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Pakistan
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Swat child is new polio victim
A new polio case has been found in Swat district, where local Taliban have been aggressively opposing the anti-polio campaign for about a year. Seven-month-old Tanzeela of Kabal was tested positive for polio on Wednesday. Officials associated with the anti-polio drive told Dawn that the infected child had not received a single dose of oral vaccine (OPV) because of Taliban's opposition to the vaccination campaign. With this case, the number of polio victims reported this year has increased to four
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Supply of hepatitis vaccines to provinces slashed
The Ministry of Health has instructed all the provinces to concentrate on the prevention of hepatitis in accordance with the PC-1 of Prime Minister's Hepatitis Control Programme. The federal government also slashed the quantity of the hepatitis vaccines to the provinces, sources said.
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Prospects of promoting alternative energy discussed
There is an urgent need for tapping the potential of alternative energy in Pakistan particularly and South Asia region in general because of acute shortage of energy crisis. This was sated by Tariq Saeed, President Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Saarc CCI) in his meeting with Arif Alauddin, the newly appointed CEO, Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) in Islamabad.
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EAC suggests raise in petrol price to Rs 100 per litre
The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) of the prime minister has suggested an increase in petrol prices to Rs 100 a litre with some protection for the motorcyclists through issuance of fleet cards or introduction of fuel stamps system. The EAC also recommended 10 percent increase in diesel prices quarterly to bring down subsidy on it to ease pressure on the economy.
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80-feet breach of Khewra canal damages crops
The Khewra canal has been breached near Chak 385-JB Sahrian, inundating the crops on hundreds of acres of land. The water speedily moved towards Chak 378-JB Fattowal. However, the staff of Irrigation Department with the help of farmers succeeded to divert the water flow into a nearby nullah. The farmers criticised irrigation department and PIDA staff for showing negligence in strengthening the banks of the canal. Eighty feet breach could not be plugged till the filing of this report.
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80-feet breach of Khewra canal damages crops
The Khewra canal has been breached near Chak 385-JB Sahrian, inundating the crops on hundreds of acres of land. The water speedily moved towards Chak 378-JB Fattowal. However, the staff of Irrigation Department with the help of farmers succeeded to divert the water flow into a nearby nullah. The farmers criticised irrigation department and PIDA staff for showing negligence in strengthening the banks of the canal. Eighty feet breach could not be plugged till the filing of this report.
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Govt sets up body to raise production of food items
The Sindh government has constituted a provincial sub-committee on production of essential food commodities.
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Fisheries dept unfolds Rs1.3bn uplift plan
The Sindh government has prepared a comprehensive programme worth Rs1,300 million envisaging 13 development schemes to upgrade the fisheries sector and for the welfare of fishermen. The uplift schemes will be in addition to the federally financed master plan for the development of aquaculture in the coastal areas and the community development project prepared by the Coastal Development Authority through the technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank.
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Operators of private water tankers raise charges by 100pc
With the prices of all commodities reaching an all-time high, operators of water tankers in the city have doubled the charges for 1,000 gallons water, citing that the filling charges have been raised and octroi charges have been placed on tankers passing through the area under the jurisdiction of Malir Cantonment Board.
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LHC seeks reply from govt on CNG prices
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sayed Zahid Husain on Monday sought para-wise comments from the Punjab government over its failure to ensure fixed prices of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at various filling stations across the province. Petitioner Amjad Ali Qasim told the court that he was hit by the Punjab government's failure to implementing CNG prices as fixed by the federal government.