A 36-year-old woman from Gulshan-e-Iqbal has become Karachi’s first victim of Naegleria fowleri this year. She developed symptoms on February 18, was hospitalized the next day, and passed away on February 23. A lab report on February 24 confirmed the deadly brain-eating amoeba. Health officials revealed that the victim had no known water-related activities, but […]
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Libya: ‘Huge’ death toll and 10,000 people missing amid flooding
At least 2,000 people have died, and 10,000 are missing after Storm Daniel dumped devastating rain on Libya’s northeast, reportedly bursting two major dams and overflooding the already heavily inundated areas of the country. Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) delegation in Libya, stated that “the […]
Mahsa Amini not forgotten in Iran six months after death
TEHRAN: Six months ago this week, Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly flouting Iran’s strict dress code for women. Within days she was dead, sparking the country’s biggest protests in years. The 22-year ethnic Kurd became a household name inside Iran, a rallying point for demands for change. Around the world, she became a hero […]
GHQ writes govt to form inquiry commission for probing Arshad Sharif’s death
General Headquarters of Pakistan Army has written a letter to the federal government to form an inquiry commission to investigate the murder of senior anchorperson and journalist Arshad Sharif. The GHQ has also asked the federal government to take action against elements involved in leveling baseless allegations against the institution. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
Eight people die in terrible truck trailer accident at Kalar Kahar
ISLAMABAD: A horrible accident took place Sunday (Sep 18) on the Kalar Kahar Motorway in which eight people died including two children from a same family. Whereas three people were severely injured and traffic was ceased by the motorway police, the Rescue official reported. It said the accident was occurred due to the breaks failure […]
19 more die, 1,256 injure in past 24 hours: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: The monster monsoon floods across the country on Friday continued claiming further lives and inflicting losses to property as the total death count in various incidents reached 1,208 with 19 more deaths in past 24 hours and 1,256 individuals got injured since the onset of the rainy season. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) […]
Foreigner doctor found dead in NMU hostel
MULTAN: A foreigner doctor, who graduated from Nishtar Medical College in 2011, was found dead in a Nishtar Medical University (NMU) hostel here on Wednesday. An official source said that Dr. Abdul Aziz was found dead in room no 17 of Jamal Bhutta hostel of NMU this morning. The police were informed about it and […]
Young woman dies after eating Maggi noodles
Mumbai: A 27-year-old woman died after consuming rat poison that she accidentally put in her Maggi. Police said that the woman, identified as Rekha Nishad, had laced tomatoes to kill rats in the house on July 21. While watching TV, she accidentally put the poisoned tomato in her Maggi noodles. She started vomiting hours after […]
One more died of Corona, 14 fresh cases reported in RWP
RAWALPINDI: One more patient had died of deadly coronavirus during the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 1,766 in the Rawalpindi district. As per the latest data released by the District Health Authority here Friday, as many as 1,766 people have died since the start of the pandemic, out of which 1,335 […]
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine blast: UN
BAMAKO: A UN peacekeeper was killed by a mine Sunday in restive northern Mali as he was participating in a patrol, the head of the UN’s MINUSMA Mali force El Ghassim Wane tweeted. The peacekeeper was part of the Guinean contingent in MINUSMA, a MINUSMA official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “He was first […]