Pakistan Punjab cabinet has expressed its concern over the irresponsible behaviour of the Sindh government for the sake of point-scoring on the water issue.
LAHORE: Motorcyclists and motorists pass through a road here on Friday with their lights on because of the heavy fog which has engulfed the city for the last few days. Massive fog engulfs Lahore in the morning hours, with the air quality index touching 470 mark which, according to experts, is hazardous. AFP
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that governments in parliamentary democracy do not think beyond their tenure of five years for their vested interests though the future of countries depends on long-term planning.
He called upon the nation to join the 10 billion trees planting campaign to help reverse the smog, a silent killer, and environmental pollution.
KP set to provide free healthcare to 14m more people
Peshawar
December 29, 2020
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is set to provide free healthcare services to 14 million people under the Sehat Sahulat Programme from the 1st January 2021.
Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, who is also holding the portfolio of finance, told The News from January 1, the next year, the Universal Health Insurance Programme would be extended to six more districts of the province.
He said the initiation of the free medical treatment in Hazara Division has collectively increased admissions in public sector hospitals by 153 per cent.The minister said that Sehat Sahulat Card is a revolutionary project of the KP government under which poor and middle-class of the society would receive a free medical treatment facility up to Rs1 million annually.