KARACHI: People living with poor diabetes control are more prone to various types of infectious diseases, including Covid-19 as well as lethal infections like mucormycosis, or ‘black fungus’, as the health condition reduces a person’s ability to fight bacteria, viruses and fungus, experts associated with pandemic control measures, care and treatment in Pakistan warned on Monday. They said in Pakistan …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the killing of innocent Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip and demanded of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to send forces to Jerusalem under the UN umbrella to protect the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque. The resolution also called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to ensure …

ISLAMABAD: With only four million people having been fully or partially vaccinated across the country, the University of Health Sciences (UHS) has started working on protocols to start trials for nasal Covid-19 vaccine. It will be a single dose vaccine, which does not require a syringe. It is hoped the clinical trial will commence in six to eight weeks after …

LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has launched an investigation into the Rawalpindi Ring Road scam to fix ‘criminal responsibility’ of those allegedly involved in it. Interestingly, the ACE has launched a probe into the matter on the order of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, whom opposition PML-N accuses of also being involved in the scam and demands constitution of a …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that a welfare state on the pattern of the state of Madina would be established in phases and there was a need to ensure social justice in accordance with the principles of Islam. The premier sought the recommendations from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) regarding establishment of an Islamic welfare state …

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday witnessed a stormy session as ruling Pakistan People Party vehemently condemned the federal government for cutting down Sindh’s water share in violation of the 1991 Water Accord through a strong-worded resolution that was opposed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, saying the PPP created an artificial shortage by favouring its “blue-eyed waderas”. Major opposition parties in …

Tucked away behind the young adult section at the DeSoto Public Library, an experiment to change public safety is unfolding. Dressed in a blue polo and black vest that obscures her police badge, Lt. Melissa Franks supervises the city’s new initiative from an office that once served as the library staff’s breakroom. The DeSoto Care Team aims to connect residents …

A federal sting operation targeting individuals willing to offer their services to the sex trafficking industry has netted a second arrest in Dallas, according to court records. The operation employed an unusual internet help-wanted posting: “Whore needs breaking.” Nile Ivan-Clark Houston responded enthusiastically and said he was up to the task, federal court records say. The 46-year-old Florida man explained, …

Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, adding that he was experiencing “mild symptoms”. In a tweet, the minister said: “I have tested positive for coronavirus. I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon.” A day earlier, Mahmood had chaired an online meeting of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers …

SUKKUR: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday inaugurated National Database and Registration Authority offices, gasification and 4G internet projects for different districts of Sindh. In a tweet on Monday, he said that while announcing Sindh Package last month, Prime Minister Imran Khan had pledged to start work on the package within a month. Today …