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Govt announces increase of doctors’ pay by up to Rs50,000
Employees reject announcement and vow to go ahead with their strike from Monday
Ikram Junaidi
Pims staff to close OPDs every morning starting Monday
All Employees Pims Restoration Movement condemns NHS ministry’s efforts to ‘divide staff and privatise hospital’
Alarmed at polio cases surge, Imran to lead drive himself
PM’s Focal Person on Polio Eradication says parents mark their children's fingers themselves to avoid vaccination.
Proposal floated to ban import of medicines from India
India is perpetrating atrocities on Muslims in occupied Kashmir but we are importing medicines from the country,
Masood warns India against launching strike on Azad Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has warned India that if it commits the blunder...
PM calls meeting to take stock of polio situation in light of continuous rise in cases
Provincial chief secretaries, international organisations’ representatives to attend.
Police yet to locate missing advocate
ISLAMABAD: The Kohsar police have not been able to locate former Multan High Court Bar Association vice president...
AGP objects to payment of Rs308m to Drap staff as health allowance
Says as health professional allowance is given only to employees of hospitals, the money should be recovered from Drap
All economic, social indicators nosedived in PTI rule: PML-N
Over 4.5 million people have been thrown below poverty line, while 1.5m lost jobs in one year
Pharmacies at Pims not serving patients well
Issues related to pharmacies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have not been addressed and...
Convention held on Zia’s 31st death anniversary
Gen Zia declared martial law in 1977 and served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in 1988.
PM launches health plan for people with disabilities
Ehsaas strategy with five priority goals to be released soon, says BISP head.
Employees fear job insecurity as govt ‘plans’ to turn Pims into medical teaching institution
Representative says govt should take employees on board regarding Medical Teaching Institution Act
Burden on hospitals in Islamabad rising continuously
136,807 patients visited Polyclinic in July, the hospital said in a statement.
Expatriates asked to protest outside Indian embassies on 15th
Zulfi Bukhari says he will participate in a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London.
Arrangements finalised to launch route planner in Islamabad
Motorists would have to install the app on their phones to keep in touch with a control room and choose clearest routes.
Senate body directs CDA to set up slaughterhouse
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the alleged sale of dead animal meat, the Senate Standing Committee on Interior directed...
Drap decides to double federal drug inspectors across country
Appointment of 25 more inspectors will be completed within three to four months, Drap CEO says
EPI, Polio Programme finally come together to achieve targets
Focal person says EPI will be given access to data on children
Propaganda reigns: Five more polio cases in KP as tally reaches 53
Parents’ refusal to vaccinate their children cited as the reason for the diagnosis.