RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the positive case of polio in Islamabad and the detection of a positive environmental sample in Attock, an anti-polio campaign will be launched in the garrison city on September 9. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema directed the District Health Authority to ensure the successful execution of the campaign, aiming to immunise over one million children. Dr. Cheema emphasised focusing on highly sensitive union councils. Special teams have been
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LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) and several private universities signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Arfa Karim Tower on Saturday to implement the Rs7bn CM Honahar Scholarship Programme 2024 for undergraduate students. Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikander Hayat, PHEC Chairman Dr. Shahid Munir, Higher Education Department (HED) Secretary Dr Farrukh Naveed, rectors from the top seven universities in Pakistan, representatives from private universities, including Dr. Ali Cheema, Dr Aftab
BAJAUR: Students of the government higher secondary school for boys Khar-2 here the other day staged a protest against the shortage of staff and absence of facilities in the institution located in Haji Lawang area. The protesting students, who were chanting slogans in favour of their demands, blocked the main Khar-Mardan road for some time. The demonstrators pointed out that their school was the second largest and most crowded institution in the entire district,
BAHAWALPUR: Three minors, including a seven-year-old girl and two boys, were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Multan and Lodhran, while two women were raped in Narowal and Bahawalnagar. In Multan’s Shah Rukn-i-Alam Colony, a seven-year-old maid was reportedly raped after her employer sent her to a different house. The alleged survivor was found in poor health after three days and admitted to a hospital. Her mother reported the incident to the police but
GUJRAT: The suspect in Gujranwala underage girl students’ rape cases has been handed over to the police on six-day physical remand by the court. Saddar police on September 6 produced the suspect in the court of Magistrate Muhammad Awais in connection with five cases of rape and child pornography lodged against him on Thursday and sought his physical remand for 10 days. However, the court granted police a six-day remand for investigation into the
ISLAMABAD: A case of poliovirus has been reported from the federal capital after 16 years, taking the tally of cases reported this year to 17, officials have confirmed. Other than the confirmed wild poliovirus (WPV1) cases — reported from all four provinces — the presence of the virus has been detected in environmental samples collected from 64 districts, indicating the presence of WPV1 in those areas. The fresh case has been reported from Islamabad’s
PESHAWAR: Religious scholars representing different schools of thought have brushed aside misconceptions regarding the polio vaccine and called upon parents to ensure the vaccination of their children to save them from disabilities. They were addressing a conference organised by Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in collaboration with Muttahida Ulema Board and Department of Auqaf, Hajj and Religious Affairs here on Thursday, said a press release. Minister for Auqaf, Hajj, and Religious Affairs, Sahibzada Mohammad Adnan
HYDERABAD: Two young siblings tragically lost their lives, and several others were left unconscious after consuming food contaminated with pesticide in Sehwan, Jamshoro district, on 05-September-2024. According to police reports, three-year-old Sitabi Channa died shortly after eating food at her family’s home in Khosa Mohalla, while four-year-old Shahzaman passed away at the Syed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences. The institute’s director, Moinuddin Siddiqui, revealed that the family had been dining on a table
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police 05-September-2024 rescued a seven-month-old infant, Hassan Ali, who had been abducted from the F-7 area of the Kohsar police jurisdiction. The incident occurred on August 31, when the child was forcibly taken by two individuals in a car. On the request of fruit cart vendor Samina Jan, Kohsar police immediately registered an FIR and started action he said. The abduction prompted an immediate response from the ICT Police.
TOBA TEK SINGH: The Madina Town police in Faisalabad raided the house of trader Sheikh Muhammad Arshad in Eden Valley on 4th September and rescued two minor maids who were being held in illegal confinement. According to an FIR registered under sections 354, 509, and 342 of the Pakistan Penal Code, complainant ASI Farhan Ali said a video was posted online showing Arshad publicly beating and forcibly bundling the two minor girls into his
LAHORE: Punjab Emergency Operations Centre Coordinator Khizer Afzaal says data accuracy is the red-line of the EOC and directed health officials across the province to mark the missing children in the upcoming anti-polio campaign starting from Sept 9. Giving a target of 13.9 million children to be accessed in 15 districts of the province, the Punjab polio programme head issued a warning to those persistently showing poor performance in the campaigns. Mr Khizer said
ISLAMABAD: As many as 113 students of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) have been selected for scholarships to study in Chinese universities followed by training at industrial institutions in China. NAVTTC, in collaboration with the Chinese-Commercial Culture-Technical Training Employment (CCTE), organised an international China scholarship ceremony at the Centre of Excellence H-9, aimed at enhancing youth skills and employment, says a press release issued here on Wednesday . It said that