Health

IHC dismisses case pertaining to violation of Coronavirus SOPS against medical students

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to dismiss case pertaining to violation of Coronavirus SOPs and section 144 against medical students. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced decision on student’s plea. Court also mentioned r...

Sehat Kahani, Jubilee Insurance organise ‘breast cancer awareness’

Karachi: First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi shred views at session held spreading awareness to share battle of breast cancer survivors and to motivate more people to come forward to talk about this deadly disease. Survivors were also given momento by...

Indus hospital an exemplary institute: Gov Sindh

Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said that Indus hospital is providing state of art facilities to patients and services has helped masses to acquire excellent treatment with utmost care. On his visit to Indus Hospital here Governor visited diff...

UNAIDS, Ministry of Health commemorate World AIDS Day

Karachi: Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination in collaboration with Common Management Unit for AIDS, TB and Malaria, UNAIDS, WHO, UNDP UNICEF, UNFPA, UNODC, APLHIV commemorated World AIDS Day 2022.  This year theme...

Alkhidmat announces Bano Qabil test results

Karachi: Alkhidmat Karachi announced results of boys’ aptitude test of unique IT courses based Bano Qabil programme.  Results are available at special website www.banoqabil.pk/ result where candidates can access them by entering their mobi...

Treatment of women’s cancers prioritised via Roche, Greenstar teamwork: Dr Azra praises initiative

Karachi: Breast cancer, cervical and ovarian cancer remain leading cause of mortality among women in Pakistan. Increasing burden of women’s cancers was discussed with Sindh Health Minister Azra Pechuho during launch of Roche and Greenstar pilot...

Anti-polio drive kicks off across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Health launched three-day-long anti-polio campaign across country. According to sources within health ministry, approximately 13.5 million children under age of five years will be administered anti-polio vaccine in 37 districts...

Community-based health education need of time: Samina Arif

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi addressing Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar held here other day at Allama Iqbal Open University said that breast cancer is not an incurable disease and it can be defeated with timely diagnosis, treatment an...

Hamdard launches version of ‘Meray Bachay, Meray Naunehal’ ad jingle

KARACHI: Hamdard Pakistan launched rendition of ad jingle ‘Meray Bachay, Meray Naunehal’ in an auspicious launch ceremony held at Hamdard Corporate Head Office yesterday. Sadia Rashid as chief guest, Dr. Arshad Saleem Chief Operating Offi...

Selena Gomez accepts an award for mental health awareness

Selena Gomez is still working to raise awareness among young people about value of putting their mental health first. ‘Back to You’ singer (30) will receive Ruderman Family Foundation’s 2022 Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion for...

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Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...

Sindh Wildlife Department announces regulations, bans quail netting, permits mandatory

KARACHI: The Sindh Forest and Wildlife Department has officially announced the commencement of the 2025–26 hunting season across the province. According to a notification issued by the department, hunting of game birds will be permitted fr...

SHC issues notice on illegal constructions worth Rs1bln in Karimabad Society

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other concerned parties regarding alleged illegal constructions on plots in the Ismailia Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Karimabad. The c...
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