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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed the highest number of suicide attacks since 2014 during this year, with nearly half of them targeting the security forces. According to statistics released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) regarding suicide attacks in 2023, the country experienced a disturbing surge in such attacks, reaching the highest level since 2014. As many as …

KARACHI: Poliovirus was reported in more environmental samples collected in Karachi and Chaman. The Ministry of Health confirmed that poliovirus in more samples of sewage water from Karachi’s South District and Balochistan’s Chaman. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health confirmed poliovirus in environmental samples of Quetta district. According to the Ministry of Health spokesperson, the poliovirus was found in two samples of …

ISLAMABAD: Countrywide anti-polio vaccination campaign to immunise more than 40 million children under the age of five will kick off on January 8 in three phases, citing sources. According to details, the five-day vaccination campaign is being held in three phases to save children from the crippling disease of polio. The first phase of the anti-polio drive will begin from …

More than 1,400 people lost their lives and over 18,000 were wounded in road accidents in Karachi in 2023, quoting rescue sources. According to reports from rescue sources, overspeeding and riding motorbikes without helmets remained the major causes behind the deaths and injuries in road mishaps in the ongoing year of 2023. This year, more than 1,400 citizens lost their …

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Nadeem Jan on Thursday said that the Global Health Security Summit will be held in Pakistan on January 10-11. In a statement, the minister said that holding the summit is an honour for Pakistan. He said that an integrated strategy to deal with global epidemics will be formed at the global summit. He said …

More than 1,400 people lost their lives and over 18,000 were wounded in road accidents in Karachi in 2023. According to reports from rescue sources, overspeeding and riding motorbikes without helmets remained the major causes behind the deaths and injuries in road mishaps in the ongoing year of 2023. This year, more than 1,400 citizens lost their lives in road …

GENEVA: There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday, describing “unbea­rable” scenes of largely abandoned patients begging for food and water. The UN health agency said it had led missions to two badly damaged hospitals, Al Shifa and Al Ahli, in the north of the Palestinian territory …

A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue’s painkiller Tylenol can cause autism if mothers take it during pregnancy, finding that they failed to support their conclusions with scientific evidence. The ruling on Monday by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan federal court likely means the end of a consolidated mass tort litigation …

ENVIRONMENTAL activists, human rights defenders, and indigenous campaigners have reported instances of harassment, threats, and intimidation at UN events, including the recent COP28 climate conference in Dubai, creating a climate of fear and inhibiting their ability to speak out on critical issues due to fears of reprisals from governments or fossil fuel industries, according to experts. “In the last few …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has confirmed poliovirus in environmental samples of Quetta district. According to the Ministry of Health spokesperson, the poliovirus was found in two samples of sewage water from Quetta. He said that the surveillance system of the polio program is very strong. The spokesperson said that the government is ensuring effective measures to eradicate polio. He …