ISLAMABAD:  A varied duration anti-polio campaign began in forty-nine selected districts of Pakistan on Monday. During the special campaign, more than 9.5 million children under five years of age will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops. The campaign includes sixteen districts of Balochistan, eleven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sixteen districts of Sindh and six districts of Punjab. According to sources, Balochistan aims to …

KARACHI: More than 40 people have died in Karachi in June due to heatwave conditions, the Sindh health department report said Monday. As per the data, 45 people have died in Karachi in June due to heat stroke. Overall 18 patients died in Civil Hospital, while three fatalities reported from Qatar hospital in the past month. Meanwhile, Pakistan Meteorological Department …

As the cyber attackers are using “increasingly sophisticated techniques” to breach cellphones and devices, the experts have issued a warning to Android users about the applications they download. A particularly concerning type of malware, called Rafel RAT, operates stealthily on devices, providing malicious actors with a powerful toolkit for remote administration and control. The latest warning comes from Antonis Terefos …

RAWALPINDI: Traders from the garrison city on Monday staged protests against inflated electricity bills and warned of countrywide protests if the slab system in the bills was not withdrawn. The traders of different markets and bazaars in the cantonment and city areas brought out rallies on different roads. They kept their businesses closed from 4pm to 6pm and blocked Bank …

ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Monday that the annual inflation for 2023-24 exceeded its budgetary target, reaching a staggering 23.41 per cent owing to an increase in electricity, gas, and essential kitchen items. The projected target was 21pc for the outgoing fiscal year. According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday, the average monthly inflation fluctuated …

KARACHI: After a record price cut of Rs1.513 million in the last week of April, Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) jacked up the price of Kia Stonic by Rs733,000 on Monday. The company slashed the Stonic price to Rs4.767m from Rs6.280m, which changed the vehicle’s sales fortune. Due to its high prices and intense market competition, the vehicle had been …

MINNEAPOLIS: Four-time Olym­pic gold medallist Simone Biles is headed to the Paris Games after a resounding all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials on Sunday. Biles capped her trials with anot­her electrifying floor routine, her high-flying tumbling bringing the crowd to its feet. She piled up 117.225 over two days of competition to earn an automatic berth on the five-strong …

AUSTIN: Ecuador ground out a nerve-jangling 0-0 draw with Mexico to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Sunday as Venezuela sealed top spot in Group ‘B’ with a 3-0 win over Jamaica. Ecuador finished level with Mexico on four points but progress to the last eight thanks to a superior goal difference. “We would like …

RIYADH: Pakistan snoo­ker stars continued to excel at the ACBS Asian 15-Red Under-21 and 6-Red Men’s Snooker Cham­pionship as defending Under-21 champion Ahsan Ramzan and Mohammad Hasnain Akhtar won their respective semi-finals on Monday to setup an all-Pakistan final at the Riyadh Front Arena. Meanwhile, Awaisullah Munir downed compatriot Asjad Iqbal 5-2 in the semi-final to move into the 6-red final. Ahsan and Hasnain …