In a concerted effort to combat the poliovirus, which has been detected in environmental samples throughout Karachi, around 1.037 million children between the ages of four months and five years will be targeted in the next campaign, officials said on Monday. They
The Sindh Governor House is soon going to commence distribution of food ration packages among deserving families on a 24-hour basis. Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, stated this on August 3 while talking to media persons at the Governor House on Saturday. Tessori
The Forbes Advisor has termed Karachi the world’s second-riskiest city for tourists in its latest ranking. The magazine said that potential complications during travel, like medical emergencies or natural disasters, could cause turbulence for travellers and travel insurance might be a smart
SUKKUR: The construction of 3,100 houses for flood-affected people in District Sukkur has been completed by the Sindh government, as part of a larger project of 83,417 houses under the Sindh People’s Housing Scheme for Flood Affected People. Sindh Minister for Energy,
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million concessional loan to support the reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure in Sindh, which was damaged by the devastating floods in 2022. According to an ADB announcement on Friday, the Sindh
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the minorities affairs department to utilise the Rs1 billion allocated for providing financial assistance, medical treatment, scholarships, marriage assistance, natural calamity assistance, and Yatra (pilgrimage) assistance to the deserving and needy people belonging
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a comprehensive plan to prevent urban flooding in Karachi on a priority basis. Chairing a meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr on July 22 about saving Karachi from urban flooding and environmental degradation and promoting sustainable water
KARACHI: A study, co-authored by researchers from three countries, has discovered the presence of second-hand smoke in an alarming 95 percent of children in Pakistan and Bangladesh, putting them at an increased risk of respiratory tract infections and, in cases of babies
KARACHI: Lack of community participation and negative parental attitudes remain major challenges in the fight against polio, experts shared on 9 July 2024 as the recently launched city-wide special immunisation campaign entered its last phase. According to officials, the campaign, which will
Karachi, the port city that once gleamed with state-of-the-art infrastructure and modern education, has been ranked as the least liveable city in global survey once again. The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister organisation to The Economist, has ranked 173 cities across the