PESHAWAR: Concerns have emerged within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department over junior doctors occupying senior management positions despite the availability of more experienced medics. Officials say several posts meant for BPS-20 officers are currently being handled by doctors from lower grades. Read More: UK doctors‘ strike sparks historic NHS crisis According to sources, the most recent […]
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Biopsy Patients at Mayo Hospital Left on Their Own
A troubling situation is unfolding at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital, where cancer patients arriving for diagnostic tests are being asked to bring their own medicines, syringes, and other essential materials. The hospital’s Medical Superintendent says the policy comes from the government and insists his hands are tied. “These are government instructions,” he explained, “but we are […]
Dengue Cases Rise as Lahore Reports Three Deaths
Dengue cases increased in Lahore as three patients, including two women, died on Monday. Health officials treated the deaths as a serious warning and urged the public to stay alert. The health department confirmed these as the first dengue-related deaths of 2025. Doctors said all three patients showed severe symptoms before they died. Two patients, […]
Four more lose life to dengue in Sindh
The Sindh Health Department has released its latest dengue surveillance report stating that a total of 5,295 tests were conducted across the province during the past 24 hours, out of which 1,213 were confirmed positive. According to the report, 3,721 tests were performed in Karachi Division, yielding 591 positive cases, while 1,574 tests were carried […]
Two more monkeypox cases reported in K-P, bringing year’s total to five
two Two new cases of monkeypox have been reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, increasing the total to five this year. The Health Department confirmed that the patients, a 42-year-old man and a 20-year-old youth, are from Peshawar. The younger patient contracted the virus locally, while the 42-year-old had returned from Saudi Arabia last year. Both patients were […]
‘Cartel of Bureaucrats’ in limelight over alleged corruption worth millions in Punjab Health Department
Daily Times on Saturday, through an anonymous letter, verified by sources, has learnt that Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, Service and General Administration Department of Government of Punjab is in the limelight over alleged financial corruption worth millions of rupees. It has been learnt by the sources that bureaucrats including Chief Secretary, Secretary Services and […]
Covid kills 67 more people, infects 2,482 in 24 hours
67 more deaths due to Coronavirus infection and 2,482 new positive cases were reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Center, 51,625 tests were conducted and positivity ratio remained 4.0 percent. According to the latest figures from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the death […]
LHC dismisses plea seeking presidential system in country
A bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a court order for enforcement of presidential system in the country. A single bench of the LHC consisting of Justice Ameenuddin Khan, while hearing the petition, declared it as non-maintainable. The petitioner had made President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister […]
The vulnerable executive
Supreme Court has emerged as the strongest institution after the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The appellate court has given several ultimatums to the executives e.g. cleaning of Karachi within a week, improving the conditions of the hospitals and removal of the billboards used for political purposes. The Judiciary’s intervention in the executive […]