3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (216+ words) The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to ban the sale of energy drinks in educational institutions in Islamabad. The committee met at Parliament House, where the Islamabad Capital Territory Food Safety (Amendment)…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (148+ words) Doctors at Karachi’s National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) have successfully removed a bullet lodged in the heart of a 12-year-old boy from Khuzdar, Balochistan, through emergency surgery. The boy was initially taken to a local hospital after accidentally sustaining…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (349+ words) The recent incident in Gujranwala, in which an 18-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the killing of her 15-year-old sister, has renewed concerns about the impact of social media pressure and online conflicts on young people. According to police,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (360+ words) ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting on Tuesday regarding the health situation as well as the fire that broke out in the gynaecology ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), stating that there would be no…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (432+ words) Nurse Razia Noreen has received widespread recognition for her extraordinary courage during a recent fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after she risked her own life to rescue a newborn from a burning room. In an interview…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken action against 48 hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities in Islamabad for allegedly failing to comply with fire and life safety regulations. The authority has issued challans carrying fines of more than Rs140 million…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) Police have recommended action against a doctor and the administration of a private hospital in Karachi’s Nazimabad for allegedly performing an operation on a woman without confirming her pregnancy. The police wrote to the Sindh Healthcare Commission seeking action against…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) Fire safety reports submitted by 22 government hospitals in Sindh to the provincial government have revealed major gaps, including the absence of fire alarms and water sprinklers at several major public hospitals. According to the reports, 180 fire extinguishers are operational at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (183+ words) The SC rejected a second request by Dr Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, seeking an early hearing of her contempt petition over the alleged non-implementation of the court’s order directing his transfer to Shifa International Hospital. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (353+ words) KARACHI: A family in Karachi has alleged that an expecting woman was informed after undergoing a Caesarean section at a hospital in Nazimabad that there was no baby and only gas. Speaking to Dialogue Pakistan, the woman’s husband, Rashid Iqbal,…...