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Pakistan: 4 dead, 28 injured as bus carrying wedding party overturns in Pu
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Four people, including a child, were killed and 28 others injured when a bus carrying wedding guests overturned after colliding with a truck in the Mandhali Mor area of Lodhran district in Pakistan's Punjab province, Dawn reported, citing officials.
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Pakistan: National Dialogue Committee raises concern over Imran Khan's hea
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
A National Dialogue Committee (NDC) in Pakistan expressed concern about the health of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, calling for immediate access to his personal physician, Dawn reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: National Assembly meeting reports whopping 3,00,000 cases of HIV
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) has made shocking revelations that there are a staggering 3 lakh cases of HIV in the country, with only 34,000 patients being treated, Dawn reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: 5 killed, 10 injured in suicide blast at peace committee member'
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide attack at the residence of a peace committee member near Qureshi Mor on Friday night, Dawn reported, citing officials.
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Railway track linking Quetta to Pakistan blown up by unknown men
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The train link between Quetta and the rest of Pakistan was suspended for a few hours on Monday after unknown men blew up a two-foot-long portion of the railway track with about three kilograms of explosives near Dera Murad Jamali, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
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Pak: Hospital data shows 103 mosquito-borne deaths in Sindh in 2025
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Dawn reported that hospital data from Karachi and Hyderabad showed 103 deaths from mosquito-borne diseases in Sindh in 2025, including malaria and dengue, higher than official figures of 33 deaths. Hospitals recorded thousands of dengue and malaria cases, with severe infections linked to del
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Pakistan detects poliovirus in 40 environmental samples in December
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Dawn reported that 40 of 127 sewage samples tested in December 2025 across Pakistan's provinces and Islamabad were positive for poliovirus. The NIH official said sewage detection signals gaps in vaccination coverage. A nationwide polio campaign is scheduled from February 2 to 8, 2026.
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Pakistan: Three killed as massive fire engulfs Gul Plaza Mall in Karachi
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
At least three people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at the Gul Plaza shopping mall on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi late Saturday night, Dawn reported, citing officials.
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North Waziristan bridge blast exposes Pakistan's hollow claims of security
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to Dawn, residents stated that the explosion thundered across several kilometres, jolting communities already on edge due to years of militancy and state operations. Local accounts suggest that the assailants planted a heavy cache of explosives beneath the bridge during pre-dawn ho
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Pak: Imran Khan's sisters, PTI leaders protest near Adiala Jail after bein
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The protests continue despite a March 24, 2025, court order from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directing that Imran Khan be allowed to meet visitors twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dawn reported.
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Bride, groom among 8 killed in Islamabad wedding blast; 12 injured
Updated : 2 months ago IST
An explosion during wedding celebrations in Islamabad's Sector G-7/2 killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, and injured 12, Dawn reported. Several houses were damaged. Officials suspect a gas leak or gas cylinder blast. Rescue operations continued and an inquiry was ord
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PTI shifts Karachi rally to Mazar-i-Quaid, alleges police crackdown and ro
Updated : 2 months ago IST
PTI leaders insisted they would hold a public gathering in Karachi on Sunday, shifting the venue to Mazar-i-Quaid after alleging a police raid and detentions at Bagh-i-Jinnah, Dawn reported. The KP chief minister also claimed routes were blocked and his team faced risks while travelling.
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