After Pakistan Idol came to a surprise halt earlier this year, singer Zeb Bangash has confirmed the show will be returning soon. Bangash, who serves as a judge on the show, posted an earlier reel of herself in the makeup room on her Instagram story on Tuesday with a collage of pictures from the programme’s set and…

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QUETTA: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated a state-of-the-art Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan (South) Hospital in Turbat, describing the facility as a much-needed addition to healthcare services in the region. During the visit, the minister toured the hospital’s outpatient department (OPD), specialised wards, MRI and CT scan units, and operation theatres. He commended Inspector General FC…

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PESHAWAR: Doctors at Hayatabad Medical Complex continued their strike on the fifth consecutive day on Monday, causing troubles to patients visiting the OPDs amid government’s reluctance to negotiate with the protesting medics. All services, except emergency, stayed suspended in HMC and its affiliated Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) and other departments due to the ongoing…

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QUETTA: As part of a major reshuffle in the provincial bureaucracy, the Balochistan government on Monday appo­inted Saira Atta as commissioner of Lasbela division. Ms Atta was serving in grade 20 as secretary for women development before her appointment to the post of Lasbela commissioner. The move came as the Balochistan government issued notifications for…

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GILGIT: Seven members of Gilgit-Baltistan Cabinet belonging to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took oath of their offices on Monday, while four members of Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) did not take oath as they rema­i­ned absent from the oath-taking ceremony. Portfolios of cabinet members will be allotted later. GB Governor Syed Mehdi Shah administered the oath to…

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PESHAWAR: Dr Saadia Ilyas, the head of paediatric cardiology department, has been appointed medical director of the oldest medical teaching institution Lady Reading Hospital on the recommendation of the selection committee, constituted by Board of Governors of the hospital. A press release said here on Monday that she was the first woman medical director of…

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KARACHI: Following the screening of 2,000 people near a Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI)-run hospital in Landhi, which has so far identified 10 HIV-positive cases, a committee has been formed to conduct a comprehensive inquiry to ascertain the exact number and nature of HIV cases within seven days, it emerged on Monday. According to a…

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ISLAMABAD: The manpower of the Islamabad Capital Police is set to increase by 69 per cent after the government created more than 8,000 new posts to address staff shortages and strengthen its various divisions. Police officials told Dawn that 8,046 personnel would be recruited in separate phases. The first phase of the recruitment process is already under…

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The PML-N grabbed nine out of the 13 constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Mirpur division in yesterday’s elections, preliminary results issued by the Election Commission showed on Tuesday. Polls in AJK are being held in three phases over security concerns, with the first set of polls held in Mirpur division on Monday. Scuffles, violence and allegations of rigging had…

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Karachi: Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput, has urged young women lawyers to make reading an integral part of their lives, emphasizing that continuous study of the law is the hallmark of a successful legal professional. He made these remarks at the closing ceremony of a capacity-building program for young…

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