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Federal Health Minister Urges Action As Vaccination Refusals Hindering Polio Eradication

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts. He made these remarks while visiting the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre for Polio (EOC) in Sindh to assess…

Birth Registration Of Girls Remains Low

Majority of women and girls have no legal existence in the official systems PESHAWAR: Where limited access to registration centers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, can partly explain the low birth registration rate for girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social bias that confines women to the four walls of the…

Father Tells Heartbreaking Story Of Losing Two Children In Swat Tragedy

MARDAN: A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat…

CII To Deliberate On Mothers Milk Registry Today

ISLAMABAD: Senior child specialists from the Sindh Institute of Child Health and…

13 Die in Punjab Road Crashes

LAHORE: At least 13 people died, whereas 1,823 were injured in 1,527 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Of them, 823 people were shifted to hospitals, while 1,000 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident sites. Data showed that 1,007 adult and 72…

Stray Dogs Maul 208 People in a Month

MIRPURKHAS: The growing number of stray, rabid, and diseased dogs in Mirpurkhas and adjoining areas has sparked fear among residents, with 208 dog bite cases reported in just the past month. Locals say packs of stray dogs freely roam residential streets and marketplaces, endangering citizens — particularly children and the…

Privatisation Gamble Risks Future of Students

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in its third consecutive term, has declared an “education emergency” in the province. However, despite these claims, the government is moving ahead with an aggressive outsourcing plan for public education institutions both at the school and college levels. Official…

Education Dept’s Inaction Causes Hardships for Students in Khyber

KHYBER: A seemingly perpetual inaction by the education department and district administration over allocation and distribution of leftover prefabricated classrooms to schools without proper building or fully damaged ones has been causing immense hardships to students in different parts of Khyber tribal district, particularly in upper Bara. Sources in education…

Punjab on The Brink of Diseases Outbreak After Floods, Heavy Rains

LAHORE: After affecting more 4 million people in Punjab, heavy monsoon rains and floods may lead to water, food and vector-borne diseases as the reports of overwhelming burden of the patients in most hospitals have started surfacing. There are reports that diarrheal outbreaks during the floods may leave dire consequences, followed by dengue. As…

200 Employees Found Involved in Misappropriation During Anti-dengue Drive in Pindi

RAWALPINDI: Deputy Commissioner Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema on September 11 asked the District Health Authority to take action against 200 health employees under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Disciplinary and Accountability Act for being involved in misappropriation during the campaign against dengue mosquito larvae. He asked the authority not to spare the…

School Closures

WHEN schools are closed, especially at times when they are expected to be open, the loss in terms of educational and learning outcomes can be substantial. Out of the 365 days that make up the year, we get only 160 days or so for teaching and learning time, thanks to…

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…

Footing the Climate Bill

Much of the debate surrounding the ongoing monsoon floods has centred around whether the state is doing or has done enough to prevent flooding. Do we need more dams? Are the country’s rescue and warning systems good enough? What are we going to do to rehabilitate the victims and why…

Floodwaters Keep South Punjab on Edge

• Over 200,000 displaced in southern districts • Three killed in Karachi, one death reported in Punjab • Sutlej in high flood as PDMA chief announces ‘end of 10th monsoon spell’; Met official refuses to rule out third wave • UN announces $5m aid; president orders measures to ensure food…