500 to 750 patients of chikungunya are being reported daily across major government hospitals in the city. KARACHI. As a province with an ailing public healthcare system, the number of seasonal epidemics hitting Sindh on a regular basis is alarming, to say
Dozens of children have died this year in Karachi, and rural areas of Sindh and Balochistan due to diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable bacterial disease, as routine immunisation continues to decline in the region, health experts and officials reported on 12-October-2024. In Karachi alone,
On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it welcomed all into its magnanimous fold. Today, a megalopolis of nearly 300 million people, it is the industrial and
KARACHI: Speakers at a programme held on 11th October underscored the urgent need for prioritising mental health, especially at workplaces, where people spend a significant part of their day. Held at Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) in connection with the World Mental
A three-year-old girl was found dead on 10-October-2024 in the street near her residence in Federal B Area Block 11. The body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. According to police, the girl was identified as Amna who was
LARKANA: A man allegedly shot dead his sister after killing her friend in Ghulam Rasool Magsi village falling within the jurisdiction of the Mirokhan police station on 7th October. According to the police, Abdul Waheed Magsi shot dead Mohammed Mithal Chandio, 22,
UMERKOT: The bodies of a 32-year-old man and his three children aged between four and eight were found hanging from a tree near Palli Morr (turning) within the jurisdiction of the Bodar Farm police station of Umerkot district late on the 4th
KARACHI: Experts at a seminar on 23rd September 2024 underscored the need for changing the narrative around suicide — from one of shame and silence to empathy and action — and improving access to mental healthcare services. The seminar titled “Changing the
LARKANA: A 40-year-old man and his 32-year-old sister were gunned down in the Bakrani area of Larkana district late Sunday night, 22nd September 2024, over their mother’s freewill marriage, according to local residents. They said that the mother, Qaim Khatoon Brohi, was
A man allegedly killed his wife and injured another woman and himself in the Lyari area on the night between 21-September-2024 and 22-September-2024. Police said the incident took place near Quba Masjid in Lyari within the limits of the Kalri police station.