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Pakistan Faces High Child Eye Cancer Burden

Rawalpindi: Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital in Rawalpindi has completed genetic testing for 139 patients from 91 families with inherited eye conditions, marking one year since opening Pakistan’s first genetic testing lab dedicated to eye disorders. The lab, launched in January 2025, assists doctors in identifying genes that cause inherited vision…

Rabid Dog mauls Five in Attock’s Hazro

TAXILA: At least five people were injured in a suspected rabid dog attack in the village of Hameed of Hazro town on February 8, exposing the alarming failure of local authorities to curb the growing menace of stray dogs despite repeated complaints from residents. The injured have been identified as…

Maternity, Child Hospital to be set up in Fatehjang: Governor

TAXILA: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has announced that a maternity and child healthcare hospital will be established in Fatehjang during a public gathering held in connection with the inauguration of a water filtration plant at the village Diurnal near Fatehjang. Highlighting clean drinking water as a fundamental necessity,…

Minister orders transparency in Children’s Heart Surgery Programme

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has directed the officials concerned to ensure transparency in the CM Children’s Heart Surgery Programme besides improving the quality of service and providing excellent monitoring for the convenience of patients. He issued this direction while addressing an important meeting at Punjab Health Initiative…

PHC Grants Bail to Juvenile in Police Lines Bombing Case

PESHAWAR, Feb 06: Peshawar High Court on 6 February granted bail to a juvenile accused after almost three years of his arrest in the 2023 devastating suicide bombing at Peshawar Police Lines which had claimed 84 lives. Justice Sahibzada Asadullah of a single-member bench accepted plea of the accused on…

Schoolgirl ‘goes missing’ in Khanpur Mahar

SUKKUR: A 13-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly abducted from an area in Khanpur Mahar in Ghotki while a video clip has surfaced purportedly showing the girl claiming to have contracted a free-will marriage. A student of class eight, she had gone missing and a kidnap FIR was lodged at the Khanpur…

‘Thalassemia free Pakistan remains National Goal’

Rawalpindi: The Pakistan Thalassemia Welfare Society Rawalpindi -Islamabad (TWS), continues to provide essential support and treatment to children and individuals living with thalassemia while emphasizing that this hereditary disease can be prevented from affecting future generations through timely awareness and proper precautions. These views were expressed by former provincial health…

IHC Directs Producing Children in Custody Dispute

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed to produce all four children in a family dispute related to the custody of kids. Hearing the application of the mother of the children, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani remarked that disputes can occur between husband and wife, but they should not…

LHC Seeks Law On Woman’s Marriage Status After Conversion

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has urged the legislature to enact a clear law governing the dissolution of marriage when a non-Muslim woman embraces Islam, observing that the absence of such legislation for over three decades has created legal uncertainty and hardship. In his recent judgment, Justice Tariq Saleem…
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