NHS ‘falling short on complaints’
The NHS still has a long way to go to improve the way it handles complaints, although there are signs of improvement, a survey suggests.
View ArticleFalling short: Challenges mount as tax target missed in first month
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to miss the monthly tax collection target by at least Rs7 billion, as it could pool approximately Rs130 billion by the last working day of...
View ArticleTragic day: Child dies after falling in a drain at Bin Qasim Park
KARACHI: Every year on the day after Eid, Muhammad Hanif takes his family to the beach. This year, they had a change of plans and headed to Bin Qasim Park instead as the provincial government had...
View ArticleTragedy: Two die after falling into well
CHAKWAL: Two young members of a family died after they fell into a deep well in the Chakwal area. Police said that Urooj Fatima, 13, reportedly slipped into an 80-foot deep dry well while throwing...
View ArticleFalling global rates: Oil prices slashed by 1.6%
ISLAMABAD: Consumers heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday after the government slashed prices of petroleum products by 1.6 per cent following the reduction in global oil prices. The new rates will be...
View ArticleFalling behind: APTMA presses for swift release of tax refunds
KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Siddik has pressed the government to speed up the clearance of outstanding refund payments as committed by Finance...
View ArticleInvestor sentiment : OICCI expresses concern over falling FDI
KARACHI: The Managing Committee of Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) –the premier body of nearly 200 multinationals operating in Pakistan – has expressed its dismay on the...
View ArticleEbola nurse flew before falling ill
A nurse diagnosed in Dallas with Ebola took a flight from Cleveland on the day before she showed symptoms, US health officials confirm.
View ArticleDissatisfied: Falling FDI worries business forum
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has expressed concern over the falling trend of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, which has declined by 26% during the...
View Article‘Number of hepatitis C cases rising in Pakistan, falling in other developing...
KARACHI: While the number of hepatitis C cases is reducing in other developing countries, healthcare providers say that contrary is the case in Pakistan. “We are developing about 250,000 new...
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