In a landmark achievement, the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) has been granted accreditation by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), which will enable Pakistan’s medical graduates to pursue postgraduate training and practice in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The coldblooded murder of five labourers, belonging to tehsil Shakai, in the Daza Ghundai area of district South Waziristan in unidentified assailants’ attack on an under-construction police station triggered massive protests in tehsil Shakai, Wana and Dera Ismail Khan.
Speakers at the 2nd Pakistan Afghanistan Civil Society Conference on Exploring Approaches for Regional Peace and Stability stressed the need that Pakistan and Afghanistan can only eliminate the threats jeopardizing regional security and foster economic cooperation and connectivity through a collective approach and joint strategy.
The much-needed increase of taxes on cigarettes and other harmful tobacco products has started yielding its positive results as the national treasury has bloomed with Rs 25 billon additional revenue.