Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia, as approximately 90,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year out of whom 40,000 pass away. Estimates reveal that one in 10 Pakistani women could develop breast cancer in their lifetime. This was pointed out by speakers at a webinar, “Breast cancer awareness: give hope, save lives”, organised …

PESHAWAR: The provincial metropolis, which recorded eight of the total nine deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, has in fact lesser mortality from Covid-19 than projected in the health department’s daily reports. “Of 313 new cases in the province Peshawar recorded 174, but less than 30 per cent of these patients are domiciled here and the rest came from other …

ISLAMABAD: A five-day national polio immunisation drive will commence on Monday (today) during which over 39 million children under five years of age will be vaccinated across the country; around 285,000 health workers will go from house to house, observing strict SOPs for Covid-19, in an effort to save children from the crippling disease. “The government is committed to making …

Positivity rate falls to 5.29pc Rawalpindi police official falls victim to virus Twin cities report 501 new patients ISLAMABAD: The federal capital saw a reduction in its daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday as 355 people tested positive compared to 447 a day earlier. However, the district administration advised residents to continue following standard operating procedures. “Positivity rate, which was 7.16pc on …

yas LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said all the appeals made to the opposition parties to avoid public gatherings have fallen on deaf ears and now the government is all set to establish its writ to save people’s lives when coronavirus is raging in major cities yet again. Dr Rashid said non-compliance with coronavirus standard operating procedures …

shah LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif has called for a national dialogue among political forces to steer “the country out of the present crisis”. “Socio-economic conditions in the country have worsened too much and can only be improved through collective efforts. There is a dire need for a national dialogue,” he said while talking to reporters who …

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday left her residence in Lahore to attend Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) rally in Multan, where the district administration and opposition workers have been at odds over the holding of the public event at a time when the incidence of coronavirus is rising. Speaking to the media prior to her departure, she said she would …

QUETTA: No clue was found on Sunday of missing Prof Dr Liaquat Sani, the head of Brahvi Department of Balochistan University, who was kidnapped on Saturday. Some unidentified armed men kidnapped Dr Sani along with two other teachers of Balochistan University, when they were traveling to Khuzdar for inspection of an examination centre as members of the vigilance committee of …

ISLAMABAD: Five major cities — Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi — contribute 70 per cent of coronavirus cases in Pakistan, according to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) data released on Sunday. A meeting of the NCOC was informed that Mirpur (Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Hyderabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar were among the top cities with persistently rising …

QUETTA: The chairman of the Brahvi department of Balochistan University, Prof Liaquat Sani Bangulzai, went missing while travelling to Khuzdar along with two other university teachers on Saturday, officials said. The two other professors — Prof Shabbir Shahwani and Prof Nizam Shahwani — were later found in the Kanak area along Quetta-Taftan highway. Officials of the university said Dr Liaquat …