Floods Cause Over 1,000 Deaths and Widespread Damage Across Pakistan, NA Told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that recent floods and urban flooding across Pakistan caused: 1,037 deaths 1,067 injuries 229,763 damaged houses 22,841 livestock
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said education remains the foundation of the province’s future and his government is investing heavily in schools and colleges so that every child, boy or girl, has access to a safe, modern and inclusive
KARACHI: With around 3.6 million abortions occurring annually in Pakistan, the Sindh Population Welfare Department has launched an online application designed to offer free and confidential guidance on contraceptive methods and reproductive health. The initiative seeks to address the challenges faced by
• Research puts India and the US in second and third place for workplace discrimination against diabetics • Finds people with Type 1 diabetes face greater prejudice • Says many denied time off needed for medical care KARACHI: More than two-thirds of
KARACHI: Over 1,000 patients tested positive for dengue fever on Monday across the province that saw another death from the mosquito-borne viral infection, raising the official tally to 27 since October this year. According to the provincial health department’s data, the latest
KARACHI: Despite the Sindh Healthcare Commission’s (SHCC) recent announcement of slashing fees of dengue, malaria and complete blood count (CBC) tests to make healthcare affordable for citizens, many private diagnostic laboratories are still charging patients their “own rates”. Keeping in view the
PMA alleges lack of political will to ensure sanitation, waste management and fumigation turned cities into breeding sites of mosquitoes • Over 400 patients currently under treatment in public and private hospitals: health dept • Officials say over 11,700 cases reported from
KARACHI: The displaced residents of Gujjar, Orangi and Mehmoodabad Nullahs staged a protest outside the Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court on Friday to demand the rental payments and housing compensation promised to them after their homes were demolished more than four years ago.
More than 60 million Pakistanis are living with mental health conditions while fewer than 500 psychiatrists are available to serve a population of over 240 million, experts said at the Global Conference on Brain and Mental Health hosted by the Aga Khan
It began innocently, a viral ‘Saree Portrait’ trend sweeping through South Asia. Women across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka uploaded their photos to AI apps that transformed them into digital saree portraits: glowing faces, soft backdrops and perfectly styled drapes. For