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Congo virus claims another life in...

Congo virus claims another life in...

A representational image of a tick carrying Congo virus. — Reuters/File Patient was resident of Karachi’s Ibrahim Hyderi area. Diagnosed as suspected CCHF case at JPMC. Shifted to another hospital due to unavailability of bed. A 26-year-old man from Karachi’s … Read More

Almost 38,000 parents in Karachi refused...

Almost 38,000 parents in Karachi refused...

A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Program 2024 in provincial capital on September 9, 2024. — APP  KARACHI: The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported on Monday that the number of vaccination … Read More

Libya’s fragile peace tested again as...

Libya’s fragile peace tested again as...

Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of a prominent militia leader. The fighting, which involved heavy weaponry in densely populated areas, forced hundreds of families to flee … Read More

Two new polio cases detected in...

Two new polio cases detected in...

Pakistan has registered two more polio cases in 2025. According to details, polio cases emerged in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In Lakki Marwat, the virus was detected in a 26-month-old girl residing in Union Council Bakhmal … Read More

Pakistan’s 2025 polio tally reaches 12...

Pakistan’s 2025 polio tally reaches 12...

A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi, on July 20, 2020. — Reuters Polio case confirmed in Bannu. Sixth case in KP this year. 74 cases recorded nationwide in 2024. ISLAMABAD: … Read More

British MPs to vote on amendment...

British MPs to vote on amendment...

Protesters attend an abortion rights demonstration in UK. — Reuters/File  LONDON: British members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday are set to vote on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious prosecutions of women for … Read More

World News in Brief: Rights abuses...

World News in Brief: Rights abuses...

Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and many more subjected to sexual violence and child gang recruitment. “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot … Read More