Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Two patients have tested positive for mpox in Pakistan’s Sindh province, increasing the provincial tally to 25 in 2026, local media reported on Wednesday. So far, 122 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Sindh in 2026. Among them, 25 patients have tested positive for mpox while nine patients have died, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Currently, Khairpur is the hotspot for mpox in Sindh with 18 confirmed cases, followed by four cases in Karachi and three…
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Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Protests and rallies were held in Karachi, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur and several other parts of Pakistan’s Sindh province against the recent increase in petroleum prices and rising inflation, local media reported on Monday. The Sindh United Party (SUP) in Sukkur held a protest outside the local press club on Sunday. A large number of party workers participated in the protests wearing shrouds (kafans) and observed a hunger strike, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reporte…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A recent train accident in Pakistan involving the Shalimar Express has raised serious concerns about railway safety and accountability, with questions emerging over whether deeper systemic issues are being overlooked.An internal inspection conducted at Sukkur found that nearly 60 per cent of the train’s coaches had major defects, according to Business Recorder report.Out of 18 coaches, 10 were reported to have serious technical issues, including nine with non-functio…
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) Pakistan continues to grapple with the aftermath of the 2022 floods, with 14,343 schools out of over 19,500 schools damaged across Sindh still awaiting restoration, according to local media reports.During a review meeting on school reconstruction and rehabilitation with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah informed that 19,808 schools across Sindh were damaged during the 2022 floods.Among the affected institutions, 5,465 schools…