RTO Rawalpindi destroys huge quantity of non-duty paid cigarettes RAWALPINDI: Regional Tax Office (RTO) Rawalpindi, carried out destruction of massive quantity of illicit/smuggled... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Business & Finance WHO delegation meets FBR chairman ISLAMABAD: A delegation of World Health Organization (WHO) comprising Roberto Iglesias, Consultant, and Santiago... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
Editorials Regulating organ transplants EDITORIAL: It’s been more than two decades since a law was enacted in compliance with the World Health... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
World Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says ABUJA: Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine... Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am
Pakistan Capital Calling raises alarm against surge in campaign by cigarette cos ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has raised alarm against the surge in the campaign by... Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am
Opinion The iTFA challenge The World Health Organisation has set a consumption limit for industrial Trans Fatty Acids (iTFA) at less than one... Updated 10 Apr, 2024 03:02am
World Gaza’s largest hospital ‘an empty shell with human graves’: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Saturday that Gaza’s largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by... Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am
World Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks JERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held... Published 06 Apr, 2024 11:02pm
World Destruction of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital rips heart out of health system, WHO says GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza... Published 02 Apr, 2024 02:15pm
World ‘This won’t hurt’: Gaza dentist works in tent as war rages NUSEIRAT: Dentist Najdat Saqer’s new surgery in Gaza is like any other except that it is in a tent and he has to... Published 30 Mar, 2024 11:03pm
World WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian... Published 30 Mar, 2024 09:09pm
Editorials 2nd most polluted country EDITORIAL: Pakistan seems destined to stay right at the top of the world pollution pyramid, ending 2023 as the ... Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am
World In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes... Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am
World WHO ‘terribly worried’ as battle rages at Gaza’s largest hospital GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday after Israeli forces launched an operation at Gaza’s... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:06pm
World WHO appeals to Israel to halt planned assault on Rafah GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organisation on Saturday appealed to Israel "in the name of humanity" not to... Published 16 Mar, 2024 11:44pm
Pakistan Pakistan ranks 7th among tobacco-consuming countries globally ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the top tobacco consuming countries standing at the 7th position globally and first in... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Pakistan Experts for harmonising cigarette taxes with WHO guidelines ISLAMABAD: Health experts and anti-tobacco activists urged the government to harmonise cigarette taxes with the ... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
World Gaza humanitarian situation ‘inhumane’: WHO GENEVA: The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is inhumane, the head of the World Health Organization said... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Pakistan Recall of defective drugs: DRAP seeks input of stakeholders on guidelines ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
World Gaza humanitarian situation ‘inhumane’: WHO GENEVA: The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is inhumane, the head of the World Health Organization said... Published 21 Feb, 2024 09:38pm
World Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000... Published 20 Feb, 2024 05:08pm
World Gaza hospitals ‘completely overwhelmed’: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that fewer than half of its requested aid-delivery missions... Published 14 Feb, 2024 06:51pm
Pakistan Clinical trials: DRAP seeks suggestions on revision of guidelines by 22nd ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has asked all the stakeholders to send their suggestions... Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am
Editorials AI in healthcare – risks and rewards EDITORIAL: The debate surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated much heated discussion in... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World WHO rejects Israel’s claim of ‘collusion’ with Hamas GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday denied Israel’s claim that the WHO was in collusion with Hamas by... Published 26 Jan, 2024 10:05pm
Print Hunger stalks the entire Gaza Strip GAZA/GENEVA: In battered, hard-to-reach north Gaza, rare aid deliveries get mobbed by desperate, hungry Palestinians... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 08:46am
World Tank shelling kills 9 at UN shelter in south Gaza: UN official GAZA STRIP: Tank shelling on a UN shelter on Wednesday killed nine people in Gaza’s main southern city of Khan... Published 24 Jan, 2024 10:34pm
World Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaign SOA (Cameroon): Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as ... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am
Editorials Covid again EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
World WHO sees ‘incredibly low’ COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge LONDON/CHICAGO: Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on... Published 12 Jan, 2024 12:15pm
