KARACHI: Taking stock of the province’s polio situation ahead of another immunisation campaign, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on 21st May underscored the need for collective action and accountability at every level to tackle the public health challenge. Chairing a meeting of
Police doubt suicide claim by family KARACHI: A 12-year-old girl was found dead hanging from a duppata at the home of her paternal uncle in Surjani Town. According to rescue officials, the deceased has been identified as Mehak Dastgir. The body has
KARACHI: President of Pakistan Pediatric Association Sindh Dr Waseem Jamalvi on Thursday said that the number of patients with diarrhoea has significantly increased in Karachi due to the port city’s rising temperatures. Dr Jamalvi told Geo News that every day, dozens of people with
LARKANA / NAWABSHAH: Sindh Minister for Prisons Ali Hassan Zardari, who also holds the portfolio of Works & Services, has said that the Sindh government wanted to see that no woman lands in jail. Therefore, he said, societal reforms are being considered.
KARACHI: Experts representing the Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) and the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) have expressed grave concern over recent reports indicating a potential significant tax relief for the import and supply of breast milk substitutes in the upcoming federal budget. In
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on 20-May-2025 the remarkable efforts of the Sindh government for flood victims have set an example not only for Pakistan but for the entire world. The goal of building 2.1 million homes for millions of
KARACHI: A peaceful protest was organised by the unions of home-based workers and informal self-employed workers at the Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) head office on 19th May against the non-issuance of social security cards. Women home-based workers and informal workers’
SUKKUR: The Hindu Panchayats of different cities and towns have reacted strongly to the recent disappearance of a teenage girl belonging to the Meghwar community and demanded her immediate recovery. They noted that the Class-IX student went missing from Sahib Khan Jiskani
Unidentified assailants believed to be local drug dealers launched a violent attack on a police-supervised rehabilitation centre in Orangi Town’s Mominabad area on the night between 17 & 18 May-2025, causing extensive damage to the building and freeing scores of recovering addicts.
In a significant breakthrough for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts, the number of refusal cases in Karachi has dropped significantly in the latest campaign — one of the lowest figures in recent years. This marked decline reflects intensified efforts by the Sindh Health