KARACHI, APR 3  – Pakistani actress and host Nadia Jamil has announced that she has been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking to social-networking website Twitter, the actress said, “Last week, I was diagnosed with cancer. Now four days into treatment. In the last few days, I have felt all sorts of feelings from apprehension, fear, unbeatably huge love to calm, acceptance, patience, overwhelming gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility to my children, parents, loved ones, myself and you.” Nadia stated that it’s stage one breast cancer with aRead More

ISLAMABAD, APR 03 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Friday said the incumbent government had allocated an amount of Rs1,200 billion for alleviating miseries of poverty-stricken people across the country. Expressing these views in a private news channel programme, she said the present leadership was well-aware of the sufferings of daily wage worker and labor class due to lockdown in the wake of coronavirus. Dr Firdous said each family would be paid Rs12,000 under Ehsaas progamme and through SMS service.Read More

ISLAMABAD, APR 03 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari Friday appreciated the administration of Attock for judicious use of resources to mitigate the looming threat of coronavirus pandemic in the district. In a tweet, he said presently, some 1,073 people could be quarantined in 13 isolation centers, set up by the local administration in Attock for which it deserved special appreciation. He vowed to help the local government in building their capacity to handle theRead More

ISLAMABAD, APR 03 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed not to conceal any information regarding the number of coronavirus patients at any cost. He said this while presiding over a meeting of the National Coordination Committee in Islamabad. During the meeting, situation regarding the pandemic was reviewed. It was decided during the meeting that the data pertaining to the pandemic will released from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Imran Khan while directing the provinces to share their data with the NCOC said concealing hiding anyRead More

LAHORE, APR 03 (DNA) – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Friday conducted aerial monitoring of Lahore and its adjacent areas to inspect the lockdown situation to counter novel coronavirus. Usman Buzdar expressed satisfaction over the precautionary measures ensured by the provincial government while observing closed markets and commercial centers. The CM paid tribute to police, Pakistan Army and Rangers for their exemplary services as markets were empty and there was almost no traffic on roads. He also thanked people of Punjab including Lahore for cooperating with the provincial governmentRead More

KARACHI, APR 03 (DNA) – Pakistan Navy along with officials of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized a huge cache of heroin during a sea operation here on Friday. According to a spokesman for the navy, a joint intelligence-based operation was conducted by the Pakistan Navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force at Pishukan near Jiwani, Balochistan. A huge cache of narcotics, including 100 kilograms of ice-drug was seized in the joint operation. A PMSA vessel located and subsequently approached a suspicious fast speed boat of suspected smugglers, seized the drugs and impounded theRead More