Pakistan is one of three countries left in the world where polio remains endemic, the other two being neighboring Afghanistan, and Nigeria.The number of polio cases in Pakistan has dropped from 25,000 16 years ago, to just over 40 cases this year. However, a Taliban ban on vaccinations and attacks on health workers mean that […]
Oct 25 2013 | Posted in
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At least seven persons including Superintendent of Police (Rural) Khurshid Khan have been killed and 12 others sustained injuries when over 300 terrorists ambushed a police check-post at Kohat road in the Matni area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday . According to the reports, the well equipped militants attacked the check post, resulting […]
Delight of sugarcane growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over the bumper crop this season was tarnished by the support prices announced by the Sugar Control Board recently. The farmers have rejected the Rs. 25 increase per 40kg in the support prices this year, reaching Rs. 150 from Rs. 125 per 40kg last season. The growers […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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