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Insights From the 2023 Census Report

The 2023 Census conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released its complete report in July 2024 indicates that the total population of Pakistan is 240 million out of which the population of children under 18 is 112 Million (47% of the total population). Children Population (under 18) Population under 18 Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 112,472,700 58,099,978 54,370,121 2,601…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII (Science General Group) annual examinations 2024, according to the results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday. BIEK Chairman Prof Amir Hussain Qadri said that Maniha Noor Rifat, a student of Aga Khan Higher…

Rethinking Health

There is something deeply tragic about how the world of numbers works. On paper, cutting off international aid to stimulate the local economy seems a plausible measure. But, in reality, the effects of such cuts are devastating and almost irreversible. At a time when the world should be celebrating continued…

Seven-year-old Girl Dies of Dengue

KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl died of dengue fever at a private hospital on December 4, the provincial health department stated. Official data shows that the girl, hailing from Gwadar, passed away the same day she was admitted to the hospital. Currently, according to the data, 48 patients are under treatment…

Punjab’s E-learning Project Misses Promised Goals

LAHORE: The Punjab government continues to promote the idea of digitalising health, education, and other basic services, yet many initiatives have failed to achieve their intended impact due to logistical limitations. One such initiative was the E-Learning Project. Labelled as a “digital revolution”, the project aimed to improve the quality…

More than Five Million Children Vaccinated against Measles

PESHAWAR: Health department has vaccinated 96 percent of the target children against measles-rubella during the 12-day campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials. They said that 25 children had died of measles, one of the 12 vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, in the province so far, mostly because of non-vaccination. The recent…

How Many More Mouths can Pakistan Afford to Feed?

• Planning minister warns country could reach 370m by 2050, with annual addition of 4-4.5m people — equivalent to New Zealand’s population • Population Council chief highlights need for better population management, notes nearly half of 12.7m pregnancies are ‘unwanted or mistimed’ • After leading both countries until 1990, Pakistan’s…

Pakistan Witnesses 200pc Increase in HIV Infections in 15 Years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has become one of the fastest-growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region with new infections rising by 200pc over the last 15 years – from 16,000 in 2010 to 48,000 in 2024. This information as shared with participants of a walk organised by…

Punjab to issue Smart Cards, Motorcycle Licences to 16-Year-Olds

Following the arrest of hundreds of students, young motorcycle riders and other traffic violators — and a surge of bail seekers crowding Lahore’s courts — the Punjab government has moved to ease immediate enforcement pressures and launch a large public-awareness drive on the province’s new, stricter traffic rules. The shift…
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