With more than a one-third of Pakistan affected by flooding, millions of people are in need of food, shelter and medical care. Researchers, along with the government, international aid agencies and local organizations are racing to provide assistance to the affected people . Nature spoke with Sajid Soofi and Zahid Memon, who study women’s and […]
BOONI: An 11-year-old girl died after being brought to the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital of Booni on Thursday due to alleged negligence of the hospital staff. Reports circulating on social media showed the father of the girl staging a sit-in on the premises of the hospital and refusing to receive the dead body of his
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Council has postponed the Medical and Dental Colleges Admissions Test (MDCAT) in view of the flood situation in the country, announcement Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Abdul Qadir Patel at a news conference in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. He said electricity and internet services remained disconnected in various parts of
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has approved the provision of cash compensation for rehabilitation of houses that were destroyed in the recent floods. Chairing the first meeting of a committee to oversee the management and utilization of Chief Minister’s Flood Relief Fund here on Tuesday, Mahmood Khan directed the concerned authorities for opening
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BOONI: A young man, in his early twenties, committed suicide by jumping into Chitral river from Booni bridge earlier today. According to information received by the control room of Rescue 1122, he was identified as Syed Hussain Shah belonging to Mastuj, Upper Chitral. Rescue 1122 teams have started searching for the dead body at different
