Azmat Habib

Our Sanitation Crisis

At some point in their lives, those who call this country home would have had to go through the experience of being outside when nature calls in the full knowledge that there are few, if any, public toilets nearby. While most men would still be able to make do in…
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District Vulnerability Index Launched

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the country’s long-term economic prospects depend on effectively confronting the dual national challenges of rapid population growth and climate vulnerability. He made the observation while addressing the launching ceremony of the District Vulnerability Index for Pakistan (DVIP), organised by the Population Council…
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Experts Show Concern over ‘Irrational’ Use of Antibiotics

PESHAWAR: Paediatricians have expressed serious concerns over ineffectiveness of antibiotics in typhoid fever in children, urging health department to launch vaccination campaign, improve water and sanitation services and ensure rational use of antibiotics. The authors of a recently published study have written to health department that the findings have confirmed…
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Kidnapped Girl Recovered in Dir

TIMERGARA: The Lower Dir Police on November 17 recovered a 10-year-old girl who had been kidnapped from Gulo Shah, Timergara, the previous day. According to the police, an unidentified motorcyclist abducted at gunpoint 10-year-old Dua Rahman and 9-year-old Rabia while they were on their way back from the house of…
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Silent Crisis of Child Labour

In both urban and rural parts of Rawalpindi, it is common to find children shouldering responsibilities far beyond their years. In villages, young boys can be seen working long hours in the fields beside their fathers and uncles. Meanwhile, girls—often no older than five or six—begin assisting their mothers with…
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Over Six Million Children to be Vaccinated Against Measles

PESHAWAR: The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of health department on November 17 launched 12 days province-wide vaccination campaign to protect children from measles and rubella (MR). The inaugural ceremony was attended by Health Minister Khaleequr Rehman, Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Information Shafiullah…
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Mayo Hospital Received 1,796 Dog-bite Cases in 14 Months, LHC Told

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on November 17 that the Mayo Hospital received over 1,700 dog-bite cases during the last 14 months. A report submitted by an additional medical superintendent (AMS) of the hospital says that its accident and emergency department treated 1,796 patients,including children, who suffered…
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‘Murderer of Child Killed During Encounter’

BAHAWALPUR: Khairpur Tamewali police in Hasilpur tehsil claimed that an alleged abductor and murderer of a four-year-old boy was killed during an “encounter”, in the firing by his own accomplices, near Khairpur, about 45kms from here. According to police spokesperson, Abdul Hadi (4), son of Arif Shah, a resident of…
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