KARACHI: Amid the detection of a confirmed monkeypox (mpox) case in the country, the Sindh health department on 16 August initiated the screening of passengers at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, and released an advisory for healthcare institutions in the province. Officials
‘Under the Blaze’ presents compelling tale of a child forced to trade his future for perilous conditions Recent monsoon rains have brought devastation across South Asia, with about 600 rain-related deaths recorded across the region, including at least 178 in Pakistan where
KARACHI: Amid growing concern over recurrent positive environmental samples from across the province and two confirmed polio cases, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah launched a major anti-polio campaign on August 14 targeting vulnerable children in Karachi’s 85 high-risk union committees. The campaign
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Monday that the provincial government was increasing the number of rehabilitation centres for drug addicts in Sindh. At a press conference, he said that currently, there was a capacity to accommodate 400 people in
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at the Karachi airport on 12 August between the Local Councils Association Sindh (LCAS) and the Aircraft Sales & Services Limited (ASSL) for launching a free air ambulance service for emergency evacuation of patients from
Sindh Environment Minister Dost Muhammad Rahimoon has said the fast-diminishing farmlands near urban centres due to their conversion into gated housing societies have posed serious threats to Pakistan’s food security. He stated this while speaking as the chief guest at a conference
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,