IDF for increasing FED on sugar-sweetened beverages

ISLAMABAD, Jun 02 (APP): International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has called for increasing Federal Excise Duty (FED) on sugar-sweetened beverages in the fight against diabetes and obesity in Pakistan. “We support increasing FED to a minimum of 20% on a wide category of sugar-sweetened beverages as […]

PTI seeks UN intervention over govt ‘crackdown’

ISLAMABAD 01 June (Online): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought on Wednesday the intervention of the United Nations (UN) against the alleged harassment by the federal government of the PTI workers and leadership and “politically motivated” cases against the former ruling party. Mazari urges UN to […]

KP Minister directs eradication of illegal water connections

PESHAWAR 01 Jun (Online): KP Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE) Shakeel Ahmad Khan has directed the concerned authorities to eradicate all illegal water connections. Presiding over a review meeting on Wednesday regarding ongoing and new development schemes, he further directed the installation of water […]

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