Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Medical experts at the HIV Centre of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMC) have voiced concern over an increase in the number of patients, stressing that the presence of HIV cases among children is particularly alarming, also warning that cover-up of the disease and failure to undergo testing pose serious risks, with more cases being detected among men, local media reported. Programme Manager of the AIDS Control Programme, Zubair Abdullah, stated that the appar…
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Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Karachi has reported its first case of mpox in 2026, local media reported on Tuesday citing hospital sources. A 31-year-old man who returned from abroad was screened at Karachi airport, where his symptoms raised suspicion of infection. He was immediately taken to the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital for further evaluation, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘The Express Tribune’ reported.The patient was admitted to the hospital, where he underwent medical examinatio…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have written a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan, expressing serious concerns about alleged hindrances in providing legal and medical access to PTI founder and former Prime Minister of the country, Imran Khan. The leaders, in their letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, urged him to intervene in the matter to ensure justice in this issue. They also requested Afridi to take notice of the matter and ensure Imran Khan is …
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) raised objections to the government’s secrecy after its chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to Islamabad hospital for a follow-up eye treatment on Tuesday, local media reported. A doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) revealed that PTI founder Imran Khan was brought to the hospital for a second dose of anti-VEGF intravitreal injection on February 24. The Pims doctor said, “Prior to the procedure, he wa…
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The protest, led by senior leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and members of the opposition alliance, the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP), entered its fifth day on Tuesday, local media reported. Senior PTI leaders said on Tuesday that the party’s sit-in over concerns regarding former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s health condition would continue, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.While speaking outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, the provi…
Quetta, Feb 16 (IANS) Majlis Wahdat-i-Mulimeen’s (MWM) provincial leader Allama Ali Hasnain Husaini slammed the Pakistani government over its response to peaceful sit-ins led by top opposition leaders and stressed that authorities would face full responsibility if the protesters face any harm, local media reported on Monday. Husaini criticised the denial of food, water and essential medicines to Senate Opposition leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri and National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmoo…
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The amicus curiae’s report submitted to the Pakistan’s Supreme Court on former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s living conditions in jail is a damning indictment of the government, a leading Pakistani daily has stated.”It categorically reveals that lawful facilities under the prison manual were denied to the incarcerated former Prime Minister, and especially, his health concerns were not taken care of. This criminal neglect caused a severe infection in the PTI founder’s right…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The death toll from the Islamabad suicide bombing rose to 36 on Saturday, local media reported, quoting a spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).”A 21-year-old man, who was brought from the imambargah, died,” said Dr Aneeza Jalil while speaking to a leading Pakistani daily, Dawn.She further mentioned that nine of the injured are in “very serious” condition. Jalil also stated that in total, 149 injured people and 28 bodies were brought to Pims on…