NDMA alerts for intense rainfall, thunderstorms from April 17
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as per the latest projections from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and multiple weather models, in its...
IMF Urges Pakistan to tax non-essential items including cigarettes
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Pakistan to overhaul tax machinery and to tax non-essential items including cigarettes to boost revenue and improve...
More rain with windstorm, thunderstorm likely in most parts of country
Islamabad: More rain with windstorm and thunderstorm is likely in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and upper/southwestern Balochistan during the next twelve hours. Heavyfalls and...
Single-tier structure and high taxes: the recipe to curb cigarette consumption
Islamabad – In a bid to combat the alarming rates of cigarette consumption in Pakistan, experts and health advocates have put their weight behind the...
Met dept predicts rains in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Saturday
Karachi: Rains predicted in different cities of Sindh including Karachi from tomorrow, Saturday. According to the meterological department the westerly breeze are constantly effecting the...
Think tank raises alarm against pushing the government to deviate from WHO guidelines
Islamabad: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has raised alarm against the surge in the campaign by multinational cigarette companies to resist the guidelines set...
150 children die every day owing to birth defects.
ISLAMABAD: Approximately 150 children die daily due to various birth defects in Pakistan Renowned pediatric surgeon and President of the Association of Pediatric Surgeons of...
What could be the possible white powder received by Judges?
ISLAMABAD: At the beginning of the week, all 8 judges of the Islamabad High Court received envelopes containing suspicious white powder, The powder could be...
Punjab Govt decides to impose a complete ban on the use of plastic bags in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decide to impose a complete ban over the use of plastic bag in the province. Senior Minister of Punjab, Maryam...
Tobacco industry engaged in malicious campaign to hurt anti-tobacco narrative
ISLAMABAD,: Serious concerns have been raised by public health activists in Pakistan over persistent attempts of the tobacco industry to derail tobacco control efforts in...
PM vows to ensure health facilities for masses
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has renewed the commitment of his Government to provide and ensure health facilities for all of our population. In his...
World Health Day being observed across globe today
Web Desk: The World Health Day is being observed across the globe today. Theme for the day this year is ‘My health, my right’. This...
CRD demand action against tobacco companies on violation of tax laws
Islamabad: The Centre for Research an FCd Dialogue (CRD) has asked the finance minister for action against violation of the country’s tax laws by multinational...
Doctors at PIMS Hospital declared Bushra Bibi’s health satisfactory.
ISLAMABAD: The team of doctors at Pims Hospital declared the health of Bushra Bibi, wife of founder PTI Imran Khan, satisfactoryAccording to the report, 4...
Speakers urge uptick in FED on cigarettes to mitigate pervasive health hazards
Islamabad: Speakers at a seminar highlighted the impact of increase on tobacco taxation and its effect on health cost, economic and social factors and demanded...
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Health activists stress importance of Tobacco Tax increase for Public Relief on essential commodities
Islamabad: Health activists emphasized the critical need for the government to prioritize health and economic agendas by increasing taxes on cigarettes. In a press release...
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What is biological weapon “Anthracis” how does it work?
WEB DESK: The “Anthracis Powder” is the kind of ‘bacteria’ that can be spread by food, water or air, its germs can reach the pores...
2 person wounds owing to flying of a kite on the Dorgali in Lahore
 LAHORE: Punjab Govt has taken strict action against kite flying people, but despite of all 2 person were injured due to the flying of a...
Uniform Cigarette Taxation: solution to Economic Losses and Health Concerns
Islamabad – Pakistan has suffered significant economic losses due to the dominance of the cigarette industry, high consumption rates and subsequent health cost over the...
Heavy rainfall predicts in various parts of country.
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorology Department has forecast continued clouds cover and intermittent sunshine in many areas throughout the upcoming week. The Meteorology Department has forecast continued...
Expert says 26.6% uptick in FED on cigarettes can recover 19.8% healthcare cost of diseases caused by smoking
ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has urged the government to reduce the health cost burden by increasing...
Implementation of IMF proposal for tobocco tax reforms urged
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended implementing a uniform tax structure on the tobacco industry to increase revenue. The report titled ‘Pakistan –...
Taxing cigarettes in Pakistan declined smoking by 20 to 25 pc, reveals IMF
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that following a significant increase in prices or taxes on tobacco products, the consumption of cigarettes in...
Six-day anti-polio drive Kicks off in Larkana from today
Larkana: An anti-polio drive has kicked off in Larkana from today. More than 3,06,950 children of the Larkana district up to five years of age...
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FIA Raid over factory manufacturing fake and prohibited drugs in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency raid over a factory manufacturing fake and banned medicine in Islamabad. As per FIA spokesperson during raid a huge amount of...
TB awareness must be raised for prevention, control as it is global health challenge: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has that Tuberculosis is a significant global health challenge and awareness must be raised about its prevention and control measures....
World Water Day being observed today
Web Desk: World Water Day is being observed today, with the aim of highlighting the importance of water worldwide and raising general awareness about its...
Maryam Nawaz launches tree plantation drive
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday launched a tree plantation campaign by plating a sapling in Lahore. Maryam Nawaz appealed to the people...
Forest dept to plant 2.5 million trees during tree-plantation drive across region
MULTAN:As part of the global observance of World Forest Day, a significant plantation initiative has been launched in South Punjab. The Forest Department of South...
World Forest day being celebrated globally
ISLAMABAD: World Forest day is being celebrated globally. Healthy forests mean healthy people. Forests provide benefits for everyone – from cleaning our air, water and...
IMF recommendations for uniformed tax on tobacco products welcomed
Islamabad: The Capital Calling has welcomed the reports that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to impose uniform excise rates on both local and...
Provincial govts should harmonize rules related to food businesses: Khalid Maqbool
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has called upon the provincial governments to harmonize rules related to food businesses. In separate...
Expert call for taxing tobacco to help channelize public health initiatives
ISLAMABAD: The calls for raising taxes on tobacco are gaining momentum as Dr. Muhammad Zaman endorses the policy that imposing taxes on tobacco saves lives....
Minister commits to implement health System improvement road map
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has pledged to achieve a hundred per cent implementation of the health system improvement road map outlined by...
Nadeem Jan calls for 50 percent increase in taxation to deter smoking among youth
Islamabad: Former Federal Minister for National Health Services, Dr Nadeem Jan called for a significant increase in cigarette taxation by 50% to deter smoking among...
UN moot calls for strong political will to deal with climate threats
New York: A Climate moot, hosted by Pakistan at the United Nations has called for prioritizing welfare of women and children and urged to demonstrate...
Punjab Govt to buy helicopter and two airplane for Air Ambulance
Lahore: Punjab government will buy a helicopter and two airplanes for purpose of air ambulance. Initiating the service, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz says that...
SPARC welcomes Finance Minister appointment urges him to consider tobacco taxation avenue for bolstering economy
Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) warmly welcomed the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as the country’s new minister and...
PM inaugurates Spring Tree Plantation Campaign
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Spring Tree Plantation Campaign by planting a sapling at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad today. Speaking on...
DFA demands from administration to increase fresh milk price to Rs.230 P/L
KARAHCI: The Dairy Farm Association demanded from administration to increase fresh milk prices to Rs. 230 per liter also warned shortage of dairy products in...
Common habits that lead to kidney disease
WEB DESK: Kidney act like a water filter in our body, some common habits that lead to kidney disease. The water filter removes the substances...
SDPI reports Rs567B loss as cigarette makers influence policymakers
Islamabad: Cigarette consumption is increasing in developing countries and Pakistan is no exception and has witnessed an upsurge in recent years and instead of generating...
Experts advocate 26% FED Increase to Combat the Unseen Toll of Smoking
Islamabad – In the midst of the celebrations marking achievements and progress on this Women’s Day, a somber reality remains concealed— the burdensome cost of...
Experts Call for FED increase on Tobacco to Help Economy and save lives
Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) advocates 26 percent FED increase on cigarettes to bridge the gap between...
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Bone Tissue Engineering by use of biomaterials.
WEB DESK: Now biomaterials will use for the treatment of bone defect and bone tissue engineering. Bone is a complex tissue and most of the...
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Best Fruits for Weight Loss
WEB DESK: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that increases the risk of many chronic diseases including diabetes, cancer and others. In medical science, obesity is...
CM Punjab passes hectic day as she presides first cabinet meeting, inaugurates cardiology institute
Lahore/Sargodha: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz passed hectic day as she chaired first cabinet meeting, inaugrated the Institute of cardialogy in Sargodha. The Punjab cabinet...
PIDE calls for uniformity in taxing cigarettes
Islamabad: Health experts and anti-tobacco activists urge the government to harmonize cigarette taxes with WHO guidelines to protect the country’s youth from falling victim to...
Clean Punjab campaign continues on orders of CM Maryam Nawaz
Lahore: On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz the clean Punjab campaign is continued. Streets, areas, areas around the educational institutions cleanliness drive...
Nine percent of Pakistanis being wasted to smoking
Karachi: The uphill task for the new government is to synchronize efforts of health and finance ministries to counter the menace of smoking. With 24...