Monsoon winds to enter Sindh today
Karachi: Monsoon winds will enter Sindh today. Owing to arrival of the monsoon, heavy rains are likely to lash in Dadu, Jamshoro, Tharparkar, Sukkur, Larkana,...
Karachi Hospitals receive excessive patients count for meat-related illnesses
KARACHI: The citizens of Karachi are facing growing risks associated with excessive meat consumption, following the conclusion of the three-day Eid festivities. According to the...
Chinese hospital ship to visit Pacific to boost ‘responsible’ image
BEIJING: China is sending a military-run hospital ship to the Pacific to where it will call in at Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and...
Security forces efforts bore fruit In KP as tourism along with peace restored
Peshawar: Efforts of security forces bore fruit as tourism restored along with peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). During the Eid holidays as many as 200000...
Health card used in Punjab wrongly: Dr Javed Akram
Lahore: Acting Provincial health Minister Javed Akram has said that the health card introduced by previous government of the PTI has been used in Punjab...
NDMA issues advisory to ensure preparedness for first monsoon spell
Islamabad: National Disaster Management Authority has issued an advisory to all federal and provincial departments concerned to ensure preparedness for first monsoon spell forecast from...
WHO’s research agency to list aspartame sweetener as possible source of cancer: sources
LONDON: One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen [a substance capable of causing cancer in living...
Over 100 die as Mexico reels under extreme heat: health ministry
Mexican government data showed that over 100 people have lost their lives due to extreme heat in the country in June, as climate change is...
International conference to promote tourism in country to be held from 11th of July
Islamabad: A three-day international conference to promote tourism in Pakistan will be held from 11th of the next month. This was announced by Chairman Prime...
Int’l Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking being observed today
Web Desk: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023 is being observed today. On this #WorldDrugDay, let's break the cycle of stigma and...
NDMA issues advisory during extreme heat for masses
Islamabad: National Disaster Management Authority has advised people to avoid travelling during extreme heat wave and warned that glaciers can be melt-down in snowy regions....
U.S. Ambassador visits multi-purpose Gomal Zam Dam
Peshawar: U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome visited multi-purpose Gomal Zam Dam in South Waziristan District today. US Ambassador was accompanied by the Chairman of Water and...
Tropical storm BIPERJOY lands at coastal belt of Pakistan-India border, Indian Gujrat
Karachi: The much awaited tropical storm BIPERJOY has landed at coastal belt of Indian Gujrat and Pakistan-India border while the process of landing of cyclone...
Cabinet approves ‘Single Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations 2023’ on World Environment Day
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the federal cabinet approved ‘Single Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations 2023’ on the occasion of the World...
AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso slashes death risk in certain post-surgery lung cancer patients
LONDON: AstraZeneca’s lung cancer therapy, Tagrisso, cut the risk of death by more than half in patients with a certain form of lung cancer who...
Heart attack adds six years to brain age: study
ISLAMAABAD: New research shows that having a heart attack eventually leads to faster mental decline that is the equivalent of adding 6 years to the...
No tobacco day being observed across globe today
Web Desk: World No Tobacco Day is being observed across the globe today. This year, theme for the day is Grow Food, Not Tobacco. Growing...
Brain-eating amoeba kills one in Karachi
KARACHI: The brain-eating amoeba, naegleria fowleri, claimed the life of a 19-year-old man in Karachi on Monday, reported health authorities. Zahir Shah was brought to the hospital...
Week-long anti-polio campaign to begin from tomorrow
Islamabad/Karachi/Lahore/Peshawar/Quetta: Under the National Immunisation Programme, a week-long anti-polio campaign will kick off on Monday in various districts of the four provinces in the country....
Pakistan reports 16 coronavirus cases, one death in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,580,884. The...
COVID-19 no longer threat to global health: WHO
In a major announcement, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic — which has killed more than 6.9 million humans — does...
Pakistan reports 22 more cases of Covid-19
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,580,823. The nationwide...
Poliomyelitis Cases in Pakistan are now restricted to southern KP
Islamabad: The director general of World Health Organisation (WHO) has submitted a report to the forthcoming World Health Assembly that cases of poliomyelitis in Pakistan...
Pakistan to approach WHO for vaccine amid fears of mpox spread
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to obtain anti-monekypox vaccine from the World Health Organisation as the South Asian country reported first two cases of infectious diseases....
Health ministry issues guidelines on mpox after one case reported at Islamabad airport
Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Science has issued guidelines regarding mpox to all airports in Pakistan following the detection of a case at the...
World Malaria Day being observed today
KARACHI: Countries around the globe including Pakistan are observing April 25 as World Malaria Day to increase awareness about this dangerous disease. The World Health...
Pakistan reports 17 more cases of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 17 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. According to National Health Services (NHS) the country reported 17 cases of Covid-19 within 24-hours on...
World Immunization Week being observed from today
World Immunization Week is being observed countrywide from Monday to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination in protecting against diseases. This year’s theme ‘The...
Pakistan reports 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,580,579. The...
FDA clears extra Covid booster for some high-risk Americans
WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems....
KP govt temporarily suspends Sehat Card Plus
PESHAWAR: The Sehat Card Plus, which provided medical treatment to people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was temporarily suspended from Wednesday. This comes after a similar decision...
New Covid sublineages identified since Fauci’s retirement
More than one new sublineage of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was identified after the retirement of top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, contrary...
Five-day anti-polio campaign begins in different parts of KP
A five-day anti-polio campaign began in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today. According to the health department, the campaign has been launched in Bannu, Dera...
Met office forecasts dry weather
Dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, light rain-wind and thunderstorm is expected at isolated places...
COVID-19 likely came from humans, Chinese scientist claims
A Chinese scientist has claimed that humans may have been a source of COVID-19 virus origination, CNN reported. Tong Yigang of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology...
Both too little and too much sleep tied to increased stroke risk
ISLAMABAD: Quality sleep is essential for health. Sleep problems range from too short or too long sleep duration, difficulty falling and staying asleep, and symptoms...
South Korea to test sewage samples for Covid-19
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of...
Pakistan reports 49 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,579,911. The nationwide...
Bilawal inaugurates first lung transplant unit, health city, medicine unit in Gambat
Gambat: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday inaugurated first lung implant department. This department has been established in...
Autism Awareness Day Being Observed Today
Web Desk: World Autism Awareness Day is being observed on Sunday. Theme of this year is “Transforming the narrative: Contributions at home, at work, in...
133 New Covid Cases Reported Across Country In Last 24 Hours
Islamabad: As many as 133 new Covid positive cases have been reported in the country during the last twenty-four hours. According to National Institute of...
30 Persons Confirmed For Coronavirus In Karachi During Last 24 Hours
Karachi: As many as 1111 tests of coronavirus conducted in Karachi out of which 262 were positive in the last one week while the rate...
French Development Agency Pledges 55 Million Dollar To Pakistan For Supporting Polio Eradication
ISLAMABAD: French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged $55 million to help support Pakistan’s Polio Programme operations, in efforts to interrupt poliovirus transmission. A delegation of...
Health Dept Constitutes Investigation Committee To Probe Suicide Attempt By Ex-MS Landhi General Hospital
Karachi: Provincial health department Sindh has constituted an investigation committee for probe of the suicide attempt by the former Medical Superintendent (MS) of Landhi General...
Pakistan Reports 53 COVID Cases in 24 Hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,577,700. The nationwide...
Half of World on Track to Be Overweight by 2035
ISLAMABAD: More than half the world’s population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation...
Exercise May be More Effective Than Medication for Mental Health
A new study has found that physical exercise is highly beneficial for decreasing mental health symptoms. With high and growing mental health stats this study...
WHO Urges Assistance to African Nations Facing Cholera
KAMPALA,: A World Health Organization official in Africa is urging more support to countries facing cholera outbreaks, saying the disease has the potential to “quickly...
PM Formally Launches Countrywide Spring Tree Plantation Campaign
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formally launched countrywide spring tree plantation campaign in Islamabad on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister appealed the...
Pakistan Sees 42 Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,576,880. The...