Category: Pakistan
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Regional Director Colleges Sukkur Inspects Exam Centers
SUKKUR: Regional Director Colleges Sukkur Shafiq Ahmed Rind visited examination centers at Government Islamia Arts and Commerce College during the ongoing ADA/BA, ADS/BSc and ADC/BCom Part-I examinations. He reviewed arrangements and directed examination staff to ensure transparency, discipline and strict prevention of cheating. He warned that students found cheating would face action under examination rules.…
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Pims tragedy: Health secretary removed after ‘repeated failures to inspect hospitals’
ISLAMABAD: The removal of the federal secretary health immediately after the tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Children’s ICU, which claimed the lives of 14 children, was prompted by his alleged failure to comply with repeated directions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to personally inspect Islamabad’s hospitals, particularly Pims, according to…
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Terror Plot Using Underage Girls Foiled in Balochistan, Says Zia Langau
QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau has claimed that militants affiliated with Fitna al-Hindustan attempted to manipulate underage girls into carrying out suicide attacks in southern Balochistan, but security forces foiled the alleged plot. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Langau alleged that militants were attempting to exploit young girls for terrorist activities…
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14 Bodies Made Me Realise the Country Is Not Safe: Musadik Malik Raises Questions Over PIMS Tragedy
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik has also raised serious questions over the PIMS tragedy, saying that the matter must be properly addressed before the government can move forward. Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, Musadik Malik said the incident had deeply shaken him after he saw the bodies of 14 newborn children.…
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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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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.…
