As the Pakistani delegation was preparing to head home after stalled talks with the Afghan delegation, a ray of hope was rekindled for the resumption of dialogue following a request from the host nations as well as an appeal from the Afghan delegation. Pakistan agreed to give peace another chance. This has led to an […]
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President Zardari tests positive for coronavirus, advised to isolate
President Asif Ali Zardari has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the President House. His personal physician, Dr. Asim Hussain, confirmed the diagnosis after conducting several tests. Dr. Hussain also stated that the president’s condition is stable. Zardari has been advised to stay in isolation to recover. A team of specialists is […]
Covid-19 alert: One of dominant coronavirus strains in China XBB found in Pak
The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad and Aga Khan University (AKU) have confirmed the presence of XBB, sub-variant of Omicron variant and one of three dominant strains of Covid-19 in China, in the country through genome sequencing. According to the reports, Sindh Health Department on Tuesday confirmed the presence of XBB and XBB-1 sub-variants of the Omicron […]
28 passengers tested positive at Peshawar’s airport
Peshawar: 28 passengers arriving from a Gulf state have tested positive at the Bacha Khan International Airport, a private TV channel reported. Obaid-ur-Rehman Abbasi, Bacha Khan International’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), stated that various areas of the airport were disinfected after knowing this. He also added that after carrying out antigen tests on 130 passengers, […]
8 children test positive for HIV
At least nine more people, eight of them children, were found to be HIV-positive in Shikarpur on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the district to 22, officials said. The cases emerged during the day-long blood screening exercise, which was started by the provincial government after an outbreak of HIV-positive cases in […]