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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 99 new dengue cases in 24 hours, taking the annual tally to 4,091, according to health authorities. Kohat remains the worst-affected district, with 2,567 cases. One death was reported in Dera Ismail Khan, while officials said prevention and control measures were underway amid October’s heightened risk. Read More…
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Newly appointed Federal Health Secretary Nadeem Mehboob visited PIMS to review hospital operations, staffing shortages and rising patient numbers. He directed the administration to expedite preparations for opening the new emergency department, address operational challenges and improve medical facilities and human-resource management to ensure better healthcare services for patients. Read More…
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A 17-year-old girl was killed when armed men opened fire at her home in Lakki Marwat’s Khankhel Mandozai area, reportedly over a longstanding family feud. In a separate incident, a 26-year-old married woman was allegedly shot dead by her father-in-law in Sra Darga. Police registered cases and shifted both bodies to hospitals for medico-legal formalities. Read More…
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An Islamabad court on Thursday granted interim bail until October 20 to a co-suspect in a case linked to the alleged suicide of university student Laiba Ijaz. The 20-year-old was reportedly defrauded of Rs5 million over plans to study in the US. The main suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue. Read More…
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The National Academy of Performing Arts has signed an agreement with Balochistan’s Directorate of Culture to establish its first campus outside Karachi, in Quetta. NAPA board chairman Syed Javed Iqbal and former senator Roshan Khursheed Bharucha praised the partnership as a major step for the arts. Culture Secretary Hamidullah Nasir and Director Dawood Tareen said it would promote cultural heritage and develop local artists’ skills. Read More…
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A 17-year-old girl and her newborn died at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital, months after she was allegedly gang-raped by her maternal cousin and two accomplices. Police arrested two suspects, while DNA results reportedly confirmed the prime suspect’s involvement. Police later amended the charges and removed the gang-rape provision, a move alleged to have favoured the suspects. Read More…
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A security alert regarding a possible threat to mosques at the Civil Secretariat during Friday prayers triggered the evacuation of several government offices in Peshawar. Employees hurriedly left their workplaces after receiving the alert. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi later dismissed the threat as fake, saying the scare was intended to spread panic. Several departments reportedly remained largely deserted after the warning. Read More…
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Incomplete work on Rawalpindi’s Commercial Market pedestrian street is causing traffic, parking and access problems for visitors and traders. Construction was halted last month due to rains and has yet to resume. Traders say customers are avoiding the market because of dug-up roads and dust. RMC officials said over 75% of the project is complete and the remaining work should take another month. Read More…
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An Okara sessions court has directed the University of Okara vice chancellor and public relations officer to furnish sureties in a private complaint filed by a woman teacher alleging harassment, defamation and misuse of authority. The officials appeared before the court following repeated summons. The complainant alleged her salary and benefits were withheld and promotion obstructed after she refused unwanted demands. Read More…
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Pakistan’s middle class is increasingly bearing the cost of unreliable public services and rising living expenses. Families are adjusting household spending, paying for private healthcare and education, and cutting back on essentials as electricity, transport and food become more expensive. The pressure is gradually eroding savings, delaying major decisions and making overseas opportunities increasingly attractive to younger Pakistanis. Read More…
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