Investigative Reports

Zafar Malik Islamabad: The medical waste from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) which should be destroyed for the consideration of public health and environmental safety is allegedly being sold and transported to the…

Wraa Noor Islamabad: School meals alone increase enrolment and attendance rates by nine per cent and eight per cent, respectively. In areas where anaemia and infections are common, deworming and micronutrient supplements can keep kids in…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: “Non-legacy digital journalism outlets in Pakistan have to contend with financial sustainability issues and threats brought about by disinformation, technology practices, and internet policies in addition to the…

Ummay Farwa/Yousaf Cheema Lahore/Faisalabad: Dengue fever has now become endemic to Pakistan and transmission now occurs around the year with season peaks. Pakistan reported 78,554 confirmed dengue cases and claimed 149 lives from…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Social and cultural stigma is cited as a major barrier to accessing prevention and treatment for those suffering from the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Pakistan. Stigma, fear of ostracization, discrimination, and lack…

Ummay e Farwa Lahore: Fewer cases of Covid-19 are being reported in Pakistan than other countries. According to the Punjab Health Department, 76,875 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in 2022, and 644 deaths were reported. New cases of…

Yousaf Cheema Faisalabad: Seven-year-old Maryam* was playing outside her house in Faisalabad when she decided to go find her mother in the kitchen. Her mother had kept the milk on the stove to boil when Maryam entered the kitchen, she…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the lack of specialised healthcare facilities are adding to health complications caused by conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. An early diagnosis could help to prevent and…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s non-legacy media outperformed the digital arms of legacy media houses in providing news coverage to the country’s religious minorities, according to the latest study. The study, titled “Diversity and…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: In order to stop children from drug abuse, health professionals have recommended parents to watch any changes in behaviour by keeping an eye out for hectic schedules, financial limitations, mental stress,…