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Two Die Due to Measles in Karachi

APP Karachi: Sindh Health Department clarifying media reports about the death of children due to measles on Thursday said that two out of 11 reported deaths were caused by measles while the remaining nine children lost their lives due to…

Life Expectancy Dips Slightly

News Desk  Islamabad: The country's average life expectancy experienced a slight decline, dropping to 72.3 years in 2023 from 72.4 years recorded in 2022. Experts attribute this decline mainly to an increase in infectious and…

Polio Drops Dripping Blood

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Polio scars are etched with lifelong agony, but in Pakistan, where lives are meant to be safeguarded, the polio campaign is met with resistance and tragedy. This week-long initiative began disastrously when…

Dengue Tally Reaches 1,955 Cases In Pindi

News Desk Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi’s dengue total tally has reached 1,955 positive cases, with the arrival of 19 more patients during the last 24 hours. District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood…

A Silent Disaster Looming in Peshawar

APP Peshawar: “The groundwater of my village became heavier and unhealthy after the 2022 devastating flood, leaving me with no other option but to bring two gallon of clean drinking water from the Tehsil Municipal Administration’s (TMA)…