Pakistan: Balochistan reports 462 new HIV/AIDS cases
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan region has reported 462 new cases of HIV/AIDS in recent times, taking the total number of registered patients in the province to 2,823.
Three more polio cases reported in Pakistan
Nov 26, 2024, at 12:05 am
Pakistan government's attempt to fight polio is facing a hurdle after three more cases were reported from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday
Nov 05, 2024, at 06:16 am
Not Delhi but Pakistan's Lahore has become the world's most polluted city with an Air Quality Index of 1,900 on Sunday, which is its highest ever, media reports said.
Breast cancer affects one in eight Pakistani women, alerts doctor
Oct 07, 2024, at 05:17 am
Statistics released by the Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, and Radiotherapy Institute (Nori) have revealed one in eight women in Pakistan were affected by breast cancer.
Pakistan reports two fresh polio cases
Oct 05, 2024, at 12:47 am
Two more new polio cases have emerged in Pakistan, escalating the health emergency in the country and forcing people to be more alert about vaccinating their children against the disease.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan, tremors felt in India, Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2024, at 08:30 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Wednesday with tremors being felt in neighbouring India and Afghanistan.
Pakistan detects fourth mpox case, Peshawar emerging as focal point
Sep 02, 2024, at 01:30 am
Pakistan has confirmed its fourth case of mpox with the latest incident reported from Peshawar city.
New report shows 41 pct of Pakistani women suffer from anaemia
Aug 29, 2024, at 12:40 am
A new report has revealed that more than 41 percent women in Pakistan are suffering from anaemia.
Pakistan: Mpox cases touch four after another suspect spotted in Islamabad airport
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:27 pm
Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) spotted another suspected mpox-infected person at Islamabad Airport on Monday
Pakistan registers three mpox cases
Aug 16, 2024, at 11:31 pm
Pakistan has registered three mpox cases, a disease which has now been described by the World Health Organisation as an international global health emergency.
After Sweden, Pakistan reports three cases of deadly Mpox virus, patients came from UAE
Aug 16, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Officials of the health department in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province reported on Friday (Aug 16) that it had detected three cases of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus.
Pakistan: Punjab registers first polio case in four years
Aug 05, 2024, at 04:44 am
Pakistan's Punjab region has registered its first polio case in four years.
Polio virus detected across 52 districts in Pakistan
Jul 24, 2024, at 09:55 pm
Pakistani authorities have detected polio virus in an environmental sample from nine districts in the country, media reports said.
Cholera outbreak reported in Dir Upper, hospitals struggle amid high influx of patients
Jul 18, 2024, at 02:25 am
A sudden cholera outbreak has been reported in Pakistan's Dir Upper district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan: 22-year-old man dies in Karachi after being infected by brain-eating amoeba
Jul 14, 2024, at 11:19 pm
A 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Karachi city of Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan records fourth polio case of the year
Jun 01, 2024, at 11:37 pm
Pakistan on Saturday reported the fourth case of polio of the current year, reflecting the dismal state of health in the cash-strapped country.
Pakistan reels under extreme heatwave, highest temperature touches 52 degrees in Mohenjodaro
May 28, 2024, at 11:09 pm
Heatwave conditions firmly gripped Pakistan, disrupting normal life in the country, with the mercury level touching around 52 degrees Celsius in archaeologically crucial Mohenjodaro, as per Met office.
Hundreds of turtles killed through electrocution in Pakistan, locals demand action
Apr 01, 2024, at 01:35 am
In a heart-wrenching episode, hundreds of turtles were killed through electrocution in Chiniot region of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday
Pakistan registers first polio case in 2024
Mar 15, 2024, at 09:57 pm
Pakistan reported its first polio case this year after the virus was detected in a toddler in the southwestern Balochistan province, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Thursday.
Climate change compounds maternal health crisis in flood-prone areas of India and Pakistan
Mar 10, 2024, at 05:42 am
Community health workers working on maternal health of women in India and Pakistan face increased obstacles due to changing rainfall patterns, migration, and social taboos. Meenakshi J from India and Tahira Khan from Pakistan report
Heavy rain in Pakistan leaves 29 dead
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:31 am
At least 29 people were killed and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across Pakistan in the last 48 hours, the country's authorities told media on Sunday.
Polio virus detected in environmental samples in parts of Pakistan
Dec 25, 2023, at 01:38 am
Polio virus has been detected in environmental samples from two districts in different parts of Pakistan, the country's health ministry said.
Floods in Pakistan leave four dead
Jul 23, 2023, at 04:58 pm
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least four people, including one child, have died in Pakistan owing to the flood conditions in the Islamic country, the Dawn newspaper reports citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Pakistan: Wild polio virus detected in environmental samples
May 30, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad:Two environmental samples collected from Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have tested positive for wild poliovirus, the Pakistani Health Ministry said.
Pakistan: Heavy rains batter Balochistan, several houses damaged
May 01, 2023, at 11:36 am
Quetta: Heavy rainfall battered several regions of Pakistan's Balochistan region over the last four days, causing damage to houses, media reports said.
Pakistan: Nine die, 44 jurt as earthquake rocks KP
Mar 22, 2023, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: At least nine people died and 44 others were injured as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Tuesday as the epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas
Mar 22, 2023, at 08:38 pm
New York: Six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: First polio case of 2023 reported from Bannu
Mar 18, 2023, at 03:11 pm
Bannu: Pakistan's first polio case of 2023 was reported from Bannu on Friday as the country failed once again to free itself from the disease.
Pak staring at healthcare disaster as forex shortage hits prodn of essential medicines
Feb 26, 2023, at 09:05 pm
Islamabad: The healthcare system in Pakistan has been severely impacted by the ongoing economic crisis, leaving patients in a difficult situation as they grapple to get essential medicines, media reports said.
How COVID-19 changed mental health discourse in India and Pakistan
Jan 12, 2023, at 01:08 am
When Amina Zia in Pakistan lost her husband to COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, she descended further into depression.