Chief Secretary pays surprise visit to Panahgah

LAHORE, Sep 18 (APP):Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal paid a surprise visit to Data Darbar Panahgah on Saturday evening and reviewed arrangements there. He inspected different sections of the Panahgah and inquired the people staying there about the facilities being provided to them. Expressing […]

Anti-polio drive to start Sept 20 in Larkana district

LARKANA, Sep 18 (APP):A five-day anti-polio campaign would start from September 20 to 26 in which more than 306,850 children up to the age of five years would be vaccinated Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in Larkana district. All arrangements have been finalized for the campaign. […]

PTI govt to ensure holding forthcoming polls on EVM: Khattak

PESHAWAR, Sep 18 (APP):Defence Minister Pervez Khattak Saturday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the forthcoming general elections through electronic voting machines (EVMs). Addressing a celebration organized in connections with victory in the Cantonment Board (CB) polls in Nowshera, he said that the […]

FM underlines need for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday underlined the need for achieving an inclusive political settlement and the importance of the international community in providing humanitarian and economic assistance to Afghanistan. The foreign minister also emphasized that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan […]

ETEA entrance test for Allied Health Sciences on Oct 10

PESHAWAR, Sep 18 (APP):Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar has announced to conduct Centralized Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) entrance test for admission in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Nursing and Allied Health Sciences undergraduate programs on October 10. According to KMU Directorate of Admission, […]

Balochistan reports 30 more positive for COVID

QUETTA, Sep 18 (APP):As many as 30 new coronavirus patients were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 31,796 in the province on Saturday. According to Media Coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan, Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1,093,205 […]

Minister reviews measures to facilitate Thalassemia patients

LAHORE, Sep 18 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid reviewed progress on University of Child Health Sciences and measures to facilitate Thalassemia patients in a meeting at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Saturday. Present in the meeting were Additional Secretary Development […]

Voter’s awareness seminar held

SANGHAR Sep 18 (APP):An awareness seminar on the importance of vote and Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) held here on Saturday. The seminar was hosted by District Election Commission with the collaboration of a social welfare organization HANDS, said a handout issued here. The objective […]

New Zealand beat Argentina 36-13 in Rugby Championship

Brisbane, Australia, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):An under-strength but still ominous New Zealand inflicted a fourth straight Rugby Championship defeat on Argentina Saturday, with the All Blacks cruising to a 36-13 victory in Brisbane. Tupou Vaa’i bagged a brace with Patrick Tuipulotu, TJ Perenara, and Samisoni Taukei’aho […]

Hafiz Ashrafi calls on FM

ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP):Prime Minister’s Special Representative Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Saturday called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, they discussed interfaith harmony, unity among the Muslims and other issues of mutual interests, a press […]