Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
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Relief package for Thar announced
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Saturday announced Rs100 million relief package for the drought-hit Tharparkar district of Sindh. According to a statement issued here, the chief
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Health indicators reflect worsening situation over years: report
The ‘Health of the Nation’ report compiled by the Pakistan Medical Association shows that the health indicators in Pakistan have not improved during the last many years and in some areas the situation
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Over 100 children hospitalised in Umerkot
With malnutrition and other diseases spreading towards the arid area of Umerkot after taking district Tharparkar in its control, more than 100 children and a dozen pregnant women suffering from malnourishment
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$1.5bn loans from WB, ADB likely
Pakistan is expected to receive $1.5 billion next month from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank as part of growth and energy sector programme loans, according to an official. When contacted,
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Chitral wildlife exposed to poaching
Poachers are active in Chitral district, the paradise of wildlife, due to shortage of watchers. The wildlife department has only 56 watchers for an area of 14,850 square kilometres. Lamenting the
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$1.6bn Chinese soft loan for elevated metro train
China has agreed to give $1.6 billion loan to Pakistan under Preferential Buyers’ Credit (PBC) scheme for launching metro train project in Lahore. Dawn has learnt that the Chinese prime minister in
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Private firm to take care of Pindi’s sanitation
The City District Government of Rawalpindi (CDGR) and Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC) have signed a services and assets management agreement under which the company would take charge of
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Four polio cases surface in N Waziristan, FR Bannu
As the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department continued to vaccinate children on the fifth round of the Sehat ka Insaf programme on Saturday, two more polio cases were reported in North Waziristan Agency
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Suspected foot and mouth disease killing cattle in Dadu
More than a dozen cattle, including buffalos and goats, died within past three days after an outbreak of diseases feared to be foot-and-mouth disease (Fmd) or haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) among livestock
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Rs700m for PC-II of Ravi Riverfront project
The Punjab government has approved over Rs700 million Project Cost-II (PC-II) for the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project. It plans to launch the project at a 36-kilometre stretch along both sides