Azmat Habib

LoI Inked to Protect Child Health, Well-being

Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Unicef to join the Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. The officials said many children in Pakistan were exposed to lead at levels that adversely affected their…
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Polio Shame

EVERY announcement of a vaccination campaign reflects Pakistan’s recognition of the polio problem and a resolve to defeat the crippling virus. Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has launched the final nationwide polio drive of 2025 with the goal to immunise over 45m children. The minister said that the number of polio…
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Govt approves Rs21.8 Billion for Improving Learning Environment in Schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved Rs21.8 billion for strengthening school-level service delivery, improving learning environments, and addressing longstanding gaps in infrastructure and human resources at public sector schools. These approvals form part of the government’s broader education reform agenda being implemented under the good governance roadmap, according to…
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Arts Students Allowed to Study HSSC Pre-Medical & Pre-Engineering

Islamabad : Effective from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 1st Annual Examination 2026, the Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) Forum, in its 183rd meeting, allowed students passing their Matriculation (SSC) in the Arts Group, eligible to register in F.Sc – Pre-Medical and Pre-Engineering groups. This initiative has been taken to…
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Crackdown on Beggars, Addicts

TOBA TEK SINGH: The police have initiated a crackdown against professional beggars and drug addicts across the Faisalabad region aimed at reducing traffic disruption, crime and improving the safety of citizens. A press release issued by the office of RPO Sohail Akhtar Sukhera on Saturday said that more than 2,800…
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Punjab Reports Four Positive Polio Samples in November

LAHORE: Punjab Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) CoordinatorAdeel Tasawur shared encouraging progress in the fight against polio, announcing that only four environmental samples tested positive in November—two from Lahore and two from Rawalpindi. He delivered the update while chairing a meeting with representatives from all districts of Punjab ahead of the…
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‘Caution, Not Panic’: What to Know About ‘Super Flu’

• UK variant of mutated influenza bug has also been detected in Pakistan • Doctors say flu shots best way to prevent severe illness, hospitalisation • Fog may speed up transmission; the elderly at risk from younger ‘super spreaders’ WHILE several European countries, particularly the United Kingdom, are grappling with…
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DEA Issues Security SOPs for Schools

Rawalpindi:The District Education Authority (DEA), Rawalpindi has issued 14-point security measures and school safety SOPs for private educational institutions across the district, which will come into effect immediately. Action will be taken against institutions that do not implement the SOPs. In this regard, the administration of private educational institutions has…
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Two Children Killed, Eight Injured in North Waziristan Madrassah Blast

MIR ALI: Two children were killed and eight others sustained injuries when an explosion ripped through a madrassa in the Isori village of North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area, security sources said on December 11. According to sources, the incident occurred when children “inadvertently triggered explosive material left behind by Khawarij…
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