KARACHI: The chief secretary of Sindh was informed on December 21 that out of the Rs265 million allocated this year for mass dog vaccination and sterilisation, only Rs66.255m was released so far and only one centre was operational outside Karachi. The CS, Asif Hyder Shah, held a meeting on rabies…
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering launching a new project aimed at making educational boards of the country equipped with modern technology on the pattern of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE). Since 2015-18, the federal government has upgraded FBISE through a Rs50 million project, “Modernisation and Standardisation…
BAHAWALPUR: A mother allegedly killed her teenage daughter for stopping her from smoking in Basti Sokar in the City Yazman Police station area in Bahawalpur district on Sunday. According to the police, accused Nabila’s daughter Aisha (16) disliked her smoking and used to stop her. Police claimed that when her…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on December 19 directed that the Autism Centre of Excellence being established in the federal capital be completed within one year instead of two and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to provide world-class education, therapy and vocational facilities to children with special needs. Addressing the foundation-laying…
RABIES has consistently emerged as a lethal yet overlooked health concern. Reportedly, the scourge took 22 lives in Sindh this year. Figures from three tertiary care hospitals in Karachi reveal an alarming spike in dog-bite incidents, taking the year’s reported tally to over 42,000 cases. The Indus Hospital recorded over…
RAWALPINDI: Five National Immunisation Days (NIDs) and one Sub-National Immunisation Day (SNID) were successfully conducted in Rawalpindi district this year for polio eradication. All polio campaigns were completed with effective planning, strict monitoring and vigorous field performance. This was stated in a news briefing at Deputy Commissioner offices by Punjab…
KALAYA: Three accused in the murder case of a three-year-old girl were killed when unidentified armed men opened fire on them while being taken to the crime scene during investigation, police officials said on December 18. The officials said that two police personnel were also injured in the attack. They…
Rawalpindi: The incidences of upper and lower respiratory tract infections particularly among children and elderly people have been on the rise after a significant fall in mercury in the last three to four weeks in this region of the country. Data collected by ‘The News’ has revealed that the majority…
A three-year-old child kidnapped from Karachi was safely recovered from Moro in interior Sindh, while two suspects had been arrested, SSP Malir Abdul Khaliq Pirzada said during a press conference on December 17. According to the SSP, the child, identified as Zain, was abducted from outside his house in Shah…
LAHORE: A student died of a head injury after a scuffle broke out between students of a private academy in Harbanspura here on December 18. A police official said the incident took place at night when students of the 9th and 10th classes had a scuffle over some petty issue.…
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