Gilgit (C.R Akbar Shah): Sale and purchase of cold drinks and energy drinks have been banned in all government colleges and special education complexes across Gilgit-Baltistan. In this regard, a formal notification has been issued by the Department of Higher Technical and Special Education, Gilgit-Baltistan. According to the notification, this ban will be effective immediately…
Gilgit (Correspondent): Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid laid the foundation stone of Doctors Hostel in Eidgah Astore. While addressing the occasion, chief minister Khalid Khurshid said his government is constructing a doctors’ hostel for Rs. 6 crores. Construction of this hostel and inauguration of the regional center of the CPSP in Gilgit point towards the…
Gilgit (PR): Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Khalid Khurshid formally inaugurated the Regional Center of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) in Gilgit City on Monday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the chief minister said all major hospitals in G-B have been given the status of teaching hospitals. Similarly, hospitals in all regional headquarters have been…
Gilgit (Bureau chief): Rosh International showed interest in launching a special program in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer among women of Gilgit-Baltistan. In this regard, a delegation of Rosh International met the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshidand CEO Sehat Card on Thursday in Gilgit. During the meeting, Rosh International expressed interest…
Gilgit (PR): An autism awareness seminar was organized at headquarters Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA) Gilgit on Saturday. Country’s renown autism experts Mrs. Major Retired Kaiser Principal ARC Westridge, Mrs. Faiza Inam CEO STCICLD Islamabad, Mrs. Shamaila Kamal CEO TSTC Lahore and others talked about autism in children and ways to deal with it. The…
Gilgit (Correspondent): On instructions of secretary health Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), drug inspector Gilgit cracks down on sale of substandard medicines in Gilgit-Baltistan under section 144. According to the details, drug Inspector Gilgit Ikramuddin along with the deputy commissioner raided various medical facilities in Hospital Road. During the raid, the drug inspector sealed two medical stores. Moreover,…
Gilgit (Ibex News): The Gilgit-Baltistan Steering Committee for mental health promotion and suicide prevention has formally started work. As part of its campaign to promote mental health, the committee will take measures to ensure the implementation of ban on sale and purchase of non-prescription drugs and ban on drug use. Interior Secretary Iqbal Hussain has…
Gilgit (Correspondent): More than 60 specialist doctors will provide services in ten districts as per the agreement between Gilgit-Baltistan government and Al-Shifa Hospital. The doctors will also be allowed to run their private clinics in government hospitals. According to the sources, an agreement has been concluded between the Gilgit-Baltistan government and Al-Shifa Hospital. According to…
Gilgit (Correspondent): The inquiry committee on the appointment of lady health workers in Gilgit-Baltistan has recommended reopening the position and declaring the appointments null and void. Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid also formed a high-level committee for the re-evaluation of the inquiry report. The members of the inquiry committee include provincial Health Minister Haji Gulbar Khan,…
Gilgit (Special report): The cases of 24 general nurses awaiting promotion to the next scale in the health department have been pending in the DG Health office for the past one year despite urgent remarks given by the health secretary. According to the details, 24 General Nurses were appointed during 2016 and 2017 in Gilgit-Baltistan…