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Pakistan Joins WHO Plan to Boost Cancer Survival

ISLAMABAD, 29 July 2025 – Pakistan has joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, ensuring free, quality-assured cancer treatment for more than 8,000 children diagnosed annually. By joining the platform—launched by WHO and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2021—Pakistan becomes the second country in the Eastern Mediterranean […]

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Eight arrested in KP’s largest corruption case

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has made a major breakthrough in the Rs40 billion Kohistan corruption scandal, arresting eight individuals allegedly involved in one of the largest financial fraud cases in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Those taken into custody include top government officials, banking staff, and private contractors. The scandal revolves around fake

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Over 10,000 Pakistanis in Saudi jails

ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee was informed that more than 10,000 Pakistani citizens are currently imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, with another 5,297 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The alarming figures available with ChitralToday were shared during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, chaired by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada.

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