Wednesday, January 6th, 2021
Islamabad police baton-charge protesting doctors outside PMC
ISLAMABAD, JAN 06 (DNA) – The police baton-charged protesting doctors outside the Pakistan Medical Commission in Islamabad Wednesday afternoon. A number of doctors who graduated from foreign universities organised sit-ins and protests in the capital demanding that the commission accept their degrees. “We won’t leave unless the commission registers us as medical professionals and doctors,” they demanded. The protestors chanted slogans against the PMC and held placards. “The foreign university I graduated from is recognised by the World Health Organisation but the PMC just won’t accept my degree,” a doctor atRead More
Saudi Ambassador hails steps taken by Pakistan to check spread of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, JAN 06 (DNA) – Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has reaffirmed Pakistan s commitment to further promote and strengthen bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia. He was talking to Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki who called on him in Islamabad on Wednesday. The Minister said Pakistan will operate two flights per week to Saudi city of Abha. He said this will further strengthen bilateral relations and promote tourism between the two countries. Ghulam Sarwar Khan also termed the restoration of ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar asRead More
Govt removes IG Islamabad Amir Zulfiqar from post
ISLAMABAD, JAN 06 (DNA) – The federal government has removed Inspector General (IG) Islamabad. Amir Zulfiqar and appoint Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman of Police Service of Pakistan as new IG of Islamabad. According to reports, Inspector General (IG) Islamabad Amir Zulfiqar has been transferred, Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman has been appointed as the new IG in his place. A notification of transfer of Amir Zulfiqar has also been issued. Earlier, Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman was serving in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Qazi Jami-ur-Rehman, a BS-20 Officer of Police Service of Pakistan, presently serving under Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, isRead More
Alvi underlines need to utilize Gwadar Port for transit trade with Afghanistan
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 – President Arif Alvi has underlined the need to utilize Gwadar Port free zone area for transit trade with Afghanistan and Balochistan in addition to Karachi ports. He said that the speedy flow of traffic at Gwadar port must be ensured. He urged the authorities to accelerate development activities and remove any hindrances in this regard through consensus-building and consultation with the relevant stakeholders. He gave these remarks at a briefing on progress work about the Master Plan of Gawadar city and operationalization of Gwadar Port,Read More
Performance of Asphalt Plant of CDA remained remarkable during 2020
DNA ISLAMABAD: Performance of Asphalt Plant of Capital Development Authority (CDA) remained remarkable during the year 2020. The authority has completed work of repairing and carpeting of roads of 65 Kilometers on 2.5 million square feet with the help of its asphalt plant. These roads include various sectors, parks, main roads, link roads, streets, and avenues. According to detail, CDA’s department of MPO completed work of 65 kilometer roads and streets during the year 2020. Construction material for these roads was prepared by CDA’s own asphalt plant due to whichRead More
UHS postpones medical exams till February 1
LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Wednesday announced that it had postponed all MBBS and BDS exams till February 1, 2021. A few days after medical students across the country protested on social media and demanded the UHS delay exams, the university responded by saying that all professional and dental exams were had been delayed till February 1. “The professional exams have been postponed on the directives of the NCOC,” read the notification. “The new date of exams will be announced soon.” UHS Vice Chancellor Javed Akram announcedRead More