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Balochistan To Digitise Birth And Death Registration

QUETTA: Balochistan government has decided to integrate Bolan Medical Complex and Sandeman Provincial Hospital with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for registration of birth and death certificates, Local Government and Rural Development Secretary Abdul Rauf Baloch said on 13th May. Mr Baloch called the initiative a significant move towards digitisation. “The birth and death certificates have already been…

Countering Pakistan’s Population Explosion

Leading economists of Pakistan say that ‘population explosion’ is one of the biggest — if not the biggest — economic challenges facing the country. Pakistan has the fastest-growing population in South Asia with a fertility rate that is almost twice as high as that of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. A…

Sindh Makes History As It Carries Out Pakistan’s First Real-time Digital Birth Registration

In what is a significant achievement for both the province and the…

Sindh Govt Committed To Inclusivity, Equality and Support For The Differently-abled: CM

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 08-August-2025 celebrated the 78th…

Floods Dampen Pakistan’s Growth Outlook

• World Bank cuts forecast by 0.5pc, predicts inflation may shoot to 7.2pc; exports to decline 1.5pc • WB official says removing barriers to women’s participation in job market can boost GDP per capita by 20-30pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on October 7 cut its growth forecast for Pakistan by…

WB Warns of Pakistan’s Failing Growth Model

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank stated on September 23 that Pakistan’s current economic growth model does not support poverty reduction, resulting in stalled income gains, with poverty already at an eight-year high in 2024. The ‘Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan’s Poverty, Equity and Resilience Assessment’ report by the World Bank further…

Public Education System Can Provide Schooling to Only 25pc of 1.2m Children Born Annually in Sindh

Sindh Minister for Education and Mineral Development Syed Sardar Ali Shah said on September 10 that due to the country’s rapidly growing population, resolving issues within the available resources is becoming an increasing challenge. He highlighted that every year 1.2 million children are born in Sindh, but the public education…

PM Calls For National Policy To Address Pakistan’s Rapid Population Growth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on 07-August-2025 termed Pakistan’s annual population growth rate of 2.55 percent an alarming trend requiring immediate and coordinated policy action at the national level to address the issue. The prime minister chaired a meeting at the PM Office to review the challenges posed by Pakistan’s…

Poliovirus Confirmed In 5-month-old Baby In Lakki Marwat

ISLAMABAD: A new case of wild poliovirus has been confirmed in a five-month-old baby from Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing Pakistan’s total number of polio cases to 19 so far this year, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said on 05-August-2025. Officials at NEOC have expressed serious concern…

JI Chief For Educational Reforms To Promote Unity, Equality

MINGORA: Stressing the need for introducing sweeping educational reforms under a uniform curriculum and language to promote national unity and equality, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on 03-August-2025 reiterated his party’s resolve to build a state that prioritises peace and makes education its central pillar. Addressing the graduation ceremony…

Every Child Matters: C-ARTS and Transformation Of Autism Care in Sindh

When Fatima was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at just three years old, her parents were overwhelmed. Like so many families in similar situations, they faced a maze of uncertainty—confusion, societal stigma, and a painful lack of support services. They wondered if their daughter would ever speak, go to…

Pakistanis Spending Billions On Formula Milk Unnecessarily: Experts

At a time when fewer than 2,000 newborn infants in Pakistan genuinely require breast milk substitutes due to maternal death, critical illness or rare metabolic disorders, the country consumes formula milk and baby food worth over Rs110 billion every year, officials and health experts disclosed on 01-August-2025. Senior paediatricians and…

Girls Outshine Boys In Swat SSC Exam Results

MINGORA: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat has announced the results of the annual matriculation examinations 2025, wherein girls outshined boys in overall and general group positions. Kashmala Habib, daughter of Habibullah and a student of Al-Zuhar Education Institute, Panr, Mingora, secured the top position by scoring…

Immunization Crisis Deepens As Girl Dies Of Diphtheria At PIMS

ISLAMABAD: A 14-year-old girl from Nankana district has died of diphtheria at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, while two more children one from Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and another from Swabi remain critically ill in the isolation ward, highlighting Pakistan’s deepening immunization crisis, federal health officials confirmed on…