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US Health Secretary Invokes Defense Production Act 3rd Time to Boost Infant Formula Supply

DHO refutes social media reports about spreading diarrhea in villages

The District Health officer (DHO) Dr. Asadullah Kalhoro has refuted the reports circulated on Social media about spreading of diarrhea disease in different villages of the district

Commissioner reviews price control, wheat procurement, supply of fertilizers

Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir Anwar Friday chaired a weekly meeting of the Divisional Review Committee and discussed the price control situation including food items, wheat procurement campaign, abundant supply of agricultural fertilizers in the division

Fig production to be enhanced under Pak-China agricultural cooperation: Eric Fang

Compared with traditional crops, fig, as an emerging cash crop, can obviously play a greater role in promoting farmers' income

Speakers call for society's collective role for controlling over population

Muqam directs NADRA, Passport authorities to provide speedy services to people

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Engr Amir Muqam on Friday directed National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Immigration and Passport (I&P) authorities in Khyber Pakthunkhwa to provide speedy services to people

Oxygen producing plant built in Afghanistan's Baghlan province

Water shortages: DC orders strict action against violators indulged in paddy cultivation

Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Tashfeen Alam on Thursday presided a meeting regarding implementation on ban imposed on cultivation of paddy in command area of Rohri Canal due to shortage of canal water

UK Car Production Drops by 11.3% in April - Automakers Association

The automobile production in the United Kingdom experienced a fall of 11.3% year-on-year in April due to implications of the Ukrainian conflict and the global crisis of semi-conductors, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said on Thursday

PMA delegation calls on Secretary SHC, ME

Secretary SHC&ME Ali Jan said the increase in the number of doctors in Nishtar Hospital, including recruitment on vacancies, emergency upgrades and the provision of free medicine will be ensured

Moscow Confirms Receiving Sri Lanka's Appeal For Help Amid Energy Crisis

Russia has received an appeal from Sri Lanka for help in overcoming the energy crisis raging in the country and is now considering the next steps to provide assistance, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday

Abbott apologizes for US baby formula shortage

France Studying Possibilities of Exporting Grain From Ukraine - Foreign Ministry

Khursheed Shah for convening conference on climate change, water issues

Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Wednesday underlined the need for convening a conference on important national issues like climate change and water scarcity aimed at devising an effective strategy to tackle the confronted challenges

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka appoints PM to helm finance ministry

Ukraine war pushes Brazil toward natural fertilizers

Tedros, from 'child of war' to two-term WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the WHO, was re-elected on Tuesday, tearfully accepting a second term as he recalled his humble upbringing as "a child of war" and pleading for peace

US to Draw 40Mln Barrels From Strategic Oil Reserve Under Plan to Cut Price - Energy Dept.

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will see the drawdown of another 40.1 million barrels under the Biden administration's bid to sell 180 million barrels from the nation's oil reserve between May and October to bridge a supply that has led to record high fuel prices, the Department of Energy said on Tuesday

Commissioner says efforts for bringing reforms at educational sector in full swing

The Commissioner Hyderabad Nadeem ur Rehman Memon has claimed that all out efforts were being made to bring reforms in educational sector and urged teachers to play their pivotal role in producing leadership quality among their students so that they could meet the challenges of the modern world

Govt to bring 'aggressive incentives package' for E&P companies to find new hydrocarbon deposits: NA told

Minister of State for Petroleum Senator Dr Musadik Malik on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the government would bring an 'aggressive incentives package' for facilitation of exploration and production (E&P) companies so that they could step up their activities in potential areas and find the much-needed new reservoirs of oil and gas in the country

WASA urges citizens for judiciously water usage

The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi on Tuesday urged the citizens to use water judiciously as the agency was facing water shortage due to increase in demand and power load-shedding

Sri Lanka Hikes Fuel Prices to All-Time High Under New Pricing Formula

Gas and diesel prices in Sri Lanka have been adjusted to reflect a new pricing formula adopted by the government as it struggles to tackle the worst economic and energy crises in the country's history, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka sharply hiked fuel prices to a record high on Tuesday, causing further pain to the country's 22 million people in its worst crisis since independence

Nearly 10,000 to 12,000 cusec water being stolen from Taunsa to Guddu, National Assembly told

Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah Monday said that from 10,000 to 12,000 cusec water of Sindh's share was being stolen from Taunsa downstream to Guddu upstream