KARACHI: All major political parties in the metropolis and civil society representatives at a panel discussion under the banner of ‘Save Karachi’ campaign on Friday questioned the results of the population census that they believed could give way to speculation about an attempt to divert resources from Karachi where they are actually needed. The results […]
PESHAWAR: As the death toll from dengue rises to 18, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) health department has decided to take the fight against the virus into the classrooms. With a focus on spreading awareness among the public on how to stay safe against different infectious diseases, the department has planned to introduce subjects into the curriculum which […]
Myanmar is being condemned by the international community owing to its ongoing atrocities against the Rohingya. The stateless people from the country’s Rakhine State are also billed as “the world’s most persecuted minority”. Only a few people in Pakistan are aware that the Rohingya community consists of Hindus as well. According to recent reports, as […]
ISLAMABAD: As many as 64 people in the federal capital have tested positive for the dengue virus with officials expecting the number of cases to rise further, especially in the rural areas. Health officials from various departments including the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and the Capital Administration and Development […]
KARACHI: A day after his interview that hit the headlines, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday defended the performance of his party’s government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and criticised a section of media for what he described as “misstating and distorting” his interview to BBC Urdu. In the interview which was published on the BBC Urdu website, Mr Khan […]
PESHAWAR: Around 1.5 million children are out of school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the preliminary report of a survey, say sources. Sources said that the survey was conducted by elementary and secondary education department to identify out of school children in the province. They said that Rs227 million was spent on the survey. Sources […]
The provincial chief secretary, law secretary and other respondents have been given till September 18 by the Sindh High Court (SHC) to file comments on a plea against non-implementation of the Sindh Consumer Protection Act, 2015. The petitioner, Tariq Mansoor, submitted in the plea that the provincial assembly had passed the law in 2015 to […]
HYDERABAD: The fresh spell of heavy to moderate rain that took the mainly lower region of the province by surprise on Tuesday continued intermittently on the third consecutive day on Thursday, adding to civic woes in urban areas and causing damage to mud-thatched houses and standing crops in villages. In Hyderabad, it drizzled from Thursday […]
ISLAMABAD: Compulsory teaching of Holy Quran Bill 2017 was approved unanimously in Senate on Friday. Minister in charge in place of education minister tabled the bill during upper house session which was approved unanimously. Senator Maulana Attaur Rehman said being a Muslim it is necessary for us to impart Islamic teachings to our children. Apart […]
Citizens can now directly lodge complaints against cops with the provincial police chief on the newly-inaugurated helpline service, 9110, that would function alongside the complaint centre operational at the Central Police Office (CPO). Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Sindh IG Helpline 9110’ on Thursday, IGP A D Khowaja said the purpose of the […]
KARACHI: Some life-saving medicines have almost disappeared from the market, putting the lives of thousands of children at risk, it emerged on Sunday. According to doctors, the drugs are used for the treatment of various genetic disorders, the most common among them is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), a family of inherited disorders affecting the adrenal […]
UMERKOT: A team of National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has called for immediate intervention in Thar and warned that the peaceful, pluralist and tolerant area risks being converted into a new Waziristan if banned organisations continue to work freely and without check in the region. NCHR chairperson retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan, who headed […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senior minister for health Shahram Khan Tarakai has called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss steps to control the dengue outbreak in parts of the provincial capital. A statement issued here said the meeting would be attended by the health secretary, director general (health), district nazim, district health officer, director (public […]
KARACHI: The government has devised short and long-term plans to transform Karachi into a beautiful city, which include development of roads and parks, restoration of old buildings and evolving a proper traffic management system. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said this while presiding over a meeting on the World Bank-assisted Karachi Neighbourhood Improvement Project (KNIP) at CM House on Friday. Karachi […]
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