Bridging healthcare gaps
Nothing sensitises one to others pain than having acutely felt it yourself. Having lost her mother in post-op care after an open...
Insurance companies fight for the government’s UHI contract
The launch of the Pakistan Tehreek i Insaaf’s (PTI) flagship universal health insurance (UHI) scheme in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Islamabad,...
Pakistan produces unfit tobacco for manufacturing cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: As the lawmakers complain that manufacturing of substandard cigarette is causing an increase in mouth cancers among smokers in the country,...
AugmentCare raises $1m in seed funding to expand digital healthcare services
LAHORE: In another remarkable milestone for a Pakistani based tech startup, AugmentCare (AC) a complete healthcare app has been successful in raising...
Auto sales may decline, after barring non-tax filers from purchasing cars
An industry source said data of the filers would now be utilized to purchase cars which would contribute to the practice of premium or ‘own-money’ amount rising
Medicinal imports rise 3.54pc to $929m
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan has imported medicinal products worth $929.355 million during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, showing a growth of...
GSK Chairman Hampton to step down ahead of split
The announcement comes a month after GSK’s Chief Executive Emma Walmsley announced her boldest plans yet - to split the company into two businesses — one for prescription drugs and vaccines, the other for over-the-counter products
CDWP approves 31 projects worth Rs713 billion
Central Development Working Party (CDWP) under the chairmanship of Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday approved 31 projects worth Rs713 billion and referred 8 projects worth Rs694.88 billion were referred to ECNEC for further action.
Punjab government mute over averting serious drinking water issues
LAHORE: Over 11.21 million households in Punjab are facing direct health risks following the 4,662 completely dysfunctional drinking water supply schemes that...
Creditors seek legal advice on options against Abraaj
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security on May 22 filed a case in a Cayman Islands court against Abraaj, claiming the company is unable to repay a $100 million loan and $7 million interest by the agreed date
NICVD’s organises 1st certification ceremony of Intervention Cardiology Fellowship Programme
KARACHI:Â National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) organised its first certification ceremony of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programme on January 30, 2018, in Karachi.
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Exporters laud lifting of ban on export of surgical, N-95 masks
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) North Zone Chairman Mian Naeem Ahmed on Thursday appreciated the federal government’s decision of...
PBBC proposes to establish network of hospitals across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday received a delegation of Pakistan-Britain Business Council (PBBC) and its sister organisation, Pakistan-Scotland Business Council (PSBC),...
ECNEC clears Diamer Bhasha dam, poverty alleviation projects
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under the chair of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved various energy,...
Giving it a go
I shall either find a way or make one, Hannibal Barca once said. This may best define the approach that led two...