Tue, 21-Oct-2025

World Banks holds consultative clinic to discuss ‘Ehsaas Rashan Riayat’ programme

Govt launches Ehsaas

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Friday held an international consultative clinic attended by global experts to discuss the experiences of other countries in targeted food subsidy programme and inform about Pakistan’s “Ehsaas Rashan Riayat” programme being launched to mitigate spiraling inflation effects badly hitting the poor in the country. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) … Read more

Punjab Acting Governor, PAC chairperson vow to make depts answerable before committees

Pervaiz Elahi

LAHORE: Acting Punjab Governor Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and Chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Punjab Assembly Sajid Ahmad Khan Bhatti on Thursday vowed to make all departments answerable before the parliamentary committees of the Punjab Assembly. In a meeting held at the Governor House, the acting governor talking to the PAC chairman, who called on him … Read more

SHCC imposes Rs0.94m fine against 32 botched doctors

KARACHI: The Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs940,000 (0.94 million) against as many as 32 fake doctors identified all across the province. In its 8th committee meeting held at the SHCC Head Office, Convener and Committee Chairman, Dr. Khalid Hussain Shaikh and Member Committee Dr Abdul Razzaq Shaikh approved the … Read more

No Omicron case detected in Pakistan as of yet: SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan

Dr Faisal Sultan

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan confirmed on Thursday that no Omicron  case has been detected in the country as of yet. “First of all no case of Omncron has been detected in Pakistan as of yet,” said SAPM Dr Sultan while talking to the media in Islamabad. The country’s health … Read more