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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is sick

LONDON: The 86-year-old British queen is sick and cancelled her visit to Wales where she was scheduled to attend a military celebration in the city...

Muslim countries steps in with financial support to stop polio in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:  With only three Muslim countries including Pakistan holding the Poliovirus that threatens the health of children not only in these countries but the...

WHO, Islamic leaders to meet in Egypt to stop attacks on polio teams

CANBERRA:  In an attempt aiming at to end attacks on polio vaccination teams which are hampering the eradication of the virus in some countries...

WHO indicates higher cancer rate in infants in Fukushima

The Fukushima disaster has resulted in high cancer risks for children living nearby: The WHO estimated a 70 percent increase in the risk that...

Firing on polio team in Mardan; policman killed

MARDAN: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Ghalla Dera area of Mardan on Tuesday, killing a police constable who was...

Young doctors end hunger strike after successful talks with Punjab CM

LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab on Sunday ended their 14-day hunger strike after successful negotiations with the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif,...

Punjab government dismisses 120 more doctors

LAHORE: The Punjab government has dismissed 120 more doctors who remained absent from their duties since a year, increasing the number of dismissed doctors...

WHO says 154 children died of measles in Pakistan during January

ISLAMABAD: Some 154 Pakistani children lost their lives to measles over the month of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, expressing serious...

USAID invests $10 Million to build Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences

JACOBABAD:  US Ambassador Richard Olson, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Jock Conly, and the US Consul General in Karachi Michael Dodman,...

President Zardari approves conferment of ‘Hilal-i-Imtiaz’ upon Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah

ISLAMABAD: In recognition of late Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah’s meritorious contributions in the field of medicine, President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday, on the...

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