A judicial magistrate on November 5 granted bail to the driver of a dumper truck in a case pertaining to the death of a motorcyclist in a road accident involving the heavy vehicle. Twenty-three-year-old Shahzeb Shahid was killed and his wife Misbah
KARACHI: The dengue fever situation is getting worse day by day as the health department declared on November 4 the death of four more patients. According to the latest data released by the department, 20 people have so far died of dengue
KARACHI: A fast-moving dumper fatally struck a young man and injured his wife in the Garden area on November 4 police said. The incident triggered a violent protest as residents gathered at the scene and set the heavy vehicle on fire. “A
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been detected in eight children, tested at the Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital in Karachi. The hospital officials have blamed the quack doctors, practising illegally, for the infection and demanded of the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC)
• Unofficial mortality figures paint haunting picture of threat posed by dengue • Families claim 26 deaths in Hyderabad alone between Oct 1 and Nov 2 • Health dept confirms six deaths in 10 months • Experts stress need for research into
KARACHI: In a shocking incident that has sparked widespread outrage, a woman allegedly had to sell her newborn baby to settle medical bills at a private clinic in Memon Goth, police said on November 2. Malir district police chief confirmed on Sunday
LARKANA: A 35-year-old man was killed in an ambush leading the death toll in an old enmity between two rival communities to 27 in a Naudero village on November 2. Unknown assailants ambushed Shahzado Jaiho while he, along with a friend, Maqsood
• Death toll confirmed by health dept reaches to six • Over 1,400 test positive in Karachi, Hyderabad during 24 hours • Experts warn situation is turning critical as people fail to take the infection seriously • True scale of outbreak unclear
KARACHI: A senior civil judge has directed the owner of a garbage truck and its driver to jointly pay a total of Rs42.7 million in compensation to the legal heirs of a 31-year-old man, who died after his motorcycle was crushed by
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over growing numbers of measles’ cases these days, especially in Karachi, health experts at an event held on Tuesday urged parents to get their children protected against the highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection — which has claimed