Punjab introduces new policy for local purchase of medicines

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that the Department of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Punjab has introduced a new policy on local purchase of medicines. In a statement issued here on Saturday, she said the new policy would

Quetta students protest against professor’s transfer

QUETTA: Students Action Committee (SAC), has demanded of the authorities to get the transfer order of Professor Khalil Khan, Principal, Government Science College, Quetta cancelled. This demand was made in the protest demonstration held outside Quetta Press Club under the auspices of

7th PARCO T20 Cup opens with a glittering ceremony

KARACHI: After completion of six successful editions of Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd (PARCO) T20 Cricket Tournament, the company inaugurated the seventh edition of the tournament in a colorful ceremony at the Moin Khan Academy in Karachi. The tournament features Pakistan’s robust petroleum industry

KE failed to improve power generation: Chairman NEPRA

KARACHI: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Touseef Hassan Farooqi, while expressing sheer disappointment over the performance of DISCOs across Pakistan, including K-Electric, stated Saturday that KE, being a private entity was better as compared to other DISCOs as KE has

50kg heroin seized at Khyber post

PESHAWAR: Authorities on Saturday claimed to have seized a huge quantity of heroin worth millions from the secret pockets of a truck coming from Afghanistan in Khyber district. According to police officials, on a tip-off the truck was searched after it crossed

Flour prices hiked in Lahore

LAHORE: Flour prices have jacked up on Saturday for the eighth time in the span of two months in Lahore, according to a report on Saturday. As per details, the prices of flour have skyrocketed in Lahore while the commodity was not