1 in 8 suffer heart inflammation after hospitalisation with Covid: Study

ISLAMABAD:One in eight people who were hospitalised with Covid-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis, or heart inflammation, according to major new research into Covid’s clinical long-term effects.   The study, published in journal Nature Medicine, suggests that it is the severity of the Covid-19 infection itself which is most […]

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PFA discards 200 kg  Chinese salt, recovered 480 kg tea

RAWALPINDI:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA), in its ongoing drive of checking food outlets, on Tuesday inspected various sites and disposed of 200 kilograms of banned Chinese salt, besides sealing a fake tea unit for violating the PFA act.   The Department’s spokesman said that PFA teams raided a warehouse in a pigeon market and confiscated […]

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Hepatitis cases rising among children globally but cause remains a mystery

ISLAMABAD:A dangerous and mysterious illness continues to spread among children, and so do questions over what’s causing it, including possible links to Covid-19.   More than 600 cases of hepatitis with no known cause have been identified around the globe since October 2021, and many of the cases are in previously healthy children now stricken […]

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4-day Right to Information awareness campaign to begin Wednesday

KHANEWAL:A four-day schedule has been unveiled detailing programmes and activities to create awareness among the people on their right of access to information under a campaign that will kick-start from May 25, Wednesday.   A float of Punjab Information Commission would keep taking round of the city with stop over at different locations from May […]

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Educational institutions to remain closed on May 25 in Rwp

RAWALPINDI:All public and private educational institutions will remain closed on May 25, Wednesday in Rawalpindi district.   According to a district administration spokesman, due to prevailing law and order situation of the country, the district administration has notified that all public and private educational institutions would remain closed on May 25 within the revenue limit […]

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Foreign secretary emphasizes common regional approach towards Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood Tuesday emphasized the need for a common regional approach towards Afghanistan in order to advance shared objectives.   The foreign ministry, in a meeting with Germany’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Dr. Jasper Wieck here, hoped that the international community would assist the Afghan people in averting the humanitarian crisis.   During […]

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