Two More Children Succumb to Pneumonia

1 min read

Tragedy strikes again as pneumonia claims two more young lives, bringing the total number of childhood deaths to 318 this year.

In just 24 hours, 605 new cases of pneumonia were reported, with Lahore accounting for 177 of those cases. The province has seen a sharp rise in pneumonia cases and deaths, with over 20,872 cases reported so far this year.

Environmental pollution and smog during the winter season have been identified by health experts as major contributors to the rapid increase in pneumonia cases and deaths in Punjab.

Acknowledgment: Published by Express Tribune on 06-02-2024

Previous Story

Police Arrest Suspect in Brutal Murder of Minor Girl

Next Story

10-Year-Old Boy Dies After Suffering Abuse, Murder

Latest from Blog

500 Low-performing Govt Primary Schools Outsourced in KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elementary and Secondary Education Department has outsourced 500 low-performing government primary schools in the province to private partners. In the second phase, another 1,500 such schools will be outsourced and the paperwork has already started on it, officials in the education department told Dawn on condition of anonymity. They said…

Key Education Bodies in Islamabad Being Run Without Permanent Heads

ISLAMABAD: All three major educational organisations in Islamabad, including the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira) and the Directorate of Special Education, are being run under interim arrangements. These important organisations currently have no regular heads , leading to a situation that raises questions…

Minor Girl Recovered 48 Hours after Kidnap from Bus Stop in Sahiwal

SAHIWAL: City Police claimed to have recovered an 11-year-old girl 48 hours after she had gone missing from the E-Green Bus Stop at Jogi Chowk while standing with her maternal aunt on April 8. Station House Officer (SHO) Rai Nasir said the girl had allegedly been kidnapped by a woman…

Two Held for Unleashing Dog on Teenage Girl

BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari Daniwal police claimed to have arrested two suspects on April 10 for allegedly unleashing their pet dog on a young girl in the Bhatta Ikram locality the other day. According to a Vehari Police spokesperson, Raashida Bibi claimed in her complaint that Zahoor and Asad unleashed their…

Educating the Poor

JAVED is enrolled in Grade 6 in a government school in his village. Akhtar, Javed’s father, is wondering whether or not he should pull Javed out of school. Akhtar feels Javed is not learning much at school, and that if he is put to work at the nearby auto-repair workshop…
Go toTop