ISLAMABAD, OCT 04(DNA) — The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs2,150 on Tuesday and was sold at Rs148,450 against its sale at Rs146,300 the previous day.

The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs1,843 and was sold at Rs127,272 against Rs125,429; whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat went up to Rs116,666 against its sale at Rs114,976, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.

The price of per tola increased by Rs60 and was sold at Rs1620 whereas that of ten gram silver went up by Rs51.44 and was sold at Rs1,388.88.The price of gold in international market increased by $38 and was sold at $1704 against its sale at $$1666, the association reported. =DNA

Prime Minister says government will not rest until complete rehabilitation of flood victims; appreciated the efforts of Red Crescent and assured all possible support from the government

Sardar Shahid Ahmad Laghari says PRCS through its multi-faceted interventions has so far given humanitarian aid to more than 266,275 victims

DNA

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the recent rains and floods have caused huge destruction across the country but the government will not rest until complete rehabilitation of flood victims. He said Pakistan Red Crescent is reaching flood-affected families and its efforts and services to humanity during these testing times are highly commendable. The Prime Minister expressed these views when Chairman PRCS Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari called on the PM at Prime Minister’s Office here on Tuesday.

On this occasion, Special Assistant to PM Syed Tariq Fatemi, Khawaja Ehsan, Ambassador of Turkey Mehmet Paçacı, Advisor of Turkish Red Crescent to President Tayyip Erdogan, Ismail Haqi were also present.

While congratulating Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari on assuming charge as PRCS chairperson, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that PRCS is serving the affected people without any discrimination and the National Society is moving forward under his dynamic leadership. “I am pleased to see the efforts of PRCS highlighted in international and national media”, he added.    

On this occasion, Sardar Shahid Ahmad Laghari apprised the Prime Minister about the actions taken by the Red Crescent in the flood-affected areas. He said the management, staff and the volunteers are working tirelessly and round the clock to deal with the flood disasters, providing relief and humanitarian assistance to the affected families.  He said PRCS through its multi-faceted interventions has so far given humanitarian aid to more than 266,275 victims, 12,141 tents have been distributed, medical assistance have been provided to more than 23 thousand victims. Regarding the health interventions, he said PRCS medical camps are operational at 17 locations in addition to seven mobile health units.

Shahid Ahmed Laghari said that PRCS has provided food items and cooked food to 191,704 flood victims. He said 16,000 mosquito nets, over 14,000 hygiene kits, over 54,000 non-food items (blankets, jerry cans, tarpaulin sheets, kitchen utensils, etc.) have been distributed and counting. He said 5 million liters of clean and potable water have been provided in the affected areas in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The water treatment plants on daily basis producing over 80,000 liters of clean water per plant.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the efforts of Red Crescent and assured all possible support from the government.

TANK, OCT 4 /DNA/ – Security forces killed four terrorists during an exchange of fire in the general area Tank of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “Security troops observed and engaged terrorists’ movement in general area Tank. During intense exchange of fire, four terrorists got killed.” Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, the ISPR said.

The killed terrorists remained actively involved in target killing, kidnapping, and extortion in the area. According to sources, terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Last week, security forces killed two terrorists during an exchange of fire in district Lakki Marwat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces.

ISLAMABAD, OCT 4 /DNA/ – Deputy Leader of Labour Party, The Right Honorable Angela Rayner calls on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. The Right Honorable Angela Reynar, Deputy Leader of the British Labour Party, accompanied by Lord Wajid Khan, Member of House of Lords, called on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, today. 

The Right Honorable Ms. Raynar expressed his sincere condolences on the loss of human lives due to the recent floods in Pakistan. The Prime Minister highlighted that Pakistan, despite contributing less than one percent of the global carbon emissions, remains one of the countries most affected by the climate change. Prime Minister also thanked the UK Government for its £ 16.5 Million of humanitarian assistance, provided to Pakistan. 

Stressing the long-standing Pakistan-UK partnership, the Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to further deepen cooperation across multiple sectors including trade, investment, security, defence, culture and people-to-people linkages. He made special reference to the positive role played by the 1.6 million Pakistani diaspora in forging closer bonds between the peoples of both countries. 

Lord Wajid informed the Prime Minister that British Pakistanis were greatly engaged in the relief and rehabilitation efforts for fellow Pakistanis who had been adversely affected by the recent floods. 

The visiting delegation assured the Prime Minister of their continued cooperation to garner support for flood affectees.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 04 (DNA): President Arif Alvi, through letters addressed to the the prime minister, ministers, parliamentarians, governors and the media, has solicited their support to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of self-examination and early diagnosis.

The president invited the key office-holders to become active and willing partners in this year’s breast cancer awareness campaign wherein women of underprivileged classes and women of flood-hit areas would be especially focused in the wake of recent devastating floods where women were worst hit.

The president expressed his concern that out of 100,000 new cases of breast cancer reported every year in Pakistan, half of them succumbed to death due to late diagnosis. He added that 98 percent of these precious lives could be saved by creating awareness amongst women for self-examination and early diagnosis.

President Alvi highlighted that the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign of the last four years, led by First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi, had resulted in a significant increase in the early reporting of breast cancer cases in the hospitals.

In his letters addressed to the eminent media persons, he thanked them for their continuous support during the last four years and said that without their valued support and passionate partnership the success of the campaigns could have not been possible.

He called upon the media persons to play their active role this year as well to create awareness among the target women on the paramount importance of self-examination and early diagnosis through their media products, such as news bulletins, special reports, dramas, morning shows, articles, columns and editorials.

The president enlisted a number of activities, which have been planned this year to educate women and highlight the importance of self-diagnosis and early detection. He added that this year’s awareness campaign would also underline the importance of meeting the nutritional needs of women of underprivileged classes and flood-hit areas.

The president underlined the importance of media to promote these events and called upon it to launch a comprehensive and well-thought-out awareness campaign to educate and motivate women for self-examination and to voluntarily seek early diagnosis of breast cancer, besides educating them about the importance of a healthy diet to minimize health-related issues, including breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and an annual campaign is launched to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and raise voices together to help spread the word about the importance of breast cancer screening and support.=DNA

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