Mustafa Kamal sets $30 bln pharma export target for next five years
ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Wednesday set an ambitious target of achieving $30 billion in pharmaceutical exports within the next five years,...
To do away propaganda on cervical cancer campaign decided to administer vaccine to daughter: Kamal
Karachi: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday administered vaccine against cervical cancer to his daughter and placed himself a mark on her...
NDMA warns of flood risks amid forecast of heavy rains
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an update on the country’s river and weather situation, warning of potential flooding in several regions due...
Anti-cervical cancer vaccination drive begins in Punjab tomorrow
Lahore: In Punjab, a two-week long anti-cervical cancer vaccination campaign will commence from Monday. Provincial Minister for Health Khawaja Imran Nazir in a statement in...
PMDC reschedules MDCAT test across country on instruction of Mustafa Kamal
Islamabad: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on instruction of Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has rescheduled Medical and Dental College Admission...
Critical flood situation at river Chenab’s Head Panjnad, Surrounding Areas
LAHORE, MULTAN, BAHAWALPUR: The floodwaters at the Head Panjnad confluence of the River Chenab in Punjab have surged to alarming levels, signaling an intense flood...
Last day of anti-polio campaign today across country
Islamabad: Today is the last day of anti-polio campaign across the country. According to the National Emergency Center (NEC) before the last day more than...
PDMA issues warning: heavy rainfall predicted across punjab through september 9
LAHORE: The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a new advisory highlighting the likelihood of significant rainfall across much of Punjab. The ongoing 10th...
First US relief flight lands in Pakistan to Aid flood victims
ISLAMABAD: The United States has begun delivering humanitarian assistance to flood-affected regions in Pakistan, with the first of six scheduled flights arriving on Friday. This...
Kamal urges parents to play their duty to administer polio drops to children to avoid lifelong disability
Karachi: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that we have to work together for eradication of lethal and untreatable polio disease. Talking...
Heavy rainfall in Islamabad, Rawalpindi raise potential flood, overflowing streams
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a flood alert for Nullah Lai due to rising water levels. Rainfall was heaviest in Islamabad’s Sector H-8,...
Anti- polio drive aiming to vaccinate more than 28 million children begins across the country today
ISLAMABAD: A nationwide anti-polio campaign commenced on Monday (today), aiming to vaccinate more than 28 million children under the age of five across 99 districts,...
Heavy rain in Multan, rain emergency imposed
MULTAN: Heavy rainfall continues in Multan city and its surrounding areas. Government imposed rain emergency. Due to the downpour, areas like Tipu Sultan Colony, Hassan...
Lahore hits by heavy downpour
LAHORE: The Punjab capital city was hit by a heavy downpour on Saturday, causing widespread disruptions across the city. A two-hour spell of intense rain...
Germany’s New Consul General Thomas Eberhard Assumes Charge in Karachi
KARACHI: Germany’s new Consul General, Thomas Eberhard Schlesie, has officially taken charge of his position in Following his appointment, Consul General Schlesie began engaging with...
55-Year-old woman gives Birth to 17th Child in India
WEB DESK: In India, a 55-year-old woman has given birth to her 17th child. According to Indian media reports, Rekha, a resident of Udaipur district...
Karachi warned of possible urban flooding after fresh rain alert
LAHORE: Rain is expected in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Narowal, Hafizabad and Mandi Bahauddin from August 30 to 31. Central and...
NDMA issued high alert across the country as heavy rainfall expected in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Sialkot
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) predicted heavy rainfall with thunderstorms across the Country from August 29 to September 2. According to the Meteorological Department,...
Two fresh polio cases srfaces in country bringing this year total tally to 23
Islamabaf: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed two new poliovirus cases from south Khyber...
Flood-affected areas in KP experience surge in diseases; over 164,000 patients treated
ISLAMABAD: The districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa severely affected by recent floods are witnessing a significant increase in health issues, with more than 164,000 patients having...