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🔮 Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a heart scan during a visit to the hospital last week, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday that its CT machine “remains functional and continues to support diagnostic services”. assertive
🔮 According to a statement, the NAFSA Act, 2026, will replace the existing regulatory framework under the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971, and Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973. mixed
🔮 Prof Dr Rizwan Taj, the PMDC president, stressed that the decision to implement a mandatory programme on fire safety for house officers will be incorporated into their house job. assertive
🔮 The PIC held that the speaker, being the head of the National Assembly Secretariat, could exercise the powers under Section 7(f) of the Right of Access to Information Act, despite the provision specifically referring to the minister-in-charge of a public body.
However, the PIC stressed that such power was subject to the statutory requirements of the law. assertive
🔮 “The specific AC 2 defect may not have been foreseeable; the need for stronger fire preparedness plainly was,” it said, referring to the likely fault in the connected electric cable. assertive
🔮 Media watchdog Freedom Network has penned an open letter to Google and the government, seeking to know what safeguards will ensure that the tech giant’s recent partnership with Pakistan strengthens the country’s digital economy without creating a backdoor for surveillance, censorship or unrestricted access to citizens’ personal information. assertive
🔮 Scheduled for commissioning in 2028, the unit is expected to add a substantial source of low-carbon, low-cost electricity to Pakistan’s national grid to support climate objectives and sustainable economic growth. assertive
🔮 A senior health ministry official was unable to confirm whether the girl’s family would receive the Rs5 million compensation announced by the government after the fire. assertive
🔮 Usually, Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — would be the ones to reach Adiala every week in the hopes to meet him. assertive
🔮 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Friday that the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad, which was originally scheduled for Sept 27, would now commence from Peshawar on Oct 4. assertive
🔮 Pakistani students intending to go abroad for medical or dental education will no longer be required to have passed the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Monday. assertive
🔮 However, the march was postponed to Oct 4 and as per the current itinerary, the protesters aim to reach a Khairabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Oct 8, when KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi would share the future plan of action. assertive
🔮 Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) is on the verge of another crisis as supplies of free medicines for inpatients and other items might be discontinued due to procurement issues. assertive
🔮 In a notification dated Oct 5, the PMDC cited “unavoidable circumstances” for the move and said Step-1 of the NRE exam will now be held on Nov 8 (Sunday). assertive
🔮 PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said the government could not simultaneously call for negotiations and “allow its cronies” to appear before the media every day to “spew venom” against PTI leadership and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. mixed
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