President-elect advised to live in Punjab House
ISLAMABAD: In order to carry forward his party’s austerity drive, President-elect Dr Arif Alvi is seriously mulling over a proposal to shift in the annexi of Punjab House instead of the luxurious…
48% Pakistanis, who drive, claim to always adhere to the traffic rules: Poll
ISLAMABAD: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, 48% Pakistanis, who drive, claim to always adhere to the traffic rules. A nationally representative sample of…
Anti-polio drive postponed in Bajaur Agency owing security concerns
PESHAWAR: The three-day anti-polio campaign scheduled to start from Monday has been postponed in Bajaur Agency due to security concerns. A statement issued by emergency operation centre (EOC), Fata Secretariat, stated that…
Have to resolve city’s problems despite limited resources: mayor
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar has said that it was a challenge to remove the backlog of garbage in Karachi which they were prepared to face at any cost. He was addressing a…
CNIC re-verification drive begins from July 1
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday gave final approval for a drive for re-verification of computerised national identity cards across Pakistan from July 1. He was chairing a meeting which…
Three-day anti-polio drive in Balochistan, FATA starts on Monday
A three-day anti-polio campaign will start in Balochistan, FATA and FRs on Monday. According to a health official, over 36 million children under the age of five years will be administered anti-polio…
Three-day anti-polio drive starts in Balochistan today
At least 1.3 million children below the age of five will be vaccinated against crippling polio virus during a three-day anti-polio campaign in Balochistan starting Monday (today). Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan…
Navy launches mangroves plantation, protection drive
On the occasion of International Day of Forests, Pakistan Navy in line with the prime minister’s vision of “Green Pakistan” launched on Monday launched a mangroves plantation campaign in the coastal areas…
Anti-polio drive kicks off in Balochistan, KP, FATA today
A three-day polio eradication campaign will begin in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA today (Monday). According to a spokesman for Quetta’s Polio Emergency Centre, all arrangements have been made for the immunisation…
Anti-polio drive begins
A five-day anti-polio campaign was launched in Karachi on Monday in which 2.1 million children would be administered anti-polio vaccines. Karachi Commissioner Asif Haider Shah, who launched the polio drive, would personally…
Anti-polio drive concludes
A five day anti-polio drive has concluded here said Executive District Health Officer Dr. Arshad Ali Sabir while talking to APP on Sunday. During the drive, over 750,947 children in the district…
Kim Jong-un learned to drive at age three, North Korean children to be taught
Children in North Korea are reportedly to be taught that Kim Jong-un learned to drive at the age of three, as part of a new school subject entirely dedicated to his life…
Anti-polio drive underway in Peshawar
A special anti-polio campaign began in Peshawar on Sunday. Over 750,000 children of up to five years of age will be administered anti polio drops during the campaign. Over 4,300 mobile teams…
EPA inspects 1,814 sites under anti-dengue drive
Environment Protection Agency (EPA), under anti-dengue drive inspected total 1,814 sites, sealed 85 and lodges 85 FIRs against the rules violators during the month of October. EPA District Officer Mohammad Nawaz said…
EPA inspects 127 sites under anti-dengue drive
Environment Protection Agency (EPA), under anti-dengue drive has inspected 127 sites and sealed nine premises while four FIRs were also lodged against the rules violators. District Officer EPA, Mian Mohammad Nawaz said…
Anti-polio drive extended
Health Executive District Officer (EDO) Dr Zafar Iqbal Gondal said on Thursday that the three-day anti-polio campaign, which began in the entire district on September 29, has been extended for three more…
Five-day anti-polio drive to start from 29th
A five-day anti-polio drive would commence in the entire district from September 29 to administer polio drops to 711,744 children less than five years of age. During the campaign, 1,408 polio teams…