ISLAMABAD: As many as four out of 10 under five children are stunted in Pakistan while nearly 13pc of children between the age of two and five years suffer from some form of functional disability. One in every eight adolescent girls and one in every five adolescent boys are underweight. Moreover, over half of the adolescent girls in Pakistan are …

PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation is carrying out an assessment to ascertain the weaknesses of the government regarding Covid-19 response and strengthen its preparations to prevent the second wave of the infection. The six-member mission, which arrived in Pakistan on a 10-day visit, is holding meetings with health officials in other provinces but proceeded to Peshawar on Tuesday and held …

ISLAMABAD: The protesting lady health workers (LHWs) called off their sit-in after successful negotiations with government authorities early on Tuesday. Hundreds of LHWs staged the protest at the edge of the Red Zone after they were denied entry into the the heavily-guarded area six days ago. Several rounds of talks were held between the government and the leaders and representatives …

KARACHI: The health department on Tuesday announced that it had prepared a bill for the establishment of a provincial medical and dental council. The bill would be got approved from the Sindh Assembly within three months after being vetted by the law department. “The step has been taken due to federal government’s insistence to go ahead with the Pakistan Medical …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said Pakistan would continue to support the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process for an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement in the neighbouring country. He was talking to Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar who called on him here at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. The Afghan dignitary also called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and National Assembly …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is not selling its Roosevelt Hotel in New York but it would be closed down by December 31 for renovation and future utility plans. This was stated by PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Marshal Arshad Malik while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation on Tuesday. The committee meeting was held with Senator Mushahidullah …

ISLAMABAD: A corps commanders conference held at the General Headquarters on Tuesday, with Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in the chair, undertook comprehensive review of recent surge in terrorist incidents in the country, particularly tribal districts and Balochistan. According to the ISPR, the meeting which discussed geo-strategic, regional and national security environment while paying glowing tribute …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday echoed with whistles for nearly two hours as the opposition staged an unprecedented noisy protest following refusal of Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri to allow them to speak on the current political situation in the country. The opposition members kept on hurling papers, sometimes in the form of paper airplanes, at the speaker’s dais, raised …