Punjab, GB CMs condemn Indian atrocities in IHK
National
February 6, 2021
LAHORE: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Barrister Khalid Khurshid called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest. Both the chief ministers strongly condemned Indian brutalities in Occupied Kashmir and expressed complete solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris.
Punjab Information Technology Board Chairman Azfar Manzur and Secretary to CM Gilgit-Baltistan Usman Ahmed signed an MoU. Under the MoU, PITB will assist in developing CM complaint management system, web portal and task management system for GB.
Usman Buzdar assured of full cooperation to the GB government adding that extended cooperation would be provided in health, education, IT and other sectors. He announced providing training opportunities to GB s paramedical staff in nursing colleges adding that the issue of reservation of quota for the GB students in provincial medical col
Ministers review progress on family planning
Lahore
February 5, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid and Minister for Population Welfare Col (retd) Hashim Dogar chaired a meeting to review performance of different committees on family planning and way forward at the Population Welfare Department here on Thursday.
Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Capt (retd) Usman Younis, Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Barrister Nabeel Awan, Dr Khurram Khan, Ali Babar from Population Welfare Department and Dr Zulfiqar Ali were present in the meeting. The officials of the Population Welfare Department gave a progress review and tabled suggestions to improve the performance.
Govt facilitates cancer patients, says Yasmin
Lahore
February 5, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid chaired the Cancer Surgery Conference as chief guest at Shaikh Zayed Hospital here on Thursday.
Present on the occasion were Chairman Sheikh Zayed Hospital Prof Dr Mateen Izhar, Administrator Dr Akbar Hussain, Prof Dr Haroon, Prof Dr Javed Majeed whereas Vice Chancellor King Edward Medical University Prof Khalid Masood Gondal and others joined via video link. The guest speakers shared findings and experiences on prevention of cancer
The Health Minister said, “I congratulate the organisers for holding a conference on a very important topic. The government is facilitating cancer patients. Past governments made no planning to facilitate cancer patients. Project of a Special Hospital for cancer patients is in the pipeline”. “At Mian Mir Hospital Lahore, diagnostics and other services are provided for Breast Cancer screening. When we took over, we found out tha