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Four-Year-Old girl from Pakistan cured of Thalassemia using Chinese gene-editing therapy

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WEB DESK: A 4-year-old Pakistani girl with severe thalassemia has been successfully treated with a Chinese-developed gene-editing drug, marking the first time the technology has...

Most parts of the country are expected to experience rain from today until May 31.

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WEB DESK: Weather forecast predicts dry and hot conditions in many regions nationwide. However, a few areas could see thunderstorms accompanied by rain. According to...

45 percent more than normal monsoon rains predicted across Sindh

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Karachi: 45 percent, more than normal monsoon rains predicted across Sindh starting from last week of June. Meteorological expert and analytic Jawad Memon said that...

Kamal reiterates govt firm resolve to eliminate polio from Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday,today, officially launched the third National Polio Campaign of 2025 at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)....

3rd anti-polio campaign of year begins across country

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Islamabad: Anti-polio campaign of varied duration will begin across the country today. During the campaign, 45.4 million children under age of five years will be...

PM’s Focal Person for polio eradication inaugurates 3rd anti-polio campaign

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Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq inaugurated the campaign in Islamabad. The launch event, held at the National Emergency Operations...

Karachi to face scorching heat as temperature likely to hit 40°C today

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KARACHI: Karachi is bracing for an intense surge in temperatures from today, with the mercury expected to climb to 40°C, according to the Pakistan Meteorological...

PTI’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi discharged from hospital

Muhammad ibrahimMay 24, 2025May 24, 2025

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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman and former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was discharged from the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) after an eight-day...

Kamal meets WHO regional director to discuss health sector challenges

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Geneva: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday, today, met with World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Hanan...

Syed Mustafa Kamal calls on CEO Gavi Dr Sania Nishter on sidelines of World Health Assembly

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Geneva: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday today called on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gavi Dr Sania Nishter on sidelines of the...

Syed Mustafa Kamal pays tribute to WHO for its pivotal role in promoting global health

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Geneva: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has paid tribute to the World Health Organization (WHO) for its pivotal role in promoting global health....

Two new polio cases reported from Lakki Marwat and Bannu

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WEB DESK: Two new polio cases reported from Lakki Marwat and Bannu, number of cases climbs to 10 this year. Federal health authorities confirmed the...

Mustafa Kamal calls on his Chinese counterpart to discuss local manufacturing of vaccines, medicines

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Geneva: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday, today, on sidelines of the World Health Assembly held an important meeting with his Chinese counterpart....

Mustafa Kamal meets his Cuban counterpart to discuss health issues

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Geneva: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday, today called on his Cuban counterpart in Geneva on sidelines the World Health Assembly. Both...

Kamal hails Gates Foundation’s role in anti-polio initiatives

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ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal held a high-level meeting with Dr Chris Elias, President of Global Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Health Minister Kamal embarks on 4 day visit to Geneva to attend World Health Assembly

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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has left for Geneva to attend 78th session of World Health Assembly. The Health Minister Syed Mustafa...

PDMA issues red alert for Punjab as heatwave intensifies, follow precautions

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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sunday advised the people to take necessary precautions as a severe heat wave is expected to intensify across...

Crackdown to launch against fake and substandard medicines from may 19: Mustafa Kamal

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal announced that a crackdown against fake and substandard medicines will begin from May 19. As per detail, Market...

We will get over medicines raw material challenge after closure of export from India: Kamal

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Karachi: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that we wanted manufacturing of medicines and vaccines in the country. Addressing a seminar on...

Heatwave forecasted across the country from today until Tuesday.

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WEB DESK: Most parts of the country are expected to experience a heatwave from today until May 20. According to the Meteorological Department, temperature in...

Mustafa Kamal directs NIH to enhance local vaccine production

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Islamabad:Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday visited the National Institute of Health (NIH) and directed significant enhancement in local vaccine production. During...

Karachi is expected to suffer from hot and humid weather today

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KARACHI: Weather is likely to remain hot and humid over the next 24 hours in Karachi. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in...

Health, poverty alleviation ministries aggree to cooperate with each other for welfare purposes

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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday, today, held an important meeting with Federal Minister for poverty alleviation Syed Imran Ahmed Shah....

CM Punjab visits CMH, enquires after injured soldiers

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore on Monday to inquire about the health of officers and soldiers injured...

Mustafa Kamal expresses solidarity with families of the martyred in his visit to Kotli

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Kotli: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday visited Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir where he met Deputy Commissioner major (retd) Nasir Rafique....

International Day of Nurses being observed today

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Web Desk: International Day of Nurses is being observed today (Monday) to acknowledge their invaluable contribution to healthcare and health security. Nurses play an essential...

Heavy rain, hailstorms swept across various regions of the country

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LAHORE: Meteorological Department has apprised that heavy rain with thunderstorm in various part of the country. Powerful storm led to intense downpours and hail in...

Scorching heat in Karachi upticks stomach diseases as 2000 patients admitted to hospital in just one day

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Karachi: Scorching heat uptick in gastrointestinal and stomach diseases as 1600 to 2000 patients admitted to a hospital just in one single day. The hospitals...

Kamal directs alternative of Indian medicines, to be alert at burns centers, blood banks, health services

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Islamabad: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that India is an untrustable enemy hence we have to be prepared for tackling every...

COAS Takes Responsibility for Treatment of Two Children Sent Back from India

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RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has took responsibility for the treatment of two children sent back from India According to Shahid Ahmed, doctors...

Showers expected in parts of Karachi today

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday the potential for evening rain in the outskirts of the port city, offering a slight respite from...

CM Punjab orders free medical treatment for patients returning from India

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LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the Health Department to provide free medical treatment to patients who have returned from India without completing...

Polio virus detected in samples collected from multiple districts

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Islamabad:As part of ongoing efforts to eradicate poliovirus, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed presence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental...

Tea leaves, Milk samples across Karachi tea stalls found contaminated

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KARACHI: Milk was adulterated with detergent, carbonates, salt and water almost every tea shop and stall across Karachi, the Sindh Food Authority (SFD) officials have...

Met dept predicts heavy rains with thunderstorm in Karachi tomorrow

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Karachi: The meteorological department has predicted rains in Karachi which is faced with scorching heat. The met department forecast that heavy rains with thunderstorm likely...

Governor Sindh to bear expenses of child treatment returning from India

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Karachi: Governor Sindh Kamran Tessor has announced to bear all expenses of treatment to handicapped who returned to country without completing treatment in India after...

Heavy rain and thunderstorms could engulf Pakistan, NDMA warning

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WEB DESK: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide alert, warning of unpredictable weather patterns expected from today until May 5. The advisory...

Pakistan eager to deepen healthcare cooperation with China: Mustafa Kamal

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Beijing:Health Minister, Syed Mustafa Kamal says that Pakistan is eager to deepen healthcare cooperation with China. The Health Minister visited the International Land Port Hospital...

Pakistan may hit global record of heatwave this week, Washington Post reports

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WEB DESK: Remarkable heat across South Asia may challenge global temperature records this week. According to the Washington Post report, temperatures in central and southern...

Scorching heatwave may push the temperature to 38°C in Karachi

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KARACHI: Karachi is likely to experience severe heat today, with temperatures potentially reaching between 36 to 38 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department’s report,...

Revolutionary changes being introduced in health sector through modern technology: Kamal

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Islamabad: Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal says revolutionary changes are being introduced in the health sector through modern technology. A high-level delegation from Huawei called...

Punjab CM reaffirms to make Punjab polio-free province

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said a vigorous vaccination campaign is underway against polio, measles, TB, hepatitis, tetanus, pneumonia and other deadly...

45 mln children under age of 5 to be administered polio drops across country: Mustafa Kamal

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal said, “New refrigerated vehicles will significantly strengthen access to life-saving vaccines for children across Pakistan, including the remote...

Heat wave may continue in Karachi till April 23

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WEB DESK: Karachi and various parts of the country are experiencing intense heat, with forecasts indicating that many areas will remain hot and dry in...

Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal visits Pharma Bureau, calls on Chairman, co-chairman

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Karachi: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday, today, visited, The Pharma Bureau, an organization representative of all pharma manufacturing companies based on research....

PM formally launches 7-day nationwide anti-polio campaign

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally launched the seven-day nationwide anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children. Speaking on the occasion, he urged...

Despite significant health research Pakistan lacks implementation: Syed Mustafa Kamal

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KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal expressed his hope that Pakistan and Afghanistan could eliminate polio simultaneously. Speaking at the 6th International Medical Research Conference...

World Liver Day observed

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Web Desk: World Liver Day was observed on Saturday,today. The day is a global healthcare event commemorated every year on this day with the intent...

Pakistan, Egypt agree cooperation in health field as its envoy meets Kamal

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Islamabad: Pakistan and Egypt have agreed extending cooperation in field of health as ambassador of albeit country called on Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa...

World Hemophilia Day observed for raising awareness about blood disorder

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Web Desk: World Hemophilia Day observed on Thursday, today, to raise awareness about hemophilia and promote better understanding and diagnosis of the bleeding disorder. This...

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