MULTAN: Poor sanitation and lack of cleanliness are contributing to the rapid spread of viral, bacterial and parasitic infections in Multan, health practitioners warned. The unhygienic environment is resulting in fever, fatigue, cough, aches, and other illness-related symptoms. Experts explained that viruses – microscopic agents that invade a host’s cells and force them to replicate – spread through various means, including respiratory droplets, contaminated surfaces, and bodily fluids. The people have urged Punjab Chief
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DI KHAN: Unidentified assailants targeted another government school in Tank district on November 28, blowing it up with an explosive device in the jurisdiction of Ghulam Imam Police Station. The Government High School in Akbari village was destroyed after unidentified terrorists planted explosives on the premises, causing significant structural damage. This is the second such incident reported within hours. Earlier in the morning, a girls’ primary school in Kari Umar Khan was also blown
Islamabad:As ensuring safe, disaster-resilient schools is vital for education and development, the UN-Habitat’s Disaster Resilient School Infrastructure (DRSI) Project has strengthened 150 vulnerable schools, enhancing structural safety, classrooms and gender-responsive WASH facilities for more than 31,000 students, including around 13,600 girls. The UN-Habitat hosted a high-level event highlighting the progress of the DRSI Project, which targets schools in disaster-prone areas affected by earthquakes, floods and climate hazards. Many of these buildings were constructed before
ISLAMABAD: New national evidence shows that 20 districts across Pakistan are trapped in deep, overlapping deprivation where reproductive health services are scarce, fertility rates remain high, schools and health facilities are far from communities, housing conditions are poor and exposure to climate risks is among the highest in the country. These districts, most of them in Balochistan, continue to face severe structural disadvantages that shape every aspect of life for women and children. The
ISLAMABAD: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) and the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) have signed an agreement on November 26 for the implementation of the CRMS mobile application, aimed at revolutionising municipal service, including birth and death certificates. “The agreement was signed on behalf of MCI by Chief Officer, Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad, Dr Anam Fatima and on behalf of Nadra by Director General Nadra, Syed Gohar Abbas Jaffery, at the MCI, Islamabad, in
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Body of a seminary student was found in fields near Pakka Malana village within the jurisdiction of Gomal University police station here on November 26. A police official said that the deceased had been identified as Hafiz Dawood, belonging to the Mughal community and a resident of Pakka Malana area. The boy was reported to be around 14 to 15-year-old. He was a student at Madressah Madina-tul-Uloom where he was enrolled
SUKKUR: Unknown assailants shot dead the 10-year-old son of a police officer and his nephew in a targeted attack in Kandhkot when they were heading towards their school from their village in a rickshaw on Wednesday, police said. They said that victim Muzammil and Gul Hassan were the son and nephew of Bakhshapur SHO Sikandar Panhwar. Four men riding on motorcycles intercepted their rickshaw and sprayed it with bullets on a section of the
LAHORE: A special anti-rape court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter and also imposed a compensation of Rs300,000 on him under the Anti-Rape (Investigation & Trial) Act 2021. Manawan police had registered a rape FIR against Farooq Maqbool on Jan 2, 2024 on the complaint of 10-year-old girl’s biological father. The mother of the victim had contracted second marriage with the convict after being divorced by her
Islamabad: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has announced winter timings for all public schools and colleges in Islamabad from December 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026. According to the official notification, all institutions under the FDE, including Islamabad model schools and colleges in urban and rural areas, will operate under revised schedules to accommodate the winter season. For single-shift schools, classes will run from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm from Monday through Thursday,
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Musadik Malik on November 26 delivered a stark warning, urging policymakers, businesses and international partners to confront the “true magnitude” of the climate-driven devastation facing Pakistan. He was speaking at the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), which opened the 4th edition of its two-day Dialogue on the Economy 2025 in Islamabad. The event also marked PBC’s 20th year of impact in shaping Pakistan’s business ecosystem and bringing together
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two minor siblings were allegedly killed in the firing by criminals who were fleeing after looting a man near Bhong town of Sadiqabad tehsil on the evening of November 26. Reports say Ajmal, a resident of a settlement near Bhong town, was returning home after visiting a doctor when he was intercepted by dacoits near Lal Shah Chowk. The dacoits snatched Ajmal’s motorcycle and attempted to escape. Ajmal immediately called his
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Department of Education has announced a change in school timings for four districts, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, and Nowshera, after a surge in accidents caused by dense morning fog. According to the Directorate of Education, the decision comes in response to safety concerns following a recent road accident in Charsadda, where a school bus carrying children met with a collision, leaving dozens injured. Under the new directive, all government schools in these