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Bilawal inaugurates Medical Complex and Child Health Institute in Sukkur

Abuzar UsamaAugust 8, 2023August 8, 2023

August 8, 2023August 8, 20230502

Sukkur: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday inaugurated the Medical Complex and Child Health Institute in Sukkur. The medical complex inaugurated by...

NIH issues advisory on dengue

Abuzar UsamaAugust 8, 2023August 8, 2023

August 8, 2023August 8, 20230362

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday issued an advisory amid a potential threat of an increase in dengue fever cases in the...

PM launches health insurance card scheme for working journalists, artists

Abuzar UsamaAugust 8, 2023August 8, 2023

August 8, 2023August 8, 20230416

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched health insurance card scheme for working journalists and artists in Islamabad on Tuesday. Under the health insurance scheme, the...

PM lays foundation stone of Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute University in Lahore

Abuzar UsamaAugust 6, 2023August 6, 2023

August 6, 2023August 6, 20230452

Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif laid foundation stone of Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute University in Lahore on Sunday. On this occasion, the Prime...

Anti-polio campaign commences in Balochistan today

Abuzar UsamaAugust 1, 2023August 1, 2023

August 1, 2023August 1, 20230372

Quetta: A seven-day anti-polio drive started today in Balochistan. During the drive, more than 2.5 million children up to five years of age would be...

World Hepatitis Day being observed today

Abuzar UsamaJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023July 28, 20230398

Web Desk: World Hepatitis Day is being observed today to create awareness about deadly disease. Annual observance focuses attention on the huge impact of viral...

National multi-sectoral nutrition program launched to reduce stunting, Malnutrition in children

Abuzar UsamaJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

July 26, 2023July 26, 20230501

Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal launched National Multi-sectoral Nutrition Program to Reduce Stunting and other Forms of Malnutrition in the children at...

‘Healthy Diet-Health Forever’ campaign being launched all over Pakistan

Abuzar UsamaJuly 23, 2023July 23, 2023

July 23, 2023July 23, 20230432

Islamabad: The “Healthy Diet-Health Forever” campaign is being launched all over Pakistan on the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to keep consumers abreast of...

CJP calls for implementing laws, policies about population management

Abuzar UsamaJuly 15, 2023July 15, 2023

July 15, 2023July 15, 20230568

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial has called for implementation of laws and policies that promote population management in the country. He...

With 735 million people hungry, UN says world is ‘off track’ to meet its 2030 goal

shan khanJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023July 13, 20230470

NEW YORK: About 735 million people worldwide faced chronic hunger in 2022, a figure much higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic and which threatens progress...

PM directs completion of public welfare projects on priority basis

Abuzar UsamaJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023July 13, 20230267

Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed completion of public welfare projects on priority basis and stressed that such programs should not be politicized in...

PMD forecast another monsoon spell in country from July 13

shan khanJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023

July 11, 2023July 11, 20230539

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast another spell of monsoon rainfall in the country from July 13. More monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea...

PFA recovers 600kg dead chicken in Faisalabad

shan khanJuly 10, 2023July 10, 2023

July 10, 2023July 10, 20230396

FAISALABAD: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Monday in a raid seized 600kg dead chicken in Faisalabad. As per details, a team of PFA raided...

Rain continues to lash parts of Pakistan

shan khanJuly 8, 2023July 8, 2023

July 8, 2023July 8, 20230461

LAHORE: Heavy downpour and thunderstorm lashed different parts of Pakistan late Friday night and Saturday morning as the ongoing monsoon spell continues affecting the country,...

Monsoon winds to enter Sindh today

Abuzar UsamaJuly 6, 2023July 6, 2023

July 6, 2023July 6, 20230330

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

shan khanJuly 3, 2023July 3, 2023

July 3, 2023July 3, 20230425

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

shan khanJuly 3, 2023July 3, 2023

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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

Abuzar UsamaJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023

July 2, 2023July 2, 20230605

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

Abuzar UsamaJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023

July 2, 2023July 2, 20230455

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

Abuzar UsamaJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023

July 2, 2023July 2, 20230426

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

shan khanJuly 1, 2023July 1, 2023

July 1, 2023July 1, 20230311

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

shan khanJune 30, 2023June 30, 2023

June 30, 2023June 30, 20230875

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 27, 2023June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023June 27, 20230433

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 26, 2023June 26, 2023

June 26, 2023June 26, 20230478

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 21, 2023June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023June 21, 20230296

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 20, 2023June 20, 2023

June 20, 2023June 20, 20230389

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 15, 2023June 15, 2023

June 15, 2023June 15, 20230354

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

Abuzar UsamaJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

June 6, 2023June 6, 20230353

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

shan khanJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023

June 5, 2023June 5, 20230291

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

shan khanJune 2, 2023June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023June 2, 20230280

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

Abuzar UsamaMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023May 31, 20230291

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

shan khanMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023

May 29, 2023May 29, 20230360

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

Abuzar UsamaMay 14, 2023May 14, 2023

May 14, 2023May 14, 20230274

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

shan khanMay 8, 2023May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023May 8, 20230405

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

shan khanMay 6, 2023May 6, 2023

May 6, 2023May 6, 20230322

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

shan khanMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023May 5, 20230373

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

Abuzar UsamaApril 29, 2023April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023April 29, 20230353

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

shan khanApril 27, 2023April 27, 2023

April 27, 2023April 27, 20230366

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

Abuzar UsamaApril 26, 2023April 26, 2023

April 26, 2023April 26, 20230346

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

shan khanApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023

April 25, 2023April 25, 20230440

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

shan khanApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023

April 25, 2023April 25, 20230339

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

Abuzar UsamaApril 24, 2023April 24, 2023

April 24, 2023April 24, 20230258

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

shan khanApril 22, 2023April 22, 2023

April 22, 2023April 22, 20230295

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

shan khanApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023

April 20, 2023April 20, 20230243

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

shan khanApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023April 19, 20230467

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

shan khanApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023

April 18, 2023April 18, 20230272

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

shan khanApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023April 14, 20230352

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

shan khanApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023

April 11, 2023April 11, 20230622

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...

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COVID-19 likely came from humans, Chinese scientist claims

shan khanApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023

April 10, 2023April 10, 20230278

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

shan khanApril 8, 2023April 8, 2023

April 8, 2023April 8, 20230335

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...

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Rain continues to lash parts of Pakistan

Brain-eating amoeba kills one in Karachi

Pakistan reports 16 coronavirus cases, one death in 24 hours

Pakistan reports 22 more cases of Covid-19

Pakistan reports 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

KP govt temporarily suspends Sehat Card Plus

Met office forecasts dry weather

COVID-19 likely came from humans, Chinese scientist claims