The United Nation Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) has projected the economy of Pakistan to grow by 4 per cent during the year 2012.

CONSUMPTION of sports and energy drinks, which is increasing especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth-specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth en

The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to the Punjab government for May 24 on a petition pleading to declare that oral polio vaccine (OPV) was not properly provided to children, according t

To offset the effects of climatic change and global warming in the country, the Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI), Peshawar has completed a comprehensive study to determine the climatic change scena

Deadly new castle disease has played havoc with the commercial poultry farms by perishing 44.59 million broilers during last five-month, incurring a total loss of about Rs 6 billion in Punjab.

Stronger linkages between Academia and Business Communities coupled with government support of Pakistan and Italy will lead to capacity building of Pakistan and sustainable management of solid wast

Survey conducted by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has revealed out of as many as 239 Water Supply Schemes (WSSs) in district Attock, 25 % are supplying contaminated water

The UK Government will build 27,000 flood resistant permanent homes in Pakistan that can provide some 189,000 women, men and children a permanent roof in addition to helping 28,500 families to repa

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah while taking notice of pollution in Keenjhar Lake, which is due to downside industrialization and other contaminated water, with the result the fish and anim

Begum Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector Polio Vaccination and focal person on Polio Eradition, has said the three-day polio vaccination expedition campaign wil