Experts have urged Pakistan’s food law and standards enforcement agencies to implement policies against industrially produced trans fats (iTFAs) to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), a press release said on Thursday. The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) organised a…
Experts decried the deep-rooted connection between unhealthy diets, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and poverty during a conference dialogue on Wednesday During a policy dialogue on the “Unhealthy Food, NCDs, and Poverty Nexus” at Beaconhouse National University (BNU) in Lahore, organised by…
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a dialogue on Thursday underscored the importance of concrete legislative reforms to empower women-led businesses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The dialogue, arranged by the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) in collaboration with the Women Chamber of…
CHARSADDA: A public-private dialogue (PPD) aimed to create a collaborative platform to identify barriers, propose practical solutions and promote inclusive economic growth for women entrepreneurs in the district was organised here on Tuesday. The event was jointly arranged by Women…
ISLAMABAD: There was a time when communicable diseases were the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in Pakistan, but non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been on the rise due to changes in food systems and lifestyles. With advancements in science-based…
PRESS RELEASE Experts on Tuesday called for better food governance to tackle the issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), stressing that NCDs compromised the food security of a state. Speaking at a seminar held by the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) and…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief information commissioner Farah Hamid Khan on Wednesday said currently, around 1,500 cases against government departments over information delay or denial were pending with the KP Information Commission and the number was growing. Ms…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Infrastructure bottlenecks, slow digitization, lack of cheap credit availability and poor entrepreneurial skills are hampering the growth of businesses in the provincial capital, says a study. It advocated modern industrial zones around Peshawar to meet the growing…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: As Tuesday’s sitting was adjourned owing to a boycott by lawmakers over Baldev Kumar’s appearance, the provincial government could not table a controversial amendment to right to information law. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government had drafted the Right to…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Many civil society organizations have opposed the proposed ‘controversial’ amendments to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013, declaring the government’s move contrary to the people’s fundamental rights. They also warned that they would challenge those…