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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has granted the status of ministers to two advisors and as many special assistants. An official communiqué said those upgraded to ministers include Ziaullah Khan Bangash, the member provincial assembly who was an advisor to the chief minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, and Himayatullah Khan, advisor for Energy and Power. Abdul Karim Khan, MPA who was special assistant to the chief minister for Industries and Commerce, and Kamran Khan Bangash, MPA special assistant for Science and Technology and Information Technology were given the ministers status as well. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/30YdSiS

PESHAWAR: Amid uncertainty surrounding the July 2 provincial assembly elections in the erstwhile Fata due to pending legislation, a total of 297 people are in the field to contest 16 general seats.The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday issued final list of 297 candidates for 16 general seats in erstwhile Fata. A total of 122 candidates have withdrawn their nomination papers.According to the final list, 12 candidates are in the run for the general seat in PK-100 Bajaur-I, 15 for PK-101 Bajaur-II, 12 for PK-102 Bajaur-III constituencies, 14 for PK-103 Mohmand-I, 18 for PK-104 Mohmand-II, 22 for PK-105 Khyber-1, 19 for PK-106 Khyber-II, 31 for PK-108 Kurram-I, 22 for PK-109 Kurram-II, 24 for PK-110 Orakzai, 19 for PK-111 North Waziristan-I, 20 for PK-112 North Waziristan-II, 20 for PK-113 South Waziristan-I, 21 for PK-114 South Waziristan-II and 10 are in the run for PK-115 for ex-frontier regions.Under the Constitution (Twenty Fifth Amendment) Act, 2018, the provincial assembly’s

OKARA: A man allegedly shaved the head of his wife on suspicion at Haveli Lakha on Friday. Accused bdur Rahman had doubted that his wife Kausar Bibi had developed illicit relations with a youth. On the day of the incident, the accused shaved the head of his wife. Haveli Lakha police have registered a case.RAPIST BOOKED: Police booked a man for allegedly raping a married woman at Bongi Ram Singh village. Accused Nasir entered the house of Muhammad Aslam and allegedly raped his wife some days ago.Later, he started blackmailing the woman and allegedly raped her several times. On Friday, the accused again went to the house of the woman but her husband saw him. At this, the accused fled. The woman told all truth to her husband. The police have started further investigation.YOUTH DIES AT HOSPITAL: A youth who was injured during a brawl on Thursday died at a hospital in Lahore on Friday. Niamat Khan of Haveli Lakha was shot at and injured in a brawl at Grain Market. He was rushed to the hospi

DASKA: Motra police on Friday arrested two alleged dacoits. On a tip-off, the police raided and arrested Chand and Falk Sher. Their two accomplices managed to escape.DACOITY: A dacoity incident was reported here on Friday.Nasir and his wife were returning home when three armed dacoits intercepted them and snatched cash, cell phones and gold ornaments.MAN INJURED: An old man was injured in a road accident in the City police area on Friday. Inayatullah was on his way when a speeding car hit him. As a result, he was injured and shifted to Civil Hospital. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2W1kkSI

SIALKOT: The Punjab government is not going to levy any new tax in the upcoming budget.It was said by Punjab Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed while addressing the local industrialists and exporters at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Friday. The Punjab minister said that the government had already ended taxes on luxury vehicles and the properties owned by the widows in the province. The Excise and Taxation Department was about to launch a mobile phone application to facilitate the people, which would help enable them pay and deposit their taxes and other dues via mobile phones without visiting the offices.The Punjab minister said that the government was going to introduce universal tax policy in the province. He told that there would be same registration plates for the vehicles in the entire Punjab and steps were being taken in order to start the job within three to four months. He said that a system was being installed at all t

PESHAWAR: The three recently confirmed judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) took oath on Friday.Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth administered oath to the judges at a ceremony in Court Room No 1.The judges included Justice Muhammad Nasir Mehfooz, Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Arshad Ali, appointed as additional judges of the high court. PHC judges, law officers from the office of the deputy attorney general and Advocate General Office, office-bearers of the PHC Bar Association and a number of lawyers attended the oath-taking ceremony. The total number of confirmed judges in the PHC has now reached 16. Currently, all the sitting judges are confirmed judges and the high court is short of four judges against the 20 sanctioned posts. The high court has also demanded five more judges after merger of erstwhile Fata due to high increase in number of cases. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2W2N11r

MULTAN: Commissioner Imran Sikandar on Friday directed the Multan Municipal Corporation to launch a crackdown on graffiti. The anti-graffiti team headed by MCM chief executive Iqbal Farid removed all banners, posters and graffiti from Bosan Road and its adjacent areas. Talking to journalists, he warned that the MC would take stern action against violators for pasting posters, hanging banners and graffiti. Meanwhile, Commissioner Imran Sikandar Baloch ordered crackdown on addicts near Ghanta Ghar and arrested 15 addicts from Qila Qasim Bagh. All of them were admitted to narcotics rehabilitation centres for treatment. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/30VV3gx

BAHAWALPUR: The Met Office has forecast dry and very hot weather for Bahawalpur during next 24 hours. The maximum temperature 46 Centigrade and the minimum 29 Centigrade were forecast for next 24 hours. The Met Office has also forecast a dry and very hot weather for other parts of the region during next 24 hours. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2W1kj16

FAISALABAD: A dacoit was shot dead by his accomplices after quarrel over division of looted money in the area of Thikriwala police.Police said Friday that four dacoits looted money from Pensara Road near Chak 78-JB Jawaddi. Later, these bandits indulged into scuffle while sitting in the crops near Chak 84-JB over division of looted money. One of the dacoits opened fire and killed his one accomplice and injured two others.However, the assailant dacoit managed to escape from the scene along with booty. On getting information, the area police rushed to the spot and took body into custody and shifted the injured to a hospital.The injured dacoits were identified as Ghulam Murtaza of Chak 91-JB and Zeeshan of Chak 83-JB.The team arrested their fourth accomplice Aqeel on the indication of injured robbers and recovered looted money, mobile phones and motorcycles from their possession.10 arrested over gas decanting: The police arrested 10 persons on the charge of decanting and installing unappr

Islamabad : For the first time in the history of tobacco control in Pakistan, ‘ulema,’ ‘mashaikh’ and ‘khateebs’ of Punjab incorporated relevant references from the Holy Quran and Sunnah in their sermons delivered on the last Friday of Ramazan, which also marked World No Tobacco Day this year.In a concerted and organised manner, relevant information was distributed for dissemination among worshippers well ahead of time. The step was taken by the Ministry of National Health Services through its Smoke-Free Cities project, and with support from the Ministry of Auqaf and Religious Affairs, Punjab. The supervision of Punjab’s Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Syed Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah also played an enabling role.“Rising above the inconsistencies of sectarian approach, the use of the pulpit and ‘darbars’ for public service is expected to have far-reaching impact on the minds and hearts of devotees and worshippers alike. Religious scholars and prayer leaders have all the ability to convince

Islamabad : Another innocent 13-year old girl has gone missing, or abducted, as her parents allege and it is about four months have passed but Tarnol Police Station in Islamabad officials are yet unable to find any trace or track of her.Ironically the police has mentioned the age of ‘AW’, daughter of Waheed Khan, as 16-year-old and a student of 7th class in the ‘First Information Report’ (FIR),while, she was student of 5th class, despite the fact that the poor father has submitted the official ‘Birth Certificate’ issued on 15-10-2015 by the Secretary Union Council, Samanabad, Lahore, Government of the Punjab, which clearly indicates 14-1-2006 as her date of birth. The FIR was registered in Tarnol Police Station, Islamabad on 10-2-2019.In the FIR the father stated that his daughter, ‘AW’, a student of 5th class left home to go for tuition at around 3 pm on 8-2-19. “When I went to the tuition centre to bring her back at 5 pm, I was told by the people in the tuition centre that ‘AW’ has n

Islamabad : Senior officials on Friday said that nuclear deterrence remained intact during post-Pulwama stand-off as it contained the escalation at the initial level, says a press release.They were speaking at Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI), an Islamabad-based policy think tank, which had organised an exclusive media interaction of senior Pakistani officials dealing with strategic affairs. The topic of the event was ‘Pakistan’s Nuclear Journey: 21 Years of Deterrence and Stability’.The panelists included Director General Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs, Strategic Plans Division Brigadier Zahir Kazmi, and Director General Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Kamran Akhtar. Defense analyst Syed Muhammad Ali moderated the event.Brigadier Zahir Kazmi stated that the purpose of deterrence is to close space for war and bring states to the negotiating table. “Stability actually means peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the Subcontinent - no disp

Islamabad : The National Institute of Health (NIH) has deployed a team of experts to facilitate the local health authorities in northern Sindh to mount a robust response to the recent on-going HIV outbreak in the province. The team will work closely with the Ministry of Health and other partners.Moreover, the Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division (FEDSD) of NIH has issued an advisory regarding the prevention and control of HIV. The aim of the advisory is to alert public health authorities across Pakistan to take necessary steps for prevention and control of HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections propagated by unsafe equipment and syringes as well as blood transfusion.According to the advisory, more than 700 HIV cases have thus far been detected in Sindh, highlighting gross inadequacies in the healthcare system, especially with regard to infection control practices. “The infection is disproportionately affecting children and while scientific investigations

Islamabad : The partners of the Coalition for Tobacco Control-Pakistan (CTC-Pak) have called upon the government to make tobacco control its top priority and to end the tobacco industry’s interference in policy matters including taxation.In a statement released on World No Tobacco Day, CTC-Pak emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt and implement the theme ‘Tobacco and Lung Health,’ as according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco smoke has major implications for the lung health of smokers and non-smokers globally.“Pakistan can only address the tobacco epidemic by fully implementing FCTC and adopting MPOWER measures. This can be achieved by enforcing effective policies to reduce the demand for tobacco. The government should resist the interference of the tobacco industry in policy implementation, especially on issues related to taxation and public health warnings,” said Khurram Hashmi, National Coordinator of CTC-Pak.Khurram said, CTC-Pak welcomes the presence of a leadin

Islamabad : A writ petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court against the manoeuvring of summary and criteria of merit for the posting of Vice Chancellor at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU).Professor Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, one of the candidates for the slot of VC SZABMU filed the writ petition stating that the Search Committee is under an obligation to follow the law and thereafter, it can recommend the most eligible and suitable candidates for the post of VC in a fair and transparent manner, without any favouritism, nepotism or bias, however, the said Committee in a malafide manner has acted against the law and the principles of natural justice by recommending Professor Tanveer Khalid (surgeon at PIMS) who has FCPS level 7 qualification.The petition states that among all the candidates, who applied for the post of VC, the Petitioner and one Major General (r) Professor Dr. Abdul Khaliq Naveed, Principal CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Den

Islamabad : As world observed World No Tobacco Day Friday, Pakistan bears a huge burden of tobacco with as many as 19.1 per cent adults using tobacco in any form, men 31.8 per cent and women 5.8 per cent.According to World Health Organisation (WHO), among the youth (13-15 years of age), the prevalence is 13.3 and 6.6 per cent among boys and girls respectively.As per Global Adult Tobacco Survey that was conducted in Pakistan in 2014, the current adult tobacco smokers and smokeless tobacco users were 12.4 per cent and 7.7 per cent respectively and exposure to second hand smoke was 48.3 per cent. On the conservative estimates keeping in view the increase in population, tobacco attributable deaths may amount to 227,000 per year.On this occasion, the Human Development Foundation (HDF) organised a march to commemorate World No Tobacco Day. HDF also put up streamers on main A.K. Fazal-e-Haq road, Blue Area to raise awareness about tobacco consumption and associated diseases. Representatives f

Islamabad: In continuation of Government notification, IGP Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan along with IGP Gilgit-Baltistan Sanaullah Abbasi held a meeting at CPO Islamabad. In this meeting representative of AJK Police, all three DIGs, SSP CTF, AIG establishment and AIG Operations participated.This meeting was held for the revamping/reorganization of CTD. IGP GB Sana Ullah Khan Abbasi gave a detailed presentation, which was reciprocated by SSP CTF. As envisioned by the Government of Pakistan, CID/CTF is being merged in CTD. IGP Islamabad appreciated the performance of CTF in terms of its performance at F9 Family Gala. The IGP while highlighting the importance of CTD, term it as an achievement of Police. Their role in the back drop of lurking terrorist threat is enhanced and expanded. IGP Islamabad expressed gratitude to the IGP GB and SP Sajid Imran from AJK Police. from The News International - Islamabad http://bit.ly/2I9SyhY

Islamabad: The government employees will enjoy a long break from work due to the extended holidays this Eidul Fitr.As the Islamic month of Shawwal is likely to begin on June 5 (Wednesday), the government has announced public holidays from June 4 (Tuesday) to June 7 (Friday) for the post-Ramazan festival.As Monday will be the only working day next week, many government servants have planned to take that day off to stay away from duty for more than a week i.e. from June 1 (Saturday) to June 9 (Sunday) including two weekends. Most of them have planned to go to hometowns to spend time with families, while the rest will go on excursion trips to Murree, Abbottabad, Swat and other hill stations. from The News International - Islamabad http://bit.ly/2Whev8t

Islamabad: Pakistani students secured second position in Huawei ICT Competition 2018-2019 Global Finals, hosted by Huawei and featuring the theme of “Connecting Glory Future”.After fierce competition, the Pakistan team comprising of three students won the second prize while Malaysian and Algerian team shared the first prize of the practice competition in network track.Winning students Zohaib Anwar of Virtual University, Lahore, Shamim Iqbal of Virtual University, Lahore and Jawaria Abbas of Lahore Leads University mentored by Muhammad Ahsan Malik, Corvit Networks, Lahore attended the event.Since its launch in June 2018, the contest has attracted 61 countries from all over the world, 1600+ colleges and universities, and more than 100,000 college students participated in the competition. After the national and regional competitions, 49 teams from 30 countries were selected. 147 students entered the global finals.Huawei ICT Competition Pakistan 2018-2019 was launched on September 6, 2018.

If your eye hurts, you feel like there’s something stuck in your eye or you have tearing or redness, you may have scratched your eye. If you think that’s the case, the American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests:* See an eye doctor without delay.* Rinse your eye with saline solution or clean water using an eyecup or a small clean glass. The fluid may help flush any foreign object.* Blink repeatedly to rid your eye of small dust or sand.* Pull your upper eyelid over your lower eyelid.* Wear sunglasses.* Do not rub your eye or touch any object to it. from The News International - Islamabad http://bit.ly/2WgWB66

Islamabad : As the World Bedwetting Day was marked on Tuesday, noted consultant paediatric urologist Dr Ijaz Hussain warned that punishing children for urinary incontinence would worsen the problem.“Unfortunately, the people subject the children suffering from enuresis (bedwetting) to physical punishment and rebuking without realising that this behaviour will do no good and instead, it will aggravate the medical condition causing more bedwetting and depression among minor patients. I suggest that the child be rewarded whenever dry and when required, the medication should be taken with the consultation of a paediatric urologist,” Dr Ijaz of the Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, told ‘The News’.The bedwetting day was first observed by the International Children's Continence Society and the European Society of Paediatric Urology in 2015 with an aim to raise awareness among people and health professionals. This year, its focus was on highlighting the need for doing much more tha

Islamabad : Photography is described as ‘the art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.’ While there are millions of amateur photographers around the world, a small percentage of them have always practiced it as an art and made a name for themselves by producing memorable work.As in all artistic endeavors, photography is evolving into a fine art, with photographers experimenting with and using new techniques to create something different and unique.One such person is Eugenia Ivanissevich, daughter of the ambassador of the Argentine Republic, Ivan Ivanissevich and spouse Ana Walberg and they organised an exhibition showcasing her work as she was visiting Pakistan. The two-day exhibition was held at their residence and viewed by invited guests.Speaking on the occasion, Eugenia said her grand

Islamabad : The National Incubation Centre (NIC) Islamabad and Beaconhouse School System on Friday inked a MoU with the aim to foster and establish entrepreneurial mindset in the young innovators of the country.MoU documents were exchanged between Nassir Kasuri, Executive Director Beaconhouse Group and Parvez Abbasi, Project Director of the NIC. Speaking at the ceremony Nassir Kasuri said ‘Beaconhouse envisages imparting 21st century skills to its students from the very start of their educational journey at schools.He said that we as educators have the responsibility to nurture and channelize the strength and abilities of our students and for that we need to move away from traditional learning style and focus on more hands on, project based style of learning. This Partnership hopes to develop programmes for the incubation of entrepreneurial mind-set in students.It is our intention for future to have this collaboration raise the level of success that aspiring entrepreneurs are able to a

Islamabad : Centre for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad organised a roundtable session on ‘Economic Resilience and National Character: Harnessing the Human Capital/Skilled Diaspora’ on Thursday, at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, says a press release.The session commenced with the welcome remarks by CGSS President Major General (r) Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery.The participants argued that national character is a multidimensional issue and serves as strength of the nation. They said that we must learn from the past without dwelling into the past. Our own national character has transformed from inclusive to exclusive, tolerant to aggressive. Extreme polarization has divided us into segments which further leads to political, social and economic divisions. Pakistan is at the pivot of the world and we have converted our geostrategic asset to geostrategic curse. We need to start national character building and create sense of belonging to Pakistan. We are believing and hoping that God

Islamabad : The Islamabad Police have arrested nine outlaws from various areas of the city and recovered narcotics, stolen bike and weapons from their possession, the police spokesman said.Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfqar Khan and DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed, all officials of Islamabad police have accelerated efforts to curb activities of anti-social elements and drug pushers.Bhara Kahu Police arrested Tahir Sajjad and recovered 160 gram hashish from him while police also arrested Aziz Khan and Muhammad for having two stolen mobile phones and wrist watches.Bani Gala Police arrested two persons namely Fahim and Fazal involved in illegal construction of houses in the areas prohibited under section 144. Golra police arrested accused Ali Raza and recovered one 30 bore along with ammunition from him.Tarnol Police arrested accused Nasir khan and recovered 1075 gram hashish from him.Koral Police arrested two accused Aurngzeb and Feeroze Khan and recovered

Islamabad : The Islamabad police have devised a security plan for Yum-ul-Quds and Juma-tul-Wida and decided to deploy more than 500 policemen including police commandos at Masajd and Imambargahs to avert any untoward incident.DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed has devised a comprehensive plan following directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar and all police officials have been directed to take elaborate security arrangements and ensure strict security measures outside all Masajid including Faisal Masjid, Imambargahs and exit and entry points of the city.He has directed all Sub-Divisional Police Officers and Station House Officers to improve the security plan and ensure checking of every person through metal detectors at Masajid and Imambargahs in their respective jurisdictions.Special contingents of police along with Rangers will perform security duties along with rallies in various areas to ensure security of the participants while police officials of various zones have been

Islamabad : The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza has termed the approval accorded by the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday to his Ministry’s proposal for levying of health tax on tobacco products and sugary drinks as “unprecedented and historic.” On the contrary, TheNetwork for Consumer Protection believes there is still a slip between the cup and the lip because previously too such moves were shot down in the Parliament.In a statement issued Thursday, Dr. Zafar has complimented the PM for putting his weight behind the measure despite current economic difficulties. Terming the introduction of health tax as a big win for the people of Pakistan, he said the measure would have far-reaching impact in a country where tobacco kills 160,189 persons every year. Almost 15.6 million adults currently smoke tobacco in the country whereas 1,200 Pakistani children aged between 6-15 years initiate smoking every day. Moreover, the economic cost of smoking amounts to

Islamabad : The officers and staff of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) expressed solidarity with Chairman NAB Justice (r) Javed Iqbal and vehemently rejected baseless, fabricated and false propaganda campaign spearheaded by some vested interests against the chairman.According to reliable source, the NAB staff was of the opinion that the performance of NAB remained excellent during the tenure of the incumbent chairman which was duly acknowledged by prestigious international and national institutions including Gilani and Gallup survey which had reported that 59 per cent people lauded NAB performance during the tenure of Justice Javed. The incumbent chairman has resolved the issues of staff.He significantly enhanced the salaries, allowances of NAB staff, besides the chairman also settled long awaited seniority list issue of staff and promoted the eligible officers as per law.Chairman also introduced ‘Accountability for All’ policy and slogans like 'Corruption Free Pakistan- Faith

Islamabad : The teachers of Islamabad's government colleges expressed happiness as the long-awaited meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) was held on Wednesday here at the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training with additional secretary Anwarul Hasan Bokhari in the chair.As many as six promotion cases of lecturers (BPS-17) belonging to Federal Government Colleges (male) were considered for promotion as assistant professors.The promotion of these lecturers have been pending since November 2, 2017.The last DPC meeting was held on December 6, 2017, in which these six promotion cases of lecturers were discussed for promotion but after few weeks, the then Capital Administration & Development Division declared the promotions given to these lecturers null and void due to some seniority issue saying a fresh meeting of the DPC will be held to consider promotion of the lecturers.The DPC again met on May 16, 2018, but all other cases were considered for a

Islamabad: In connection with ongoing anti-encroachment drive, Capital Development Authority (CDA), ICT Administration and National Highways Authority (NHA) conducted a combined operation at Bahra Kahu along the Murree Road and removed several illegal encroachments from the vicinity.During this operation, conducted from Dhoke Jelani to Hafiz Kee Juhgee Stop, encroachments including handcarts and stalls were removed from the area. These encroachments which surfaced over the last many years were not only affecting traffic flow but also disturbing the pedestrian movement in the vicinity. Moreover, tourists, commuters using Muree Road to approach Muree Hill station have to face difficulties due to these encroachments and were the main cause of traffic jam in the area. from The News International - Islamabad http://bit.ly/2WDbuia

With all of the warnings that insufficient exercise can be deadly, more must be better, correct?Not necessarily, warns the American Council on Exercise. The organisation mentions these emotional warning signs that you may be getting too much of a good thing:* Irritability.* Depression.* Apathy.* Difficulty concentrating.* Loss of self-esteem. from The News International - Islamabad http://bit.ly/2KfYKHG

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued a notice to speakers of the National Assembly, KP Assembly and two legislators in a writ petition seeking their disqualification for allegedly promoting nepotism in appointments and promotions in the provincial assembly during their tenures.A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Afsar Shah and Justice Muhammad Ayub Khan issued a notice to Speaker National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Provincial Minister Amjad Ali and MPA Rangez Khan.They were directed to submit reply in the writ petition within 14 days. The June 20 date was fixed for the next hearing.The bench also issued a notice to Election Commission of Pakistan to submit its reply in the petition. Shah Faisal, a resident of Nowshera district filed a petition, seeking disqualification of the speakers of the National Assembly and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and two MPAs for allegedly promoting nepotism during appointments and promotions in the provincial assembly during

PESHAWAR: Whether it is the confusion between the provincial Health Department and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Healthcare Commission over the proposed recruitment by the latter or the deliberate attempt by certain individuals, the commission has been unable to play its role in regulating healthcare establishments in the public and private sectors.A recent notification by the KP Health Department was surprising as it attempted to stop the KP Healthcare Commission KP HCC) from hiring staff, arguing that the department had already banned recruitment in all the health-related institutions. The HCC had already suffered due to lack of ownership on the part of the government and the recent attempt by certain individuals to make it dysfunctional. The HCC recently advertised 27 different positions, including managers, deputy directors, inspectors, senior inspectors, drivers and other support staff. It was for the first time that the commission advertised these positions after its inception in 2015.The p

BARA: Elders of Kalakhel tribe in Khyber district on Wednesday warned of boycotting the upcoming provincial assembly election for tribal districts.Talking to reporters here, the elders including Haji Nazruddin, Ghulam Sakhi Afridi, Talib Shah, Said Malang and others said that the tribal people were deprived of basic rights due to parliamentarians’ inaction. They said the members of National Assembly had ignored the Kalakhel tribe for the last 30 years. The elders said the legislators never visited the area after the election and did not raise the issues in the assembly. “During the election campaign, all parties’ candidates visit the area and make promises with people,” said one of the elders, adding the elected member and others never ask about the people’s problems once they are elected. They said the government had no focus on the development projects, including education, health and roads. “We are disappointed with the parliamentarians elected by the Kalakhel tribe,” Ghulam Sakhi t

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday briefed the donor agencies about its development strategy.Minister for Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Shahram Khan Tarakai and Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra co-chaired the meeting.Chief Secretary KP Salim Khan, Additional Chief Secretary Shahzad Khan Bangash, Secretary Finance Shakeel Qadar, Secretary Information and PublicRelations Mukhtiar Ahmad Khan, Secretary Local Government Zakir Shah, Secretary P&D Atif-Rehman, Secretary home Ikramullah Khan and other government officials also attended the meeting.In the dialogue, representatives of different developmental agencies and donors including Asian Development Bank, World Bank, DFID, European Union UNDP and Jiaka were present.Shahram Khan Tarkai in his opening remarks described the provincial government priorities.Sustainable development strategy, 10 years strategy for tribal areas, comprehensive development partnership framework, budget 2019-20 and

PESHAWAR: The provincial government’s decision to reintroduce composite examination for the Secondary School Certificate at grade-10 and board examination for grade-8 has invited widespread criticism from parents and teachers of both the private and public sector schools.“This government never tires of making new experiments in the name of promoting the quality of education. But this one is strange. It would aggravate the situation instead of bringing any improvement,” said a senior academician while talking to The News.The parents of students studying in private schools got an appeal to those who matter published in different newspapers, asking them to intervene in the matter and review the decision.According to the parents, the decision was made in so much haste that it would affect the performance of students as well as schools.They were of the opinion that the schools were informed of the decision just before the beginning of three-month summer vacations. Thus the students would ge

NOWSHERA: Two persons were shot dead in Taru Jaba area here on Thursday, police said.Farida, wife of Khan, told the cops of the Pabbi Police Station that she was present at her home when Ibrahim, son of Khan Sahib, opened fire on her spouse and a relative Asif, killing them on the spot. The accused fled the scene after committing the crime. The bodies were taken to Pabbi hospital for postmortem. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2KgZWuG

BANNU: Four persons were shot dead and two others sustained injuries over an honour- related issue in Hathi Khan village on Thursday, official sources said.The sources said that gunmen forced their entry into the house of one Zohaib in Hathi Khan village and opened fire on a woman identified as Zainab Bibi, killing her on the spot.The sources said that the gunmen came under fire from a rival group and killed three attackers identified as Abdul Haseeb, Mohsin and Hafizur Rehman while two of them Wadeedur Rehman and Latfiur Rehman sustained injuries.The bodies and injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bannu. The motive behind the incident was stated that slain Zainab had married owner of the house identified as Zohaib without the consent of her parents. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2HO7VOd

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued a notice to the federal and provincial government in Constitutional petition challenging the recent legislation meant to protect the laws, which were enforced in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Provincially Administered Tribal Areas, including one governing internment centres.A division bench comprising Justice Ikramullah and Justice Musarrat Hilali also issued a notice to Attorney General of Pakistan and Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to appear in the court to assist it on legal issues raised in the petition. The bench directed the respondents to submit a reply within 14 days. Shabbir Hussain Gigyani pleaded before the court to strike down the KP Continuation of Laws in Erstwhile Pata Act, 2018, and KP Continuation of Laws in Erstwhile Fata Act, 2019. He insisted the two laws violated the Constitution and the judgments of superior courts.He said the legislations illegally kept intact all the laws, re

MANSEHRA: While as many as 224 male primary schoolteachers have been promoted to the next cadre, teachers association on Thursday demanded the same promotion for female teachers too.District Education Officer Khan Mohammad promoted 224 male senior primary teachers from basic pay scale-12 to pay scale-14. “Teachers promoted into next cadre would be posted in areas where situations fall vacant in different schools of the district,” Khan Mohammad told reporters.The posts of grade-14 have been lying vacant at schools for the last several years across the district. “With these promotions, the shortage of teachers at primary schools has also been addressed and those waiting for the promotions also have got promoted,” he added.On the other hand, All Teachers Association has threatened to take to the streets if the district education officer (female) didn’t promote female teaches to the next cadre.The president of the body, Waqar Hussain Shah, said that promotion of female teachers had been du

Karachi: Declaring the ongoing HIV/Aids outbreak in Ratodero area of Larkana as ‘something new and strange’ that has not been reported from any other part of the world. A team of international health experts and epidemiologists have vowed to find out answers as to why such a large number of children were infected with the lethal virus “in a confined area in such a short span of time”.“The so far investigation by the local health authorities are only based on hypothesis and assumptions that over 580 children out of 712 people tested positive for HIV in small area, contracted the HIV infection through injections. There are still several questions which are required to be answered so that preventive measures could be adopted to prevent such outbreaks any other place in Pakistan, in the region and rest of the world”, said one of the members of an international rapid response team that has arrived in Karachi to investigate the Ratodero’s HIV outbreak before leaving to Larkana from Karachi.H

Islamabad : Local cigarette companies have been found intensifying their advertisement campaign by displaying posters and banners outside shops in open violation of rules.The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination SRO 1086 (1) 2013 prohibits advertisement campaigns outside shops.According to details, Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non Smokers Health Ordinance 2002, Committee on tobacco advertisement guidelines notified under SRO 1005(I)/2013 and the SRO 1086 (1) 2013, no tobacco or tobacco product advertisement shall be allowed in print media, cinema, theatre, TV, radio along with advertisement through poster or banner made out of paper, plastic, cloth or any other material, affixed outside a shop, kiosk or mobile trolley. Laws also prohibits hard or soft on-store board or fascia affixed outside a shop, kiosk, or mobile trolley and through out of home billboard, whether fixed or mobile.Article 11 awards punishment for violation of the Prohibition

Islamabad : The Islamabad Police have deployed 500 policemen at important places, shopping centres, main markets from this week till Chand Rat for the maximum safety and convenience to public.Eid shopping will be at peak in Capital during the on-going week following which IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar and DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed have directed to beef up security arrangements and ensure effective patrolling as well as vigilance in the city.On their special instructions, police spokesman said that Additional SP Hassam bin Iqbal has devised security deputing police contingents at all important places, shopping centres, main markets for the safety of public.Police Commandos have been deployed at different places apart from patrolling by ASPs, DSPs, Inspectors and provision of more strength to police stations. All the Police Stations have been directed to ensure fool proof security arrangements in their respective areas.More than 500 policemen in form of various teams head

Islamabad : Doing the country proud, Sirbaz Khan has become the first Pakistani to successfully climb the world’s fourth highest mountain, Mount Lhotse (8,516 meters) on the Nepal-Tibet border, without using supplemental oxygen.The expedition was sponsored by the Serena Hotels under its Adventure Diplomacy Initiative meant to encourage human engagement with nature, especially through mountain activities.Sirbaz Khan told reporters at the Serena Hotels here that he had completed the expedition at 9:47 am on May 14."For the first time, a Pakistani climber has been able to do this," he said. The climber said his team comprised 12 members and it was the first to summit Lhotse in the current year."By fixing ropes on the mountain, we opened it for all other climbers," he said.CEO of the Serena Hotels Aziz Boolani said the Adventure Diplomacy Initiative was launched when the Serena founded the Adventure Diplomacy Group consisting of seven diplomatic missions to support Paki

Pindiites have been seen standing in lines at branches of different commercial banks in Rawalpindi to withdraw money to meet their expenses. Migrant workers have remitted millions of rupees from overseas to their near and dear ones to facilitate them during Ramazan and on the Eid vacation.Banks are witnessing a rush of customers withdrawing cash ahead of the upcoming Eid festivity. Since the advent of the holy month of Ramazan, the banks in the city have been witnessed packed with customers.“Pakistani expatriates remit a colossal amount from overseas long before the start of Ramazan. The remittance was much higher in the first week of Ramazan from the amount received in the week earlier, according to a bank data. Total remitted amount in the second week of Ramazan was quite huge, the banks data shows,” says Shahzad Abbas, an official from a private bank located on old Airport Road.“We are finding it difficult to tackle a large number of customers, who wait in queues before the cash cou

Islamabad : The Government of Japan formalised the donation of four state-of-the-art high-roof ambulances to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) at a handing over ceremony here at the PRCS Headquarters.Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan and Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda were the special guests at the iftar dinner-cum-handover ceremony.Speaking on the occasion, Firdous said, service to humanity is the supreme service and in this realm, PRCS had made its name at the national and international levels. She thanked Japan for always standing by Pakistan, for extending humanitarian assistance, and for launching woman empowerment programmes in the country.The Japanese Ambassador appreciated the humanitarian services of PRCS and assured that the Government of Japan would continue to cooperate with the organization in the future as well.The Chairman of PRCS Dr. Saeed Elahi thanked the Government of Japan for donating

Islamabad: The Islamabad Police have arrested 20 outlaws from various areas of the city and recovered stolen bike, narcotics wine and weapons from their possession a police spokesman said.Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfqar Khan and DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed, all officials of Islamabad police have accelerated efforts to curb activities of anti-social elements and drug pushers.According to details, Secretariat police arrested accused Aziz Hussain and recovered 10 wine bottles from him.Homicide police arrested accused Waqas Shah and recovered a Kalashnikov from him.Koral Police arrested accused Sarfraz and recovered one 30 bore illicit pistol from him. Aabpra Police arrested accused Faisal Ameen and recovered one 30 bore illicit pistols from him. Bhara Kahu Police arrested two accused Redad and waseem and recovered stolen bike from him.Police also arrested accused Naveed and recovered one 30 bore illicit pistols from him. Bani Gala Police arrested six

Islamabad: The business community has jointly and unanimously criticized Capital Development Authority (CDA) for what it claimed selective anti-encroachment operations and asked the concerned officials of the department to remain impartial.The favouritism in the civic body has raised questions about the on-going operation which is also hurting investment climate, the business leaders alleged.In a joint statement issued here today, acting chairman of ICCI United Group Shahid Zaman Shinwari, former president ICST Malik Nadeem, President of Jamiat-al-Quresh Khursheed Qureshi, Sarfaraz Mughal and others said that CDA should conduct an impartial operation in line with its tall claims.They said that encroachments are not possible unless CDA staff allows it for petty gains while the whole city has been put on the mercy of encroachment mafia before Eid.CDA has allowed people to encroach upon footpaths, verandas and even car parking in different markets which should be noticed as it has added t