KARACHI: The ongoing anti-polio campaign in Karachi has seen 27 percent refusals in 40 of the 85 high-risk union committees (UCs) covered on the first day of the drive, it emerged on 16 August. A session organised for journalists by the Emergency
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
KARACHI: As many as 95 people, including 20 women, were wounded during aerial firing on the eve of Independence Day late Tuesday night, police, hospital, and rescue services officials said. Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed told Dawn that 95 people who were shot
‘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: While a regular passenger might enjoy the thrill of jumping onto a crowded train just in time for departure, for a differently-abled person stuck on a wheelchair, boarding a train is anything but fun especially when travelling through Pakistan Railways, 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
Amid an already delayed academic session, the Urdu Bazaar Traders Association has highlighted concerns about a significant scarcity of textbooks on the market. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, association executives Sajid Yousuf, Hussain Abbas, Ali Muhammad Awan, Nadeem Akhter, and
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
Police on 12 August 2024 registered a dual murder case in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area following a shooting incident that occurred two days ago. The case, filed at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station, included charges of murder and attempted murder. The complaint was lodged