New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s exports in the first three quarters of FY26 reached Rs6.39 trillion, a 7.14 pr cent decline in rupee terms compared to the previous year, widening the trade deficit to new heights, according to a new report.The report in The Express Tribune says that a slump in economic growth amid the adverse regional situation is set to impact balance of payments as the fiscal year comes to an end. “Trade deficit is anticipated to be one of the biggest concerns as imports…
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Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Over 20,000 patients out of 84,000 registered HIV infected people in Pakistan have gone “missing” after beginning antiretroviral therapy, raising concerns over the potential transmission within the community, a report said on Friday. According to an editorial in leading Pakistani daily ‘The Express Tribune’, Pakistan has emerged as one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemic hotspots in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, covering 22 countries in West Asia, North Africa, th…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) A complete pen-down strike was observed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in Pakistan on Wednesday with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi leading the protest against the federal policies. This marked the first time in the country’s history that a provincial chief executive had shut down administrative operations to protest federal policies, local media reported.The day-long strike, which resulted in halting of all non-emergency official work across the province…
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) The rapid rise of HIV cases in Pakistan is not a slow-burning public health concern but a system failure unfolding in real time. Children and low-risk individuals are infected with HIV not due to behaviour but through the healthcare system meant to protect them, a report has detailed. Two converging failures are behind this trajectory, an editorial in Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn mentioned.”The first is the collapse of basic infection control across large parts of our he…
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Amid blockade of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran-US conflict, the Pakistan government has raised the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 19.39 per litre and the price of petrol by PKR 6.51 per litre for one week, local media reported on Friday. As per the notification issued by the Pakistan’s Petroleum Division on Thursday, price of HSD has been increased from PKR 380.19 to PKR 399.58 while petrol will be sold at 399.86 per litre compared to th…
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, on Thursday filed a petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court, requesting an early hearing of their appeals against their conviction under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) in the social media posts case, local media reported. In the application filed in the Supreme Court, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha have requested the grant of leave to appeal against the Islama…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) At least 71 children have died due to measles in Pakistan in 2026 even as the government is holding awareness campaigns to improve healthcare literacy and vaccine knowledge during the ongoing World Immunisation Week, a report has stated. As predicted in 2025, lower vaccination rates have affected international community’s efforts to stop spread of preventable diseases. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and remains an important cause of death among young chil…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) Children from underprivileged families in Pakistan face structural barriers while children from wealthy families in the country continue to receive high-quality schooling and better opportunities leading to prestigious careers, a report has detailed. According to estimates, approximately 26.2 million children, including 13.4 million girls, remain out of school in Pakistan. Around 20-28 per cent of school-age children are not enrolled in school, with many forced to prio…
Quetta, April 23 (IANS) Routine police patrolling has been disrupted due to growing shortage of fuel for police patrol vehicles in Pakistan’s Quetta, sparking concern among people over a potential increase in crime and delay in emergency response, local media reported on Friday. Patrol vehicles assigned to several police stations in Balochistan’s Quetta have remained largely inactive due to inadequate petrol and diesel supplies, Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune reported. These vehicl…
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan has the world’s highest number of Hepatitis C (HCV) patients due to negligence and unchecked medical culture which enables more than 600,000 quack doctors to practice all over the country. Combined with Hepatitis B (HBV), 13.8-15 million Pakistanis are believed to be living with either virus and only 25-30 per cent people actually know about it, a report has highlighted. “The healthcare system of Pakistan is currently in such a state that it sometimes punishes…