CM Maryam seeks plan to upgrade, construct BHUs, RHCs
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed authorities concerned to ensure availability of doctors, paramedical staff, medicines and required medical equipment at hospitals in the Punjab province. She has approved phase-wise reforms in health syste...
Dr. Asim's health unwell, medical board advises 3-month bed rest
Karachi: March 1, 2024: The former Federal Minister for Petroleum and senior leader of the Pakistan People's Party, Dr. Asim Hussain's health is unwell. He has been admitted to Dr. Ziauddin Hospital due to severe pain and swelling in his left shoulde...
‘CTFK’ calls for 30pc tax hike on cigarettes
Karachi: Society for Protection of Rights of Child (SPARC), in statement shared statistics highlighting significant burden tobacco use imposes on Pakistan, both in terms of public health and economic costs. Instead of increasing taxes on utilities su...
Pakistan sends another tranche of humanitarian aid to Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dispatched seventh tranche of humanitarian assistance for Gaza, consisting of medicines winterised tents, tarpaulins and blankets. Relief goods were dispatched from South Asa Pakistan Terminal in Karachi by special flight of Pakis...
Over 45.8m children to be immunised in nationwide anti-polio drive
ISLAMABAD: More than 45.8 million children under five years of age would be vaccinated during second anti-polio campaign across country starting from February 26. Children would also be given vitamin A supplements to boost their immunity in campaign...
Israel frees two captives as airstrikes martyred 67 Palestinians
GAZA: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah under cover of airstrikes which local health officials said killed 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in southern Gaza city, last refuge of about million displaced civilians. Joint operatio...
Gaza death toll nears 28,000, says Health Ministry
Gaza: Total of 27,947 Palestinians have been martyred and 67,459 have been injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, Gaza Health Ministry has said in statement, Reuters reported. Some 107 Palestinians were martyred and 142 injured in past 2...
Israel martyred more than 100 people in overnight attacks on Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY: More than 100 Palestinians were martyred and many others injured in Israel’s overnight air and land attacks in various parts of Gaza Strip, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, as Israel’s war on besieged Palestinian...
ZU Sukkur Campus: Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences hosts ‘Orientation Day’
SUKKUR: The Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences at Ziauddin University Sukkur Campus hosted the Orientation Day for the incoming batch of 2024 in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The day was dedicated to celebrating the commencem...
Israel continues brutal Gaza assault as New Year dawns
GAZA: Israeli air strikes continued to pummel Gaza as new year dawned and battles raged across besieged enclave’s towns and refugee camps, reduced to rubble after weeks of brutal bombardment, in war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai...
