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Karachi reports Five months and 211 instances of chikungunya

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Per the Department of Health. 189 people were tested for the illness during this time, and 211 suspected cases of chikungunya were recorded. Four hundred and forty of those screened positive.

An advisory on managing and halting the spread of chikungunya, a virus resembling dengue fever, has been released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

In order to contain the outbreak, the Ministry of Health instructed the appropriate agencies to act quickly. It alerted people to the fact that Aedes mosquitoes are the carrier of the virus that

causes chikungunya.

Chikungunya is an illness comparable to dengue fever that is spread to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, according to Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator for National Health Services.

According to Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, Karachi has reported the majority of cases, while other areas have also been impacted.

The prime minister’s coordinator indicated that the majority of cases worldwide were traced back to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa.

In order to stop the disease from spreading, Dr. Ahmed Bharat emphasized the significance of adopting preventative measures.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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