Officials say the virus can lead to serious liver disease in people already living with hepatitis B A man receiving a Hepatitis vaccination. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health ministry will speed up regulatory approvals to allow phase III clinical trials of a new hepatitis delta treatment, amid warnings that the virus is an escalating threat […]
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Wheeling charges lowered by Rs9; rate under the Export Financing Scheme reduced to 4.5 per cent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the ceremony honoring Pakistan’s leading businessmen and exporters in Islamabad PHOTO: YouTube/PTV Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that electricity tariffs for the industrial sector have been cut by Rs 4.04 per
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Health authorities stepped up preparedness against the Nipah virus, stepping up border screening and hospital preparedness after neighboring India confirmed two infections, although officials stress that no cases have been detected in the country and the overall risk remains low. A high-level preparedness meeting titled ‘Nipah Virus: Preventive and Preparedness Measures’ was held on Thursday
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CTD seizes suicide jacket, three hand grenades, six SMGs, 200 bullets, explosive materials LAHORE: Six terrorists were killed by gunfire from their own accomplices while eight others escaped during a Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) operation in Mianwali on Friday, officials said. According to the CTD, they had received intelligence that terrorists were present near the
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Rakhni. Photo: Courtesy — YouTube DERA GHAZI KHAN: At a public gathering in Rakhni, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti addressed a large crowd and delivered a series of announcements aimed at bringing development to the region. During his speech, CM Bugti emphasized that propaganda is being used to distance Baloch citizens from the state
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Internet outages, power outages disrupt legal proceedings across district courts RAWALPINDI: A new biometric verification system was launched in the Subordinate District Court of Rawalpindi for filing all types of cases including divorce cases, powers of attorney, bail applications and submission of replies and comments. However, already on its first day, the system completely paralyzed
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RAWALPINDI: In a mega financial scandal involving the alleged transfer of over Rs 2 billion. through CDRs from the official accounts of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and contractors’ security deposits, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has tightened the noose around 48 people, including the current RDA director general, eight former director generals and other senior
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RAWALPINDI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allowed the re-tendering of two out of four lots of its Rs33.95 billion loan-financed Dream Water Supply Project in Rawalpindi by terminating the awarded contracts worth Rs20.40 billion. The bank has issued a No Objection Letter (NOL) to the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and the Project Management
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set key priorities for the 2026-27 federal budget, aiming for a GDP growth target of 5.1% and keeping inflation below 6.5%, while highlighting green development, climate action and improved disaster management as key themes. The Ministry of Finance has formally approved the budgeting plan for the next financial year, with
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The accused convicted in a case of prohibited drugs after a false death certificate was revealed BAHAWALPUR: Drug Court Bahawalpur has handed down a major verdict in a case involving unregistered and banned drugs and imposed a total fine of Rs 40.5 million on the accused Muhammad Shafiq. and seven years in prison. The sentence
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