, Dera Bugti who were facing a cholera epidemic. The prime minister, on his Twitter handle, also reiterated federal government’s support and assistance to Balochistan. On Saturday, the prime minister had taken a notice of the cholera […]

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NIH advises to increase COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at airports

ISLAMABAD:The Centre for Diseases Control (CDC), National Institute of Health (NIH) has advised the Central Health Establishment to increase the scope of existing ongoing Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) for COVID-19 at the country’s international airports. According to the NIH spokesperson, the recommendation was made after reviewing the recent global situation of COVID-19, and the directive […]

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