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Mayo Cardiac Unit made functional

  • LAHORE, Oct 20 (APP): The Cardiac Unit at Mayo Hospital has been made fully functional, where Cardiac Surgeon Dr Raja Pervaiz Akhtar conducted eight successful bypass operations during the last two weeks. This was disclosed by the Medical Superintendent Dr Amjad Shehzad in a press release issued here. Dr Amjad said that the provincial government […]

  • PIMS Bone Marrow Transplant Unit to be fully functional soon

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP): Vice Chancellor Shaheed Zulifqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Dr Javed Akram Thursday said that Bone Marrow Transplant Unit would be fully functional within few days. Talking to APP, he said that the PC-4 of the project has been submitted and the meeting was held in […]

  • Pemra seizes 84 Head End equipments in 80 inspections

    MULTAN, Oct 20 (APP): In a crackdown launched against cable operators transmitting Indian channels, regionalauthorities of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) have seized 84 Head End equipments during 80 inspections conducted in 11 districts since Oct 15. Regional General Manager Pemra Multan Faqeer AfzalMasoom told APP on Thursday that Pemra was pursuing a […]

  • Korean Language Day Observed at NUML

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP): The Ambassador of Republic of Korea,Dr. Suh-Dong-Gu has said that learning Korean Language would open newhorizons for the Pakistani students. Besides knowing the Korean Language and Cultural; students canget greater job opportunities in both countries as many Korean companies are directly investing in Pakistan and both the countriesare discussing Free Trade […]

  • Pak Army establishes Free Medical Camp

    GILGIT, Oct 20 (APP): Pakistan Army on Thursday has started a two-day free medical camp to provide basic health facilities for the people of backward area of Chapurson valley of district Hunza. According to a statement issued by ISPR, Armey Medical Specialist, Medical officers, ENT Specialist, Pathologist, Lady Medical Officers will examine the patients. The […]

  • 49,326 students get training under PM National ICT Scholarship Programme

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP): National ICT Research and Development Fund has imparted training to 49,326 students of under-devloped areas of the country through Prime Minister National ICT Scholarship Programme. This was informed to Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications which met under the chairmanship of Senator Shahi Syed here. Head of the Fund, […]