Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah urged citizens to stay away from tobacco and help build a healthier society. In his message on On World No Tobacco Day, he said “Tobacco is a silent killer. Murad said that the protection of our youth from tobacco use is a shared responsibility of government, parents, teachers, […]
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Pakistan to set up special unit to protect Chinese citizens
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said a Special Protection Unit (SPU) is being established in the federal capital specifically for protection of Chinese nationals. Naqvi said this while briefing his Chinese counterpart on the steps taken for security of Chinese in the country, stating that the protection of Chinese nationals and joint interest […]
Tensions rise: US, UK, and China urge citizens in Qatar to stay safe
The United States, United Kingdom, and China have told their citizens in Qatar to stay in safe places. These alerts were issued after Iran warned of a possible response to any U.S. attack on its nuclear sites. The embassies of these countries sent messages to their citizens, advising them to take extra care. They have […]
Registration of tenants mandatory: CCPO
Capital City Police Officer Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar on Wednesday urged people to ensure registration of tenants to avoid any untoward situation, including illegal possession. He said the police also provided online tenants registration facilities in this regard. He was presiding over a meeting to review an overall performance of Anti Qabza Mafia Cell, […]
Don’t worry, your health is free now, PM tells citizens
LAYYAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that provision of health card to citizens would ensure complete and free of cost health coverage which was unimaginable in the country’s history. Addressing a launching ceremony of Sehat Sahulat Card for Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan, he said that now, with extension of facility of health […]
‘Punjab govt arranges best quality vaccine for people’
LAHORE: The Punjab government has arranged the best quality coronavirus vaccines for people and all vaccines are quite effective, according to secretary for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department. Talking to journalists during her visit to the Minar-e-Pakistan Vaccination Centre, she said that about 150,000 citizens were being administered with the vaccine daily and so far […]
US urges citizens to ‘reconsider travel’ to Sri Lanka over terror threat
The US State Department on Friday raised the level of its travel warning for Sri Lanka, urging citizens to reconsider visiting the island in the wake of a devastating series of suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people. The department has “ordered the departure of all school-age family members of US government employees in […]
‘Awam’ app launched to challenge menace of fake news
LAHORE: Media Matters for Democracy (MMFD) has launched an app called ‘Awam’ – a citizen journalist platform aimed at highlighting unreported stories and to provide reliable information at the community level. ‘Awam’ is a digital tool to facilitate citizens to generate multimedia journalism content, particularly on the local governance issues of their communities, and […]