Malaria kills twice as many people every year as formerly believed, taking 1.2 million lives and causing the deaths not only of babies but also older children and adults.

Roads play important role in communication system, development process and promotion of economic activities of the nation.

The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial support of US$ 96,660 (approx.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed that Asian cities were likely to contribute more than half the rise in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr Saeed Elahi said the Punjab government, after refusing foreign aid, had provided Rs 198 million for the AIDS Control Programme (ACP) in the last fiscal year.

The First National Immunisation Days (NIDs) of the year are scheduled on January 30, 31 and February 01’2012.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 0.97 million people died annually due to poor water and sanitation facilities in the country and around 54,000 children under the age of five

Karachi —The government has planned to inject Rs144 billion in energy sector to manage the current energy crisis and to provide much needed balance sheet relief to Independent Power Producers and t

THE beauty of Chitral particularly of historical Kalash Valleys, also known for greenery, is at the verge of ruining as deforestation and massive illegal cutting of the trees with fast going on.

Islamabad—The government has planned to launch three-day national polio eradication drive from January 30 to vaccinate 33 million children of under five-year age.

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