On May 11, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that that custody of a child cannot be granted to the grandmother or paternal
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The expanding corruption probe into Sindh’s education boards has laid bare a rot that goes far deeper than initially feared. What began
PAKISTAN’S HIV surge is no longer a slow-burning public health concern. It is now a system failure unfolding in real time. What
AS policymakers gather for the Breathe Pakistan conference this week, the urgency is hard to miss. Each year, such forums bring new
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ISLAMABAD: Health authorities on Wednesday formally launched the Prime Minister’s National Programme for the Elimination of Hepatitis C from the Islamabad Capital Territory, aiming to screen 1.6 million people in the federal capital within six months and eventually test more than 164 million people across the country in phases as part of an ambitious drive to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal and World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Pakistan Dr Luo Dapeng jointly launched
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LAHORE: A World Obesity Federation report has raised the alarm over the rapid increase of obesity among schoolchildren in Punjab, warning that
ISLAMABAD: During proceedings on a case concerning the proliferation of narcotics in educational institutions, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was presented with
FAISALABAD: Police claimed to have arrested one suspect and are conducting raids to apprehend others following a series of separate sexual assault
• PM doubles compensation for families of victims to Rs2m • 161,000 houses, 395 health facilities damaged in Punjab, UNOCHA says •
ISLAMABAD: The education ministry on September 26 directed timely completion of the ongoing missing facilities project of educational institutions in the capital.
KARACHI: Two men confessed before magistrates on September 26 to raping a seven-year-old boy and murdering him by strangling him with a
