Pakistan confirms first Monkeypox case of 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health ministry reported the country’s first case of viral disease Monkeypox (also known as mpox) case of 2025 on Saturday. The health authorities confirmed the case saying the patient, who recently returned from Dubai on January 24, was identified through screening at the Peshawar airport. Pakistani airports are
WHO regrets Trump’s decision to withdraw US from organisation
WEB DESK: The World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed deep regret Tuesday following US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the UN health agency. The decision, signed hours after his inauguration, has drawn global concern over its potential impact on international health initiatives In a statement,
India confirms three cases of HMPV
India has confirmed three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) on Monday, with two cases reported in Karnataka and one in Gujarat. All the cases have been detected in children.
Dhaka beats Lahore to become world’s most polluted city
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka beat Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore to become the world’s most polluted city in the Swiss Group IQAir live rankings. According to the Swiss group IQAir’s real-time data, Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) score was 262 on Friday morning categorising it as ‘very unhealthy’. The Dhaka air
Delhi ranks world’s most polluted city again
LAHORE: The Indian national capital Delhi reclaimed the title of the world’s most polluted city from Lahore in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data on air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in the Indian’s city of Delhi peaking 336 in the
Delhi continues to retain the title of world’s most polluted city
LAHORE: India’s national capital Delhi retained the title of the world’s most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data of air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in Indian city Delhi peaking 473 401 at 9:30am on Saturday. Meanwhile, Lahore,
Delhi overtakes Lahore to become world’s most polluted city again
LAHORE: Indian’s national capital Delhi overtook Lahore on Friday morning to become the world’s most polluted city again in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data on air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in India’s city of Delhi peaking 521 401 at
Lahore becomes world’s most polluted city again
LAHORE: Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan, has been declared the most polluted city in the world, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) of 531 on Thursday. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data of air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in Indian city Delhi
Lahore’s air quality shows slight improvement but remains in ‘hazardous’ category
LAHORE: Lahore air quality further improved but remained in ‘hazardous’ category on Wednesday. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data of air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in Lahore reached 334 at 8:40am morning, making it the second most polluted city globally after Delhi. Dehli air pollution
Lahore air quality drops back to ‘hazardous’ category
LAHORE: The air quality of Lahore has deteriorated to the hazardous category again with Air Quality Index of 402 recorded on Monday at 8am. Meanwhile, in India’s national capital Delhi pollution levels worsened further, making it the worst city in the world for a third consecutive day in Swiss group