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Poliovirus rapidly spreading in Karachi

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1 year ago

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Sample detected in Karachi’s Rashid Minhas Road area.
This is the 6th positive sample from District East.
Number of human polio cases in 2023 remains four.

ISLAMABAD: Another environmental sample from Karachi has returned as positive for poliovirus, increasing the total number of cases in Pakistan to 55, The News reported Friday.

The cases have been spreading in the port city where a child was crippled by the Wild Poliovirus 1 a few days back after an environmental sample of the Rashid Minhas Road site in Karachi was tested positive, said officials.

“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health Islamabad has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) in an environmental (sewage) sample collected from district East, Karachi in October 2023.

“The environmental sample (Grab) was collected on October 10, 2023, from the ‘Rashid Minhas Road’ environmental sample collection site,” an official of the polio eradication initiative told The News on Thursday.

This is the sixth positive sample from District East, Karachi and the 12th positive sample from Karachi Division at large this year, the official said, adding that one human polio case has also been reported from District East, Karachi in the current year.

“The isolated virus is classified as YB3A cluster and 99.7% genetically linked to the virus detected in an environmental sample in Sohrab Goth Karachi on September 12, 2023. The November SNID Polio campaign in the district is currently in progress from October 30 to November 5,” the official added.

This new detection takes the total number of positive environmental (sewage) samples in Pakistan in 2023 to 55. Meanwhile, the number of human polio cases in Pakistan in 2023 remains four.

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PTI and JUI (Sherani) decide to proceed by consensus.

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2 weeks ago

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Sherani) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have agreed to proceed together.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, the leader of JUI (Sherani), met with Barrister Dr. Saif, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Information Advisor.

The conference also included former senator Aslam Buledi and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani.

The discussion focused on promoting reconciliation, political cooperation, and collective progress in the country. In addition, Barrister Dr. Saif read Fatiha and expressed sympathy for Maulana Sherani’s wife’s demise.

Barrister Saif recognized Maulana Sherani as a respected religious and political person, a senior member of parliament, and an expert in constitutional law during the meeting. He said that Maulana Sherani’s services are greatly valued by PTI founder Imran Khan and the party, and they hope he will play an active role in promoting trust, cooperation, and national reconciliation.

Maulana Sherani was invited to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Barrister Saif on behalf of KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani emphasized the importance of reconciliation in guiding the nation away from conflict and proposed that Muhammad Ali Durrani be instrumental in promoting this process.

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SFD and Pakistan Sign Two Deals Totaling $1.61BLN

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1 month ago

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Two agreements totaling $1.61 billion have been inked by Pakistan and the Saudi Fund for Development to improve their bilateral economic cooperation.

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‘Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan’ is a new song teased by ISPR for Solidarity Day

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1 month ago

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A new anthem, “Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan,” was issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday (tomorrow) in honor of Kashmir Solidarity Day.

Every year on February 5, Kashmir Solidarity Day is commemorated to show solidarity with the people of Indian-Occupied Kashmir.

Renowned musician Ahmed Jahanzeb sings the song, which sends a powerful message of solidarity and dedication to the liberation fighters of Held Kashmir.

Imran Raza wrote the words, while Irfan Saleem and Kamran Khan composed the music.

The song was composed especially to commemorate the momentous day and to reaffirm support for the courageous and tenacious people of Kashmir, who are fighting for their right to self-determination, as guaranteed by the documents of united nations