Rise in dengue across Pakistan, highest number of cases reported from Karachi

Two fresh dengue cases reported in Punjab, toll reaches 49

LAHORE: Punjab on Thursday reported two new cases of dengue fever, taking the number of total case to 49 in the province. According to the...

Dr. Naima Hamid achieves PhD degree from UCAS

LAHORE: Former student Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, and Quaid e Azam University Islamabad, daughter of Director Public Relations Government of Punjab, Pakistan Hamid...

Radio Pakistan to broadcast special programs on Defence Day

ISLAMABAD: Radio Pakistan has chalked out special programs to highlight and pay tributes to armed forces and those national heroes who sacrificed their lives...

Tourism thrives post lockdown as thousands flock to northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus-hit tourism sector of the country got a much-needed boost during the past week as tourists swarmed in from all over the...

Afghanistan’s Abdullah Abdullah appreciates Pakistan’s support for peace process

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday telephoned Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation chairman Abdullah Abdullah and discussed Afghan peace process. During the telephonic...

People in Pakistan are not looking serious about coronavirus epidemic: Poll

ISLAMABAD: The risk of the coronavirus pandemic spreading among the public is still present but it looks like the people have started becoming non-serious...

Sindh to register madrassas as educational institutions

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed the education and literacy department to register madrassas as education institutions. “Madrassas play an important...

Balochistan to get 40pc of gas revenue

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has agreed to give 40 percent of gas revenue to Balochistan. According to the details, the province will get around Rs6...

Pharmaceutical companies vow not to increase drug prices

ISLAMABAD: The pharmaceutical companies have decided not to increase drug prices in the first quarter of financial year 2020-21. After a successful dialogue with Drug...

Besides other diseases, sugary drinks, tobacco also cause heart disease: PANHA

RAWALPINDI: President Pakistan National Heart Association (PANHA) Major General (retd.) Masood-ur-Rehman Kayani said that PANHA is fighting simultaneously on many fronts to build a healthy...