By Asif Mahmood Butt in The News, Dec 01, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman said Thursday the Afghan transit trade and smuggling caused loss of four billion dollars annually. Talking to The News, he said after an end to smuggling, the price of sugar has come down significantly and wheat is now in abundance. “Now we are in a position to export wheat,” he remarked. The chief secretary said 900 illegal Afghan refugees…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 22, 2023The Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan has revealed alarming statistics concerning diabetes, stating that 1,000 individuals succumb to the disease annually, highlighting the severity of this health crisis. On World Diabetes Day in Kabul, acting Deputy Minister of Public Health Habibullah Akhundzadah expressed deep concern over the escalating diabetes rates, citing that in 2022 alone, a staggering 17,499 people were diagnosed with the condition.…