Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP):The result of Afghan students for academic year 2020 under the Project Award of Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships for Afghan Nationals has been announced and uploaded on HEC website. According to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Tuesday, the result can be accessed through pakafghan.hec.gov.pk. More than 16000 students applied for the… Continue reading HEC announces result of scholarships for Afghan students

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP):Ministry of Maritime Affairs is making efforts to bring innovation in the deep-water fishing industry. A modern navigation equipment would be installed at low cost on existing boats. Fishermen would be trained as per international standard, besides up-gradation of infrastructure in Korangi Fisheries, said a press release. The first priority of the… Continue reading Efforts underway to bring innovation in deep-water fishing industry: Maritime Affairs

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP):National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has so far distributed 14,985 tents, 832.2 ton food and 2,956 blankets among flood hit people in collaboration with provincial relief agencies. According to NDMA website, a total of 2,200 mosquito nets,2,350 plastic mats, 6,000 tarpaulins and 222 de watering pumps have so far been distributed among… Continue reading NDMA distributes 14,985 tents, 2,956 blankets among flood hit people

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP):New research adds to the growing body of evidence that patients with obesity are facing more serious Covid-19 disease and higher mortality risk than patients without obesity. At the beginning of April, both general and intensive care admissions for Covid-19 began to rise sharply in Lille University Hospital (LUH), and across France… Continue reading Study shows clear link between obesity, Covid-19 severity

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP):Polio Eradication Programme on Tuesday said that more than 32 million children under the age of five had been vaccinated in 130 districts across the country during the immunization campaign. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication, a total of 32,100,802 children had been vaccinated against poliovirus while in… Continue reading Over 32 mln children reached with polio vaccine in national drive

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP): Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) has enacted six laws and drafted seven legislations besides taking practical measure to implement the laws through monitoring, training, institutional development and sensitisation. According to Ministry of Human Rights helpline 1099 established for grievance-redressal mechanism through referral services to the victims of human rights violations and… Continue reading Around 499,466 calls were received on ministry’s Helpline

ISLAMABAD, Sep 1 (APP): Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred twenty Kashmiris including two young boys and a woman during the last month of August, in Indian illegally occupied Kashmir. According to the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, the two slain young boys were martyred… Continue reading 20 Kashmiris martyred by Indian troops in August

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (APP):Leader of the House in Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday. The matters relating to Senate came under discussion.

RAWALPINDI, Aug 31 (APP):The relief and rescue efforts of Pakistan Army on Monday were continued with all out support in flood-hit areas of Karachi as Pakistan Army Engineers cleared Gizri Underpass. In last two days KPT, Civic Centre , Mohsin Bhopali and Golimar underpass were cleared for traffic, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)… Continue reading Pakistan Army relief efforts continue with all out support in flood-hit Karachi