International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking will be marked on June 26 to promote the cause of fight against drug abuse and to forge a coherent approach by all relevant agencies. This annual event was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987 in the hope to achieve an international society free of drug abuse.
The TB Control Programme, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa organised a consultative workshop to develop a comprehensive strategy to create awareness on TB across the province in order to make people aware of diagnostic and treatment services that are available free of cost to TB patient. A strong awareness campaign will not only help TB patients to get proper treatment rather this will also help stop its spread.
The dream of self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation could not be fulfilled without empowering women population of the country this was stated by Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor UAF while inaugurating the thesis display exhibition of students from Institute of Rural Home Economics at Art Gallery of Iqbal Auditorium on Tuesday.
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration in various youth programmes for creating and fostering entrepreneurial spirit among the young generation of the country.
The Chairman District Zakat Committee (DZC) Hyderabad Haji Sher Muhammad Pirzada announced that ex-caretaker Chief Minister Sindh Justice (Rtd) Zahid Qurban Alvi who is also the Chairman Provincial Zakat Council Sindh along with MPA Jam Khan Shoro will distribute cheques of financial assistance from Zakat Funds among the heads of Healthcare Institutions of Hyderabad on June 21, 2013, at 10.00am in the District Health Office Hyderabad.
A 15-year-old Pakistani girl targeted by assassins - Malala Yousafzai - is the first signatory of a new world-wide petition calling for urgent action to ensure the right of every child to safely attend school, launched on Monday with the backing of the United Nations Special Envoy for Education.
US Agency for International Development (USAID), 15 national and multi-national trade firms, and a group of recent university graduating females marked the successful completion of second round of 'Women in Trade Management Training and Mentorship Programme'.
