NA speaker forms committee to ensure child rights on November 3, 2022The Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf has constituted a Parliamentary committee on child rights in order to genuine provision of fundamental rights to all children that said bright future of the country is interlinked with growth and development of children . According to the available information the committee will also thoroughly pursue the […]
Dyslexia law to provide international and legal standards of education on October 27, 2022Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training Zeb Jaffar on Wednesday applauded that newly-approved law by the parliament children suffering from dyslexia or associated disorders would be benefited by the international and national legal standards of education. She expressed these views at a meeting which was also attended by senior officials of the ministry […]
PIMS senior doctors least bothered to facilitate patients, says MNA Aliya on October 14, 2022Senior doctors at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) don’t bother to examine patients and not even available on evening or night duties, a Member National Assembly (MNA) decried on Thursday. In her address at the floor of the house, Aliya Kamran took the negligence of the health care professionals at the only health care […]
Dengue test kits shortage at Polyclinic increase plight of patients on October 5, 2022It seems slight increase in the number of dengue fever patients gradually terming all tall claims by health authorities for providing best facilities to tackle such patients as baseless, as the second big hospital in the capital is facing “acute shortage of kits of tests of dengue fever,” Daily Times has learnt reliably. Well informed […]
HEC asks varsities to adopt slum dwellers on compassionate grounds on October 2, 2022In effort to upgrade the living conditions of squatter settlements’ inhabitants in the urban vicinities of the country, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) asked public and private sector universities to adopt these settlements voluntarily falling in their respective constituencies as a “welfare cause.” In a letter, available with Daily Times, the HEC stated that Pakistan […]
Senate body urges ministry for uniform wheat policy to curb flour price hike on September 29, 2022A parliamentary body on Wednesday expressed serious concern over steep increase in the wheat flour prices and asked the relevant authorities to take appropriate measures in this regard. The issue of wheat inflation was taken up by the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) in which the committee was annoyed at […]
PMC enhances doctors’ registration validity upto 5 years on September 29, 2022In a development, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has decided to enhance the doctors’ registration validity from two years to five years. As per information available with Daily Times, the PMC took this decision to facilitate health care professionals. It also recommended that the doctors who are 60 years old or above shall renew their […]
PTA blocks over 1 million online accounts with illicit content on September 27, 2022The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has blocked over 1 million online accounts having unlawful and illicit content, Daily Times has learnt reliably. According to available documents, the authority has received public complaints through various sources and took action accordingly. “Until September 14, the PTA had processed 12, 06,876 URLs for blocking through concerned wings of […]
PNC to shut down illegal nursing intuitions on September 23, 2022All illegal nursing colleges and schools would be shut down with immediate effects once the inspections and surprise visits of the council are completed in order to thoroughly examine the nursing educational institutions across the country, said newly-elected President Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) Dr Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference […]
PNC finally gets president after significant delay on September 17, 2022After a delay of almost 6 months, Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) got an elected president who was selected unopposed through prescribed procedure of PNC rules during a council’s meeting held here on Friday. According to information obtained by Daily Times, Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, who is also member National Assembly (MNA), elected as President […]