ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (ABC): Pakistan Medical Commission’s (PMC) Medical and Dental Council on Monday approved reducing the MDCAT passing percentage for the dental program from 65% to 55% for the upcoming admissions in dental colleges of Pakistan. The council meeting chaired by the President of PMC, Dr. Arshad Taqi, upon the recommendations of the National Medical and Dental Academic Board …

ISLAMABAD, June 27 (ABC): Minister for Health Abdul Qadir on Monday announced that sales tax on pharma raw materials is being slashed after the reservations. Talking to the media in Polyclinic Hospital, Qadir Patel said the issue of 17pc sales tax on pharma raw materials was raised with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The government has decided to reduce sales tax …

ISLAMABAD, June 27 (ABC): The federal government on Sunday announced to abolish the need to submit a copy of your CNIC to shop at a utility store. According to details, the one-time password system has also been discontinued to shop at utility stores. The shoppers do not have to submit a copy of the CNIC to shop at any utility …

BEIJING, June 27 (ABC): A highly difficult surgery of brainstem tumor for a six-year-old Pakistani boy was successfully conducted by the Chinese doctors at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (ZNWU), China, reported. According to the report, the boy was diagnosed with brainstem tumor several months ago. He needed a surgery as soon as possible. However, brainstem tumor surgery remains the …

LAHORE, June 27 (ABC): After the removal of Covid-19 restrictions, a flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) left for Kuala Lumpur from Lahore on Sunday morning as the national airline has resumed direct flights to Malaysia. The PIA has also added to its rapidly expanding network the direct flights from Karachi and Lahore to the Qatari capital Doha. The …

ISLAMABAD, Jun. 27 (ABC): Li Bijian, Chinese Consul General in Karachi hoped that Pakistani young students can be the inheritors of China-Pakistan friendship, the enhancers of the development of China and Pakistan, the promoters of the hearts and minds of the people of China and Pakistan, to convey the friendship of ‘higher than the mountain, deeper than the sea and …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday decided to hold convention in different constituencies ahead of the July 17 by-elections in Punjab’s 20 constituencies. The seats fell vacant after Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-seated 25 members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for voting for Hamza Shahbaz in election for Punjab Chief Minister. Pakistan …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): 14-year-old boy was killed after being allegedly raped by three on the day of his sister’s wedding in Shahdara area of Lahore. According to details, three accused namely Osama, Shahbaz and Sunny took 14-year-old Mujahid to a rented house and raped him, then cut his throat with a sharp tool. Afterwards, the accused themselves reported the murder …

ISLAMABAD, June 27(ABC): The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approved 10 projects costing Rs34 billion. A meeting of the CDWP was held, in which 6 projects worth over Rs107bn were sent to ECNEC while the 17 km long N35 expansion project was approved. The meeting also approved Sukkur, Rohri new bridge construction project worth more than Rs10 bn, …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): The Punjab Assembly has a total of 371 members, of which, at the moment, 20 seats are vacant and are up for re-polling on July 17. This brings the total number of MPAs in the Punjab Assembly down to 351. The ruling PML-N has a majority of 165 members. However, four of its MPAs had previously rebelled …