ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza on Sunday said that government is fully focused to address the outbreak of dengue virus in the country.Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Sunday, he said all necessary arrangements are being made regarding outbreak response and coordination among center and provinces has also been increased.Dr Zafar Mirza said more than ten thousand dengue patients have been identified through screening tests across the country, including 2363 from Punjab 2258 from Sindh 1814 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 1772 from Balochistan.
Students organize flash mob at Centaurus
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 (DNA) – Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of jailed Kashmiri freedom movement leader, Yasin Malik, has called upon the people of Pakistan – within the country and across the globe – to launch an aggressive peaceful movement to aware the world community of the atrocities being committed against helpless Kashmiris inside Indian Held Kashmir by, what she called, the fascist Modi government.
Asad Qaiser leaves for Kazakhstan to attend meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 21 (DNA) – The Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser left for Kazakhstan to participate in the 4th Meeting of the Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments from September 23 – 25, 2019 in Nur Sultan (Astana).The Forum will be attended by the Heads of Parliaments from 84 European and Asian countries and the Heads of 16 International and Inter-Parliamentary Organizations.The Speaker National Assembly will present Pakistan’s stance towards Greater Eurasia and highlight the hindrances in development of the South Asian region particularly in wake of the ongoing Indian aggression in the Occupied Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and both sides of the Line of Control.
Constitution and National Day of Nepal celebrated
by ANSAR M BHATTI
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 21 (DNA) -Ambassador of Nepal Sewa Lamsal has said relations between Nepal and Pakistan are getting stronger with the each passing day adding both countries have huge potential in various fields, which if exploited, can further strengthen bilateral ties.She expressed these views on the occasion of Constitution and National Day of Nepal. State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir was the chief guest while former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani also attended the reception.
Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton to visit Pakistan in October
KENSINGTON PALACE, SEPT 20 (DNA) – The Royal couple of Prince William and Princess, Kate Middleton’s Pakistan trip confirmed, formal approval and dates announced for the visit.Prince William and Princess, Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Pakistan on October 14 and stay in the country till October 18. The British High Commissioner confirmed the visit earlier today.A tweet from the official Twitter handle of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Royal Foundation, based at Kensington Palace, tweeted out confirmation of the visit, as well.
Metropolitan Commissioner inspects construction work in Karachi Zoo
KARACHI, SEPT 20 (DNA) – The construction of new fish house(Aquarium) will complete in the current year in the Karachi Zoo.The 2150 square feet Aquarium is about marine life and no such a big aquarium of marine life existed in any zoo of Pakistan which have 8 feet long and six feet wide glass boxes and this will be completed in three phases under the Annual Development Program (ADP) in the first phase building completed and in the second phase glass tank and other works and in the third phase machines and water pumps and other works.
Dengue situation continues to worsen in parts of country
LAHORE, SEPT 20 (DNA) – The dengue outbreak has continued to spread across the country as more cases have been surfaced in Lahore, Rawalpindi and other cities.According to details, the virus has been diagnosed in 348 people in Lahore while the tally has reached 1971 in Rawalpindi.As many as 11 patients are suffering from dengue in Bahalwalpur, 12 in Attock, 10 in Chakwal, six in Gujranwala, five in Muzaffargarh and 2073 in different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and is a global public health concern.
British newspaper lauds Pakistan’s Ehsaas program
LONDON, SEPT 20 (DNA) – Pakistan is leading the way with its welfare state policy and the world can learn from its innovation, Britain-based Daily Telegraph said in a report.The Britain based leading newspaper The Daily Telegraph in its article said that Pakistan s government Ehsaas program initiative is one of the most comprehensive welfare programmes ever undertaken by a national government, with an underlying ambition to create a social safety net for Pakistan.Ehsaas encompasses 134 policies that range from tackling corruption to creating educational opportunities to providing the elderly with decent homes.
Interview with Kevin Roberts one of the highlights of this week’s PCB
LAHORE, SEPT 20 (DNA) – Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Kevin Roberts, in the latest episode of PCB Podcast, reflects on his visit to Islamabad and talks about future steps as Pakistan has stepped up its efforts for regular resumption of international cricket in the country.Roberts was first of the high-profile cricket administrators to visit Pakistan when he visited Islamabad on Tuesday, 17 September, while CA Chairman Earl Eddings is scheduled to tour Lahore in October.
Cricket Australia hopeful of touring Pakistan in 2022
SYDNEY (DNA) – Cricket Australia is hoping to tour Pakistan in 2022, but chief executive Kevin Roberts said security remains a concern and he would never jeopardise the safety of players.Most international teams have refused to visit the South Asian nation since the Sri Lankan team’s bus was attacked by gunmen during a Test in Lahore in March 2009, leaving six players injured. Six policemen and two civilians were killed.Roberts returned from Pakistan on Thursday after the first trip by a high-level Australian cricket delegation in more than a decade.
