KARACHI: Raising alarm over the growing use of e-cigarettes, vapes, and nicotine pouches among Pakistani youth, health experts have said that these new nicotine products are becoming widely accessible in Pakistan and remain largely unregulated. They called for urgent state action, stricter
According to a spokesperson for the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), a nationwide crackdown against those selling drugs to students is ongoing. In the last 24 hours, six suspects were apprehended in five different operations around educational institutions. During these operations, approximately 15 kilograms
KARACHI: Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) identifying the provision of clean drinking water as a fundamental human right, till this day, locals in Pakistan’s industrial hub, Karachi, continue to suffer the perilous health repercussions of consuming contaminated water. From February to
HYDERABAD: More than 35 people, mostly children, suffered respiratory distress, coughing and throat and eye irritation after chlorine gas that leaked from a cylinder in the Hala Naka filtration plant spread in the Khursheed Town locality here on 24th September 2024. The
KARACHI: Health experts have expressed concern over the rapid increase in cases of iatrogenic genital tract fistula — an abnormal connection between the urinary bladder or ureter and the vagina, created accidentally by a surgeon during an operation — in the country
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
KARACHI: With much of the developed world shifting towards using biodegradable materials, plastic-based products continue to dominate store shelves in Pakistan, where environmental sustainability is still fairly low on the government’s development goals, despite the existence of acts like the Sindh Environmental
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to
KARACHI: Apropos the letter “Ghost Teachers” published on September 19, 2024, the issue of ghost schools is another sad reality in Pakistan’s education system. These schools exist only in name, with buildings left abandoned and teachers still collecting salaries without fulfilling their
The Sindh Cabinet has approved the ‘Sindh Police Health Insurance Policy’. Following the approval, the Sindh Finance Department will soon release funds for the scheme. A briefing in this regard was given to the participants of a meeting held at the Central