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Awareness Seminar on Tobacco and Nicotine Held in Sukkur
SUKKUR (Staff Reporter Danish Rajput): An awareness seminar on the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products was organised in Sukkur by the Management and Governance Network in collaboration with the Coalition for Tobacco Control Pakistan (CTC-Pak). The seminar was attended by representatives of civil society, teachers, community organisations and members of the media. Speakers…
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Supreme Court Registrar’s Office Refuses to Receive Petition Against 27th Constitutional Amendment
ISLAMABAD: The Registrar’s Office of Pakistan’s Supreme Court has refused to receive a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment, stating that petitions of this nature can be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court. The petition was submitted by former judge Justice (retd.) Shabbir Raza Rizvi, who sought to challenge the 27th Constitutional Amendment before the…
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Flour Prices Rise Across Pakistan, Karachi Residents Paying the Highest Rates
ISLAMABAD: Flour prices continue to rise across Pakistan, with residents of Karachi now paying the highest price for a 20-kilogram bag, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The latest figures show that the price of a 20kg bag of flour in Karachi has increased by Rs200, reaching Rs3,200, making it the…
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Ahsan Iqbal Urges Youth to Counter Misinformation and Play Role in Positive Social Change
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has urged young people to play an effective role in countering misinformation and promoting positive change in society. The federal minister made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of MBA students from Harvard Business School at the Ministry of Planning and Development. During the…
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Karachi Hospital Dispute: Citizen Alleges Newborn Was Missing After Delivery at Nazimabad Private Hospital
KARACHI: A dispute over a childbirth case at a private hospital in Karachi’s Nazimabad area has escalated after a citizen accused the hospital of making his newborn baby disappear. The incident reportedly occurred at a private hospital located in Nazimabad No. 3. According to reports, the hospital was vandalised on the night of August 27…
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Mosquitoes Found in Open Water at PIMS MCH Premises, Raising Dengue Concerns
ISLAMABAD: The presence of mosquitoes and stagnant water at the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) premises of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has raised concerns over a possible increase in dengue transmission. According to sources within the District Health Officer (DHO) office, mosquito larvae and mosquitoes have reportedly been observed in stagnant water within…
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Parliament Demands Transparent Probe into PIMS Tragedy as Both Houses Approve Motions for Special Committees
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Parliament has demanded a transparent investigation into the tragic PIMS incident that resulted in the deaths of 14 newborn babies, with both the National Assembly and Senate approving motions seeking the formation of special parliamentary committees to investigate the tragedy. The development came amid heated discussions in both houses, where lawmakers raised serious…
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‘Pakistan Is Incomplete Without Kashmir, and Kashmir Is Also Incomplete Without Pakistan’: Newly Elected AJK PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Barrister Iftikhar Gilani, has said that Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir and Kashmir is also incomplete without Pakistan. Addressing the AJK Legislative Assembly for the first time after being elected prime minister, Barrister Iftikhar Gilani said the Kashmir dispute was not merely a matter…
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PIMS Executive Director Says Babies Died from Smoke Inhalation, Not Burns
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Executive Director Rana Imran Sikandar has claimed that the newborn babies who died in the hospital fire did not die from burns, but from inhaling smoke and soot. Speaking about the incident, the PIMS executive director said the deceased infants were identified through identification tags placed around their…
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Pakistan Refuses to Take Back Rochdale Grooming Gang Convict Shabir Ahmed
LONDON: Pakistan has refused to accept the return of Shabir Ahmed, a convicted member of the Rochdale grooming gang, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said. The issue of Shabir Ahmed’s return to Pakistan was raised by the British Foreign Secretary during a meeting with Ishaq Dar, who is currently in London.…
