Monday, November 14th, 2016
Widespread screening urged for diabetes in country
KARACHI, NOV 14, (DNA): November 14 marks World Diabetes Day which is observed all over the world, including Pakistan, to increase awareness of the effects of diabetes and its complications among the general population and preventative measures. Every year three million people die from diabetes-related causes, and the burden is particularly harsh in low and middle income countries like Pakistan, where diabetes is rising by 180 percent every year. At present, every 19 seconds a limb is lost somewhere in the world due to a diabetes-related complication, whereas every sixRead More
View from the courtroom: SC verdict in ‘voluntary return’ cases
ISLAMABAD, NOV 14, (DNA): Following a recent judgment of the Supreme Court, the federal and provincial governments have started taking departmental action against those government servants who had availed of the “voluntary return” option available in National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, and returned their illegal monetary gains. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, different departments have issued show-cause notices to the concerned officials under the Efficiency and Disciplinary Rules, 2011. The show-cause notices are mostly issued to officials in the revenue, communication and works, and public health engineering departments. Several of the officials hadRead More
PPP leader Jehangir Badr passes away
LAHORE, NOV 14, (DNA): Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former secretary general of the party, Jahangir Badar passed away late Sunday night, family sources confirmed to media. Badar was taken to a private hospital after his condition got unstable. The senior leader was suffering from kidney and cardiac problems. Badar was considered one of the closest aides of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He became involved in politics as a student leader during his university days in Lahore. As a young man, he also met PPP’s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and was among theRead More
Pakistan to witness ‘Supermoon’ at sunset today
ISLAMABAD, NOV 14, (DNA): Pakistanis will be able to witness the spectacle known as the ‘Supermoon’ today after dark, as the moon will be making its closest approach towards planet Earth since 1948. It doesn’t get any bigger or better than this. The ‘Supermoon’ will be visible to Pakistanis tonight after dark. According to European media, the moon will appear 14% larger than normal and about 30% brighter than usual. Observers should seek out the opportunity and witness the Supermoon since the spectacle is expected to be witnessed 18 yearsRead More