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‘90pc Pakistanis lack physical activity leading to NCDs’ July 12, 2021 Rawalpindi : Vice Chancellor Health Services Academy Islamabad Prof Dr. Shehzad Ali Khan here on Sunday said the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have increased to dangerous levels and would further rise amid no change in people’s lifestyle. “It takes time to change the lifestyle as 90 percent of Pakistanis do not do physical activity and only 10 percent of them only walk or exercise, leading to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during the last ten years,” said Dr Shehzad while addressing the concluding session of a two-day international conference on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) under the auspices of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) along with Chairperson, Chancellor Riphah University Rawalpindi Dr. Hassan Mehmood Khan. ....
LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday extended judicial remand of National Highways Authority former Director Shaukat Hussain and five others accused of causing a loss of Rs60 million to. ....
LAHORE:An accountability court on Thursday extended judicial remand of National Highways Authority former Director Shaukat Hussain and five other accused of causing a loss of Rs60 million to the. ....
In March 2020, the Zainab Alert, Recovery and Response Bill was passed in the National Assembly. The September 2020 gang rape of a woman stranded on Sialkot-Lahore motorway shook Pakistan from its apathetic stance on sexual violence against women. The woman who was beaten and raped in front of her children became the tragic rallying sign for the imperativeness of steps for prevention of rape and certainty of punishment. In December 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government’s landmark bill for protection of rights of victims and survivors of sexual violence, sexual abuse and rape and the certainty of punishment titled the Anti-Rape (Investigation & Trial) Ordinance, 2020 was approved by President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi. Also approved was an amendment in the Pakistan Penal Code, titled Criminal law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. ....
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Thursday lifted the restriction of timings on commercial activities and amusement parks. The ban was lifted in compliance with the directions of the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC). A notification issued from the office of Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat said the time limits had been lifted from commercial activities and amusement parks. Besides, condition of 50 per cent work from home is also removed, it said. Cinemas and shrines are allowed to open with stringent Covid-19 safety measures from March 15, the notification stated, adding indoor wedding ceremonies will also be allowed from March 15 with the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). ....