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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…

KP Children’s Hospital Looks to Govt for Promised Funds to Become Operational

PESHAWAR: Officials in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department warn that the opening of the 300-bed Peshawar Children Hospital, affiliated with the Khyber Institute of Child Health, is likely to remain in limbo if the Rs2 billion bridge financing promise for the project isn’t fulfilled by the provincial government by the…

Over 650,000 Children Get Emergency Treatment

QUETTA: Over 650,000 children across Balochistan have received emergency treatment through ChildLife…

UK-based Doctors Conduct 70 Paediatric Heart Surgeries At LRH

PESHAWAR: Members of a UK-based organisation conducted 70 free, non-invasive, and open…

Punjab Police Enlist 2,988 Kids Of Cops For Free Major Surgeries

LAHORE: The Punjab Police Department has registered 2,988 special children of the lower-rank employees for their major surgeries, including heart, kidney, liver, bone marrow, cochlear implants, etc, and approved their cases for the treatment, increasing the grant to Rs343 million under a special medical package. The amount for the treatment…

Man Arrested For Attempt To Kill Son

LAHORE: A drug addict allegedly attempted to murder his seven-month-old son by slashing his throat with a sharp weapon in the Manga Mandi area. The suspect identified as Nisar Ali was arrested and an FIR was registered against him under Section 324 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). According to police…

Heart Patients In Swat Being Denied Treatment Under Health Card

SWAT: As the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claims to promote its flagship Sehat Card Plus health initiative as a game-changer for poor, patients in Swat and other districts of Malakand division find themselves abandoned in their most desperate hours. Despite having state-of-the-art cardiac facilities in several private hospitals in Swat,…

New Mother and Child Healthcare Centre Inaugurated in Jamshoro

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 25-July-2025 inaugurated a newly built mother & child healthcare centre at Jamshoro’s Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), a milestone in the province’s efforts to improve maternal and child health care, and a symbol of Pakistan-Japan friendship. The project,…

Children’s Hospital Staff Unpaid For 4 Months

KARACHI: Over 400 employees at the Sindh Government Children’s Hospital in Karachi, operated under a public-private partnership, have reportedly gone unpaid for the past four months. Staff members have warned the administration that if their salaries are not disbursed by August, they will launch protest demonstrations. Speaking to The Express…

Murad Inaugurates Facility For Down Syndrome In North Nazimabad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 22-July-2025 officially inaugurated the Karachi Down Syndrome Program’s (KDSP) third chapter in North Nazimabad on Tuesday. He reaffirmed the Sindh government’s dedication to fostering inclusive development and ensuring accessible services for individuals with disabilities. The ceremony was attended by parents, therapists, community…

Child Raped In Hospital Lift, Officials In Denial

KARACHI: Following the horrifying incident of a child sexually assaulted in a lift at Sindh’s second-largest government hospital, the hospital administration appears more focused on suppressing details than taking strict action against those responsible and implementing measures to prevent such occurrences in the future. This lack of transparency deepens the…

CM Punjab Greenlights Children’s Hospital In Bahawalpur

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channer here on 21 July 2025. During the meeting, they discussed the overall political situation and ongoing development projects in South Punjab. Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channer paid tribute to the chief minister…

Suspect Held After Minor Boy Sexually Assaulted In Civil Hospital Elevator

Police have arrested a lift operator for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in an elevator of the operation theatre complex of the Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. The incident reportedly took place at the Civil Hospital Karachi, where a lift operator allegedly sexually assaulted a minor boy…

Babies Deaths

The heartbreaking loss of 20 infants — mostly newborns — at Pakpattan’s District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital between June 16 and 22 is a damning indictment of systemic healthcare failures. While five health officials, including the Health CEO and Medical Superintendent, have been remanded, the initial inquiries reveal a tragedy rooted in layers…