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...
NDMA predicts more heavy rain in Karachi
KARACHI: The national Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert, warning of more heavy rain in Karachi According to the NDMA, more heavy...
Mustafa Kamal inaugurates new question bank for MDCAT 2025 at PMDC
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday today visited Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC ). The Minister inaugurated a new question...
Karachi’s Monsoon toll rises to 17 as heavy rainfall continues
KARACHI: The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi has increased to 17, following ongoing heavy monsoon showers that have battered the city since the...
Tragedy strikes near Rawalakot as Dr. Gul Lalah goes missing after water surge
PESHAWAR: Dr. Gul Lalah, a lecturer at Poonch University, was swept away along with her vehicle near Tarar Campus in Rawalakot. According to authorities, his...
Two new cases of polio virus surfaces in Sindh, KP
ISLAMABAD:The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new cases of Polio. According to the official...
KP govt announces Rs2m each for flood-hit families
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced an increase in compensation for families of those killed in recent floods, raising the amount...
NDMA urges public to avoid mountain regions Amid adverse weather
ISlAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued a public advisory urging citizens to refrain from visiting mountainous areas due to ongoing severe...
Punjab hospitals extend OPD operating hours to enhance patient access
LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department has introduced an extension to outpatient department (OPD) hours at all government teaching hospitals throughout the province, aiming to facilitate...
Kamal reaffirms Govt’s commitment to eradicate counterfeit medicines in country.
Islamabad: Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has reaffirmed Government’s commitment to eradicate counterfeit medicines in the country. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, he said...
Another polio case surfaces in Laki Marwat brings this year tally to 12
Peshawar: A new case of polio has surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has brought the this year tally to 12. The KP health Ministry confirmed...
PM directs to improve healthcare system in Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the officials concerned to devise strategy for improving primary and secondary healthcare system in Islamabad to reduce...
Local manufacturing of vaccines, its uninterrupted provision to children are priority of Govt: Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that manufacturing of local vaccines and uninterrupted provision of the vaccines to the children...
Girl’s stomach lock extracted without surgery at Lyari
KARACHI: In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors at Lyari General Hospital successfully extracted a lock from the stomach of a 23-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities,...