Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Even after three decades of aggressive eradication campaigns, Pakistan’s polio woes continue amid public mistrust and logistical gaps, according to a media report. Pakistan first launched the anti-polio campaign in 1994. Yet, over the last 31 years, the country recorded a staggering total of 14,206 confirmed polio cases, The Express Tribune’s T-Magazine reported.It stated that the country has also created an invisible population of survivors due to a lack of…
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Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistan has been ranked lowest in South Asia for literacy, with 63 per cent of people aged 10 years and above being able to read and write, according to a new review by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), local media reported. The review is based on official survey data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement-Household Integrated Economic Survey (PSLM–HEIS) 2024–2025 and compares Pakistan’s performance with World Bank literacy data for the…
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Monday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan for the November 2024 protest in the garrison town, local media reported. The court issued the arrest warrant against Aleema Khan over her continued absence at the hearings despite repeated summons. During the proceedings, lawyer Faisal Malik contended that Aleema Khan will not be present in court until her bank acco…
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Justice in several parts of rural Pakistan is not decided by evidence but by proximity to influence, a report has stated. When speaking about justice in Pakistan, the discussion usually unfolds in courtrooms, legal reforms, constitutional clauses, and televised outrage. However, the justice reveals its right form far from cameras and commentary, it detailed. Highlighting the issue, leading Pakistani daily Dawn revealed that when a group of politically influential men dec…
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 3,995 registered HIV-positive children in Pakistan’s Sindh, and more than 100 new cases reported in Karachi in 2025, expose systemic failure of infection control and regulation, a report has stated. Nearly 4,000 children in Sindh living with HIV, many of them not infected at birth or through personal behaviour but in healthcare facilities where patients undergo treatment, making negligence a crime, according to a report in Pakistan’s leading daily, The Express…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Experts in Pakistan have slammed the expansion of corporate farming and land acquisition, lamenting that such government schemes are displacing farmers and privatising land and water resources, particularly in Punjab and Sindh.A report in viacampesina.org detailed the outcome of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) meeting in Lahore which announced nationwide mobilisation against corporate farming, land grabbing, and the deepening agrarian crisis.Around 170 delega…
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Sexual harassment continues to plague educations institutions in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with many victims alleging that internal committees do not deliver justice, local media reported. Several complainants face pressure, intimidation and institutional silence instead of receiving protection, thus forcing them to withdraw complaints or remaining silent to protect their future, Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune reported. In recent years, colleges and un…
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Pakistan’s leading city and financial capital Karachi stands deprived of water and energy resources, with residents purchasing water from the tanker mafia which function under corrupt individuals and using alternate electricity arrangements like UPS, solar panels and generators, a report has stated. It mentioned that people in Karachi were themselves paying for their security as well. The government agencies instead of helping residents are more a nuisance. Gas in Karach…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from 40 districts across Pakistan, according to test results from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health.In a statement issued this week, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program said environmental samples were collected in December 2025 from multiple locations nationwide, confirming the presence of poliovirus in several areas, reports Xinhua news agency.”A total of 127 envi…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A total of 103 people died from mosquito-borne diseases in Pakistan’s Sindh during 2025, with 23 of them losing their lives at a hospital in Karachi due to malaria, local media reported on Sunday, citing the data collected from three hospitals in Karachi and one in Hyderabad, local media reported on Sunday. The statistics gathered from the hospitals contradicts the tally shared by provincial health department, which claims that 33 people died due to dengue and malaria. A…