If the Sindh health minister is criticising Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) health insurance model by claiming it only covers hospitalisation and not outpatient care (OPD) for chronic diseases like diabetes, the key question is: Is Sindh itself providing these OPD services effectively? The Sehat Card Plus programme in K-P covers all citizens, regardless of income, ensuring free treatment […]
Thousands of Turks were expected to ramp up protests on Thursday over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu despite a ban on gatherings, police barricades and dozens of detentions over social media posts. Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, was taken in on Wednesday facing charges of graft and […]
A seven-year-old girl from the US state of Missouri, Scarlett Selby, was left in a coma after a squishy toy exploded during a viral TikTok challenge. The incident occurred when Scarlett attempted the dangerous trend of freezing a NeeDoh stress toy and then microwaving it to soften. What started as a fun experiment quickly turned into […]
پارلیمنٹ کی راہداری میں وزیر دفاع خواجہ آصف اور پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے چیئرمین بیرسٹر گوہر کی خوشگوار انداز میں ملاقات ہوئی، دونوں رہنماؤں نے مصافحہ کرنے کے ساتھ قہقہے بھی لگائے۔ تفصیلات کے مطابق پارلیمنٹ کی راہداری میں خواجہ آصف اور بیرسٹر گوہر کے درمیان گزرتے ہوئے غیر رسمی ملاقات ہوئی، اس دوران دونوں […]
Former finance minister and economist Miftah Ismail on Thursday took aim at the federal government for allowing electricity and sugar prices to spiral, accusing it of prioritising profits over public welfare. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, he said the current administration had enabled sugar mill owners to benefit from export permissions while everyday […]
The moon of Shawwal 1446 AH is expected to be sighted on the evening of March 30, 2025, marking the beginning of Eidul Fitr, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Astronomical calculations show that the new moon will be born at 15:58 PST on March 29, 2025, and there is a “good chance” of […]