Azmat Habib

Father Arrested Over Child Marriage in Balochistan’s Kuchlak

QUETTA: Police on Sep 17 arrested the father of a minor girl from Chaman who was allegedly married to an elderly man in Kuchlak. Efforts were also underway to arrest other people who allegedly played a role in the illegal marriage. Chaman Deputy Commissioner Habib Bangulzai confirmed the arrest of…

Islamabad Reports a Dozen Kidnapping Cases in a Single Day

ISLAMABAD: At least a dozen kidnapping incidents were registered by the capital police in a single day on Sep 17, police said. In the first incident, three women kidnapped a newborn baby boy from Pims Hospital. The police registered a case under Section 364-A of the Pakistan Penal Code in…

Man Who killed woman, her three children in Karachi shot dead in encounter

KARACHI: The suspect allegedly involved in the murder of a woman and her three minor children in Sector 7-D of Surjani Town was shot dead by police during an “encounter” on Thursday night, officials said. The suspect, identified as Muhammad Hamayoun Khan, had allegedly murdered Mehwish Danish and her three children…

Punjab Plans Doctors’ Task Force against Polio Misinformation

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre has called for sustained efforts to stop poliovirus transmission through high-quality vaccination, effective surveillance and community engagement with a renewed focus on addressing misinformation and rumours surrounding polio vaccination. To strengthen the use of credible medical voices in responding to misinformation, a task force…

Two Sisters Found Dead After Father Throws Three Children into Canal

GUJAR KHAN: Rescue 1122 divers recovered the bodies of two sisters while the search for their brother was underway in a canal near the Jhelum River, after their father allegedly threw all three children into the canal. The father has been arrested by Mangla police of Jhelum district. According to…

Pims Report

PAKISTAN’S health system is trapped in a loop of doom. A localised electrical failure caused the blaze that killed 14 newborns at the Pims nursery, says an inquiry committee’s report about last month’s tragedy in Islamabad. It holds the hospital management responsible for systemic and institutional collapse due to which…

Nine Days on, Family’s Sit-in to Demand Arrest of Teen’s Killers Continues in Karachi

KARACHI: Despite the passage of nine days since the murder of 17-year-old Rosham Hussain, his family has yet to bury him, as they insist that they will neither offer his funeral prayers nor lay him to rest until his killers are arrested. The family, along with Rosham’s friends, acquaintances and a…

Senate Body Rejects Pims Fire Inquiry Report as PM Orders Reforms in 3 Months

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Sep 16 rejected a “flawed” report on the catastrophic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) that claimed 14 infant lives as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered authorities to complete reforms at Pims within three months. The Performance Audit Report found only 39.7 per cent compliance…

Federal Constitutional Court moved for ban on social media use by kids under 16

LAHORE: A petition has been filed before the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking directions to shield children under 16 from unrestricted social media use and indecent content on television and other platforms. Two lawyers, Sheraz Zaka and Moin Akhtar, filed the petition at the Lahore registry, with the former identifying…

Four Doctors Suspended in Sindh after String of Rabies Deaths within Three Weeks

HYDERABAD: Four doctors, a dispenser, a lady health visitor (LHV) and a midwife have been suspended, while explanation letters have been issued to seven hospital heads — including the medical superintendents of Liaquat University Hospital (LUH), Hyderabad, and Tando Allahyar district hospital, as well as the director of the Shahdadpur…

Father Arrested Over Child Marriage in Balochistan’s Kuchlak

Islamabad Reports a Dozen Kidnapping Cases in a Single Day

Man Who killed woman, her three children in Karachi shot dead in encounter

Punjab Plans Doctors’ Task Force against Polio Misinformation

Two Sisters Found Dead After Father Throws Three Children into Canal

Pims Report

Nine Days on, Family’s Sit-in to Demand Arrest of Teen’s Killers Continues in Karachi

Senate Body Rejects Pims Fire Inquiry Report as PM Orders Reforms in 3 Months

Federal Constitutional Court moved for ban on social media use by kids under 16

Four Doctors Suspended in Sindh after String of Rabies Deaths within Three Weeks

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