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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan hosted polio workers from Swat, who went viral on social media platforms for performing their duties in extreme cold weather, at Prime Minister office on Wednesday.PM Khan lauded the polio workers and paid rich tribute to them.The polio workers from Swat had won the hearts online across Pakistan and from across world after their snow video went viral on social media platforms.#SalamPolioWorker become a top trend on social media after video of polio worker identified as Inamullah making his way at -13 degree Celsius in over 4 feet snow-covered mountainous area to perform his duty went viral.Although the walk is difficult for him – but it's his courage and commitment for his profession which is perhaps taking him forward.Polio workers have been the backbone of Pakistan's fight against the crippling polio virus. They continue to work throughout the year despite challenging circumstances.Pakistan's polio workers travel long distances to make...

The Health Ministry and State life has signed a land mark contract for provision of Sehat Insaf Card to 15 Million FamiliesContract was signed for Implementation of Sehat Sahulat Program (SSP) in all districts of Pakistan in line with vision of Prime Minister’s Universal Health Coverage.The contract was signed by Captain (R) Zahid Saeed, Federal Secretary National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) and Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan.Ministry of National Health Service, Regulations and Coordination, in collaboration with participating provinces and regions, has completed its procurement to expand its health initiative of “Sehat Sahulat Program” in Pakistan. Through this initiative poor families will be provided with free of cost health insurance to secure indoor health care services worth Rs: 720,000/- from empanelled hospitals. The program will provide “Sehat Insaf Card” to 15 million families in the province of Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, AJK, ...

PESHAWAR: A writ petition was filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Tuesday seeking disqualification of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker, minister for mines and minerals and member provincial assembly for violating their oath and the court’s decisions.Shah Faisal, a resident of Pabbi in the Nowshera district, filed the petition through a lawyer, Ali Azeem Afridi.KP Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, Minister for Mines and Minerals Dr Amjad Ali, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member Provincial Assembly Rangez Ahmad, former KP Assembly speaker and now National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Wakeel Khan Deputy Secretary (Admin) KP Assembly, Election Commission of Pakistan, registrars, Service Tribunal, Peshawar High Court, auditor general of Pakistan and KP Assembly secretary were made parties to the petition.It was submitted in the petition that KP Assembly Speaker (Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani) had taken the oath to discharge his duties and perform functions honestly and faithfully in accordance...

PESHAWAR: Senior Minister for Tourism Muhammad Atif Khan on Tuesday said that the visit of foreign tourists to Buddhist and historic places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would boost tourism and attract more visitors to the province.Talking to a 20-member delegation from China here, the senior minister said that the government had taken tangible steps for the promotion of tourism and facilitating tourists.The visit of foreign tourists is meant to highlight the importance of heritage and archaeological sites related to Buddhism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the world besides promoting religious tourism in the province, he added.A 20-member from China visited the Peshawar Museum and other historic places in the city.They evinced a keen interest in the findings and discoveries of Buddhism and Buddhist heritage.Officials of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) welcomed the Chinese delegation and garlanded the visiting guests.Curator Muhammad Asif briefed the visiting tourists on the archaeologi...

WANA: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday said that the Mahsud tribespeople rendered countless sacrifices for the restoration of peace in the country.He was addressing a jirga of Mahsud elders at Makeen in the South Waziristan district. Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Shaheen Mazhar Mahmood, Advisor to Chief Minister Ajmal Khan Wazir and Inspector General of Frontier Corps Maj Gen Abid Latif were also present on the occasion.Mahmood Khan said that efforts were being made to develop the tribal districts on a par with other parts of the province under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He promised that the government would create 19,000 jobs for the youth from the merged districts. He said that special relaxation in age and education would be given to the youth.The chief minister maintained that the former tribal areas had witnessed bloodbath and destruction so the government was taking steps to mitigate the sufferings of the local population.He said the process of extending com...

ABBOTTABAD: People’s Doctors Forum (PDF) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has resented the decision of the provincial government to abolish the health professional allowance to the teaching faculty of public sector medical colleges in the province.The PDF at a meeting, chaired by its provincial chief Dr Nisar Khan, discussed the decision of the provincial Health Department which the participants termed hasty.Secretary-General and Spokesman for PDF Dr Daud Iqbal told the media that the notification issued by the provincial Health Department had created unrest among the faculty members of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad as well as other public sector medical colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.He said that the PDF stood by the doctor community and would support the Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) and other forums for the just cause of the doctors. He shared the copy of the notification issued by Health Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2B8o65e

MANSEHRA: Eight houses were gutted when a fire broke out in Kaghan valley due to electricity short-circuiting on Tuesday. The fire, which erupted in the house of Pir Hussain, engulfed seven houses, reducing goods to ashes.The locals rushed to the scene and tried to extinguish the fire but miserably failed to control it and the houses were gutted, a local resident said. “At least 40 rooms and goods worth millions of rupees reduced to ashes,” he told reporters. from The News International - Peshawar http://bit.ly/2Tljtf7