A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said on Thursday, in an appeal for far greater funding and political support to eradicate the curable and preventable disease.Caused by the bacteria Mycobacteri…
GBLA to meet on Wednesday
The 41st session of Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly will begin in Assembly Hall Jutial, Gilgit tomorrow at 11 am.The House will approve a number of resolutions besides legislation on different subjects.The proceedings of the session will continue till Frida…
Govt taking steps for betterment of human resources in Balochistan: CM
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan has said that the present government is taking measures for betterment of human resources in the province.He was talking to the Founding Director Institute For Development Studies And Practices, Dr. Qurat-u…
Steps being taken to remove deprivation of South Punjab: Buzdar
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar says practical steps are being taken to remove deprivation of South Punjab.In an interaction with people from different districts in Lahore on Tuesday, he said a comprehensive strategy has also been adopted for develo…
PR No. 63 Prime Minister calls President Rouhani to discuss situation in Kashmir Islamabad, 11th August, 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan called Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today, as part of his outreach to world leaders on the grave situation in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IoJ&K). The Prime Minister underlined that the actions taken by India in a bid …
PAF Hospital arranges symposium on liver diseases to mark World Hepatitis Day
Pakistan Air Force Hospital Islamabad arranged a symposium on liver diseases on Monday to mark the World Hepatitis Day.The symposium was arranged in collaboration with Pakistan Society for Study of Liver Diseases and Pakistan Academy of Family Physicia…
Eliminating hepatitis calls for ‘bold political leadership, with investments to match,’ UN health chief says
A new study by WHO, published on Friday in Lancet Global Health, found that investing $6 billion per year in eliminating hepatitis in 67 low- and middle-income countries would avert 4.5 million premature deaths by 2030, and more than 26 million deaths …
Road accident kills 8 near Matiari
At least eight people including two women were killed and three injured when a troller hit a passenger van on National Highway near Matiari on Thursday night.The van was heading towards Moro from Hyderabad.Injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals …
OIC denounces Moldova’s decision to move embassy in Israel to occupied Jerusalem
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its rejection and condemnation of Moldova’s decision to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the occupied city of Jerusalem.In a statement issued Thursday, the OIC considered Moldov…
Speaker of Kazakh Senate invites MWL Secretary General to visit Kazakhstan
Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim AlIssa met here on Tuesday with Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia Berik Aryn, and his accompanying delegation.During the meeting, the ambassador handed over a …
29 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during May: PLO Report
Israeli occupation forces killed 29 Palestinians, wounded 312 others and arrested 370 across the Palestinian territories during May, Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) report revealed on Monday.According to the report, 27 Palestinians were kille…
Punjab budget to be presented on Friday
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has summoned the session of Punjab Assembly to meet at Assembly Building in Lahore on Thursday.During the session, Punjab budget will be presented on Friday at 03:00 in the afternoon.Source: Radio Pakistan