KARACHI: The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, on Saturday embarked on an initiative to create an urban forest by planting over 300 saplings. These saplings encompassed a diverse range of trees, including medicinal and fruit-bearing varieties. During
‘Northern Sindh: In Search of Solutions’ is a fact-finding report by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), highlighting grave human rights violations such as honour killings, forced conversions and bonded labour in the northern region of Sindh. Download Here
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday unveiled its fact-finding report titled ‘Northern Sindh: In Search of Solutions’ highlighting grave human rights violations such as honour killings, forced conversions and bonded labour in the northern region of Sindh. A fact-finding
KARACHI: Where the large-scale exodus of nursing staff to countries abroad had already created a massive void in the healthcare system, the haphazard transfer of public hospitals to private entities has only added to the chaos plaguing the lives of hapless patients. Despite
Sindh caretaker health minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz said on Tuesday that The Kidney Centre is one of the best centres providing renal care to patients on a no-profit basis and vowed to provide every possible assistance to the centre in its
Following the unavailability of several essential and life-saving medicines at pharmacies and hospitals across Sindh, the health authorities on Sunday directed the provincial drug administration to launch an operation against profiteers and black marketeers, and ensure the availability of life-saving medicines in
IN the recent past, Karachi has experienced several unfortunate, infrastructure-related accidents that impacted human lives and assets. The list is long: nine people were injured in a sewer gas explosion in Lasbela. Its intensity caused panic among residents and passersby, who thought
KARACHI: Julien Harneis, the resident coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in Pakistan, and Catherine Weibel, country director of the UN information centre in Islamabad, held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Monday to speak about the problems
“Electronic Cigarettes and their Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Pakistani Population: A Multi-City Study Across Pakistan” is a jointly conducted research by the Aga Khan University and Multan Medical and Dental College. The study concluded that an increasing number of young people
KARACHI: Despite having sufficient knowledge about the potential health risks associated with nicotine exposure, an increasing number of young people are getting hooked on e-cigarettes, smoking devices that are powered by a battery, says a study recently published in an online journal.