Port Qasim Authority (PQA) and Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) are all set to sign an implementation agreement to develop the 'pollution free' Coal, Cement and Clinker Terminal (CCCT) worth $175 million at Port Qasim.

The present detection rate of Tuberculosis, a common infectious disease that kills nearly 70,000 people in the country every year, is 72 percent, 2 percent higher than the target set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Bangladesh.

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The failure of the government to form a clear-cut policy to control/treat tuberculosis (TB) in animals has led to spread of the disease in humans.

Non-pasteurised milk is the most common carrier of this infection as mycobacterium is the main cause of tuberculosis in bovine animals, which is transmitted to humans through infected milk and milk products.

Around 250 brick kilns pose a major health threat to 1.4 million inhabitants of this district by using unauthorised and poisonous fuel, Dawn has learned during a survey.