Pakistan

Remaining five of Karachi sextuplets die day after birth

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2 years ago

Farwa

One of sextuplets died soon after birth.
Doctor says all babies were premature and extremely underweight.
Sextuplet birth as rare as all other types of multiple births.

A 25-year-old woman on Wednesday gave birth to six children at a time at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in a rare incident in Karachi, but one of the babies died soon after.

Today, the remaining five sextuplets also died, said the National Institute of Children’s Health (NICH), where the babies were shifted after birth. As per the children’s hospital, all the sextuplets were premature and extremely underweight at the time of their birth.

The mother was admitted to JPMC on Tuesday night after feeling labour pain and the babies were delivered normally next day, Samaa quoted Dr Aysha Waris of JPMC’s Gynecology Ward as saying.

As per the publication, the woman is already the mother of one.

What is sextuplet birth

Sextuplet birth, the delivery of six babies at a time, is as rare as all multiple births as giving birth to triplets or more is extremely unusual.

As per the data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 87 births out of 100,000 (less than 0.1%) fit into this category in 2019.

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

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3 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

Farwa

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