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Climate change adviser warns of rise in temperatures

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ISLAMABAD: Temperatures will rise by more than 1°C in Pakistan if there is a 1°C rise in temperatures in the rest of the world, if the effects of global warming are not mitigated, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said on Thursday. He explained that this meant that when temperatures […]


Doctors warn of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases

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KARACHI: Expressing concern over the presence of stagnant water in various parts of the metropolis even a week after the first spell of monsoon rain, health experts have warned of possible epidemics of various water-borne diseases, fevers with unknown origins and viral diseases in Karachi. Cautioning the government’s health agencies, the health experts warn of […]


Doctors warn of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases

Pakistan Press Foundation

KARACHI: Expressing concern over the presence of stagnant water in various parts of the metropolis even a week after the first spell of monsoon rain, health experts have warned of possible epidemics of various water-borne diseases, fevers with unknown origins and viral diseases in Karachi. Cautioning the government’s health agencies, the health experts warn of an […]


Two more arrested for minor’s alleged rape, murder

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HYDERABAD: The Joint Investigation Team investigating the suspected rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Larkana on July 24 has arrested two more suspects in addition to the 13-year-old boy, who had earlier confessed to the crime. The police, in the presence of the judicial magistrate and victim’s family, exhumed her body after the family […]


13-year-old girl killed over marriage issue

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FAISALABAD: A 13-year-old girl was killed over a marriage issue near Sahianwala on Thursday. Malaika, a class 9 student, of Chak Jhumra along with her mother was going to a market when unidentified people shot her dead. The motive behind the murder was that the mother of Malaika had refused to marry her with a […]