M. Waqar Bhatti
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4.2-magnitude quake in Capital, Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital and Rawalpindi on Sunday were shaken by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, the second in a month, National Seismic Monitoring Centre confirmed.The NSMC has revised the scale... → Read More
Covid-19 claims two lives in country
ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 claimed two lives during last 24 hours in the country, National Institute of Health Islamabad Wednesday said adding that one person died during treatment in Sindh while another... → Read More
Alarm bells ring in Karachi as COVID-19 ratio surges past 20%
KARACHI: The metropolis recorded a COVID-19 positivity ratio of over 20% in the last 24 hours while the national caseload witnessed a minor surge during the past few days, government data... → Read More
Unprecedented increase: Rs120bn antibiotics consumed in Pakistan in 2021
A person taking medicine. Photo: The News/FileKARACHI: An unprecedented increase in the usage of antibiotics was observed in Pakistan in 2021 when bactericidal drugs worth Rs120 billion were... → Read More
Decision of lockdown, schools' closure in Karachi to be taken on NCOC directives: CM
COVID-19 positivity ratio in Karachi has reached 31% → Read More
Fight against corona: Rs20 bn set aside to buy vaccines
The ECC approved a supplementary grant of $130 million equivalent to Rs20 billion for procurement of vaccine to cope with Covid-19 pandemic → Read More
‘Cases of Black Fungus emerge across Pakistan’
Mucormycosis is a lethal deadly fungal infection found in some serious Covid-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes and prolonged ICU stay → Read More
First consignment of AstraZeneca arriving on 8th
Pakistan is receiving the European vaccine from a non-Indian source → Read More
The News staffer Fasahat Mohiuddin passes away at 65
The journalist had suffered a massive stroke last week and was taken to the Aga Khan University Hospital → Read More
Pakistan's first liver autotransplantation procedure performed at DUHS
After the successful procedure, the patient has begun to recover, says DUHS → Read More
Presence of Ertugrul's Abdul Rehman attracts hundreds at Expo Center Karachi for blood donations
The Turkish star Celal (pronounced Jalal) Al, who is extremely popular in Pakistan, also donated blood for the Thalassaemic children, second time in the last few months. → Read More
Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V arrives in Pakistan
The vaccine will be provided to large hospitals and institutions for administration to people who can afford the jab → Read More
Karachi’s second largest Covid-19 vaccination centre starts working at LNH
The second largest adult vaccination centre of Karachi for Covid-19 vaccination has started functioning at Liaquat National Hospital , where frontline healthcare workers are being inoculated, but... → Read More
If bought in bulk quantity: Firm offers to provide Oxford-Astrazeneca’s vaccine for $6-7 per dose
For the private sector and institutions, it would be provided for Rs2,000 to Rs2,500 per dose if they order 10,000 or more doses. → Read More
No Covid-19 death in Sindh first time since March 19
KARACHI: As an encouraging development, not a single COVID-19 related death was reported in Sindh due in the last 24 hours or the first time since the onset of the lethal dreaded disease, Sindh... → Read More
Failure of provincial govt: Mild rain sinks vast areas of Karachi
Karachi’s northwestern areas were the worst-affected due to the spell of rain that caused urban-flooding → Read More
Karachi suffers urban flooding as heavy rain lashes city
KARACHI: The dwellers of Karachi witnessed immense hardships on Friday when a brief but heavy spell of rain submerged many thoroughfares and low-lying areas of the city, causing traffic jams and... → Read More
Five more die as dengue death toll crosses 40 in Sindh
KARACHI: There seems to be no sign of a let-up in deaths due to the dengue virus in Sindh, as five more people have been killed due to complications resulting from the fever caused by the... → Read More
Five more children fall prey to polio in Pakistan, three in Sindh
KARACHI: A day after Pakistani authorities assured the world of utilising maximum resources and energy to eradicate the crippling disease of polio from its soil, five more polio cases have been... → Read More
With 13,727 XDR typhoid cases reported, Sindh plans to reach 10.1m children
Following the emergence of 95 per cent of all the typhoid cases as XDR Typhoid in Sindh, health officials in the province have decided to vaccinate around 10.1 million children against the lethal,... → Read More