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Sindh’s rabies toll rises to 19 after boy dies at Badin hospital
KARACHI: An eight-year-old boy has recently died of rabies at the Badin campus of Indus Hospital, officially known as Dr Sikandar Ali Mandhro Civil Hospital, raising the total recorded deaths from the deadly infectious disease to 19, it emerged on Tuesday. An informed source said it’s the first rabies case at the facility. A total…
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444 heritage buildings in Karachi are in dilapidated condition, PAC told
KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) on Tuesday informed the Public Accounts Committee that 588 dangerous and dilapidated buildings existed in Karachi, including 444 heritage structures, out of 741 such buildings identified across Sindh. The disclosure was made during a meeting chaired by PAC Chairman Nisar Khuhro, which reviewed audit paras related to the…
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Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation intensifies chlorination of water to combat Naegleria threat
• Utility, health dept to jointly collect, analyse water samples• Official says chlorination of water in nine filtration plants at six pumping sites continues• WB to fund establishment of 29 chlorination centres across Karachi, meeting told KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has claimed to have reinforced water chlorination, continuous quality monitoring, surveillance,…
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AJK police accuse JAAC of targeting LEAs, say 26 personnel martyred this year
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Wednesday said that 26 personnel were martyred this year during incidents of unrest as they accused the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) of deliberately targeting law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Addressing a press conference, AJK police spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Riaz Mughal said that members of the…
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Cop martyred, 4 terrorists killed as operation continues in Swat’s Matta: security sources
SWAT: A policeman has been martyred and four terrorists have been killed during an ongoing operation in Swat’s Matta tehsil, police and security said on Wednesday. An initial statement issued by Swat police spokesperson Nasir Iqbal Karimi said Elite Force Constable Gulfam had embraced martyrdom while “bravely fighting the terrorists” on Tuesday night during the…
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Govt aims to provide citizens access to all public facilities under single digital ID: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government’s vision for national digitalisation aims to provide citizens access to all public facilities under a single digital identity. Chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on the implementation of a national-level integrated digital policy framework, PM Shehbaz said that implementing this vision in line with modern-day…
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Re-polling demand, Form-47 jibe and doomsday talk — PPP, PML-N continue to trade barbs over Mirpur election results
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari continued his tirade against the PML-N — an ally of his party in the Centre — on Wednesday, reiterating his allegations in the first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections and demanding re-polling. Addressing a PPP workers’ convention in Muzaffarabad, he called on the Election Commission to hold re-polling in Mirpur if…
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HRCP, Amnesty call for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into Rawalakot unrest
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Amnesty International have expressed concern over reports of violence in the Rawalakot area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Poonch district, and called on the authorities to probe the incidents. Clashes took place between protesters and law enforcement personnel in Rawalakot on Monday and Mirpur on Tuesday,…
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NCCIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor over allegedly spreading ‘false information’
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday issued a summons notice to journalist Asad Ali Toor for an inquiry into alleged dissemination of false information by him. The notice, available with Dawn, named the state as the complainant against Toor for “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information”. It was issued on…
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Senate panel restricts Islamic banks from compelling female employees to wear abayas
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday restricted Islamic banks from imposing abayas on their female staff, and called for following a modest national dress code for all irrespective of gender. A meeting of the panel, presided over by Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla, took up complaints regarding dress code instructions at…
