Pakistan won’t recognize Israel till settlement of Palestine issue: Ashrafi

Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Interfaith Harmony Tahir Ashrafi has reiterated that Pakistan will not recognize Israel till just settlement of the Palestine issue. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this afternoon, he said Pakistan has a clear stance on Kashmir and Palestine issues that they should be resolved as per aspirations of the people […]

KP masses to get free medical treatment from next year: Jhagra

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra says the entire population of the province will get free medical treatment from next year under the Universal Health Insurance scheme. A statement issued in Peshawar today, he said the ratio of patients admitted in hospitals of Malakand division has almost doubled after extending the health programme in […]

Punjab Assembly passed 68 bills & 33 ordinances during last two & half years

Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister on Information, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that protection of civil, political and social rights of the people can only be ensured through effective legislation. Addressing a new conference flanked by Provincial Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja in Lahore on Wednesday, she said the government will ensure […]

PDMA releases Rs.180 mln for over 50,000 families of North Waziristan

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has released one-hundred and eighty million rupees for more than fifteen-thousand families of North Waziristan. According to a spokesperson of PDMA, the said amount will be distributed through SIM messages among registered families within two days. The amount is being distributed among the families that were temporarily displaced […]

KP govt to make development plan for merged tribal districts

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to prepare an economic development plan for merged tribal districts of the province. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Task force of merged districts under the chair of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in Peshawar today. The meeting was told that the under Annual Development Program, twenty-eight […]

Aafaq Auto Fest surprises visitors with a helicopter and a giant boat

Until the 5th of Dec Dubai, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The second edition of the Auto Fest held by Aafaq Islamic Finance, the leading Islamic Finance Company for individuals and companies in the UAE, kicked off last Thursday, while visitors were waiting for surprises that included the presentation of a helicopter and a […]

Heath emergency extends in KP due to second wave of COVID-19: Jhagra

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has said that heath department has extended the health emergency in the province till the end of March 2021 due to second wave of Corona virus pandemic. The notification to this effect has been issued by the Health Department KP Epidemic Control and Emergency Relief Act 2020.   […]

Universal Health Insurance Card programme launched in Hazara division

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government launched Universal Health Insurance Card programme in Hazara division today. Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Abbottabad this afternoon, Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani said Sehat Insaf Card is an exemplary welfare project of the government in health sector. Addressing the ceremony, Provincial Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra said eighteen […]

Non-adherence to Coronavirus related SOPs intensified spread of pandemic: Dr. Yasmin

Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that non-adherence to Coronavirus related SOPs has intensified the spread of the pandemic. Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Saturday, she said that by wearing face masks, the spread of the virus can be reduced by 70 percent. She said that around 13638 health professionals have […]

COVID-19: Tahir Ashrafi urges political parties to postpone public gatherings

Chief of the All Pakistan Ulema Council Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has urged the political parties to postpone the holding of public gatherings in the wake of second wave of Coronavirus. Talking to newsmen in Lahore, he said that the students of religious seminaries should not be dragged into the politics. He said that political […]

COVID-19 positivity ratio in Peshawar city is skyrocketing: Asad Umar

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says the COVID-19 positivity ratio in Peshawar city is skyrocketing, as it moved up to 13.39 percent yesterday. In a tweet, he said there are over 202 critical COVID-19 patients in the city’s hospitals out of those 50 are on low flow oxygen. Similarly he said 134 patients […]