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Representational image shows a health worker administering polio drops to a child during a vaccination campaign on August 7, 2023. — AFPCases are from Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Jacobabad, Sukkur.Sukkur reports its first polio case, says National EOC.Over 60% of affected children lacked routine immunisation doses.KARACHI: Pakistan has confirmed four new cases of polio, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 63, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).The cases were reported in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Jacobabad, and Sukkur, marking the first polio case recorded in Sukkur. The EOC highlighted that this is the ninth case…

American Pakistani Democrat Dr Saud Anwar Address Connecticut Senate. — Dr Anwar’s websiteAmerican-Pakistani State Senator Dr Saud Anwar has revealed his winning secret. He is the only person of Pakistani heritage elected consecutively for a fourth term to the Connecticut Senate. In an exclusive interview, Dr Anwar explained his political journey. No doubt, he took a different path in 2011 when he was elected as a member of South Windsor’s Town Council. However, the doctor didn’t leave the practice he loved most. The soft-spoken Dr Anwar said: “If you are in a medical profession, you naturally want to help people around…

A close-up photo of the 50,000-year-old hand axe. — Worthing Museum and Art Gallery/fileA then six-year-old boy found a strange rock on a beach in Sussex, England and didn’t tell anyone for the next three years, having lost track of it. The rock has now been identified as a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe.Curator of archaeology and social history at Worthing Theatres and Museum James Sainbury received an email from the mother of the boy named Ben about the rock, he did not expect the object to be something out of the ordinary, he told Live Science. “I get emails like…

Kate Middleton reacts to major announcementPrincess of Wales Kate Middleton has expressed her views over major announcement about her Christmas carol service.The ITV took to Instagram and shared a video clip from Kate Middleton’s annual Christmas carol service and made major announcement about its airing. The officials said, “Together at Christmas – a chance to celebrate all those who have shown love, empathy and kindness in their communities this year.”It also announced, “Watch Royal Carols: Together At Christmas on Christmas Eve at 7:30pm on @itv and @itvxofficial.”Fans and friends reacted to the ITV’s post with one saying, “The perfect program…

Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates against Viktoria Plzen on December 12, 2024. — Reuters Rasmus Hojlund scored twice to help Manchester United secure a 2-1 victory against six-time Czech champions Viktoria Plzeň in the Europa League on Thursday.Substitute Hojlund needed just six minutes on the pitch to cancel out an early second-half opener by Plzen forward Matej Vydra before sealing the win with another strike just before fulltime for United’s third consecutive win in the competition. United, who remain unbeaten after six games, provisionally moved up to fifth in the standings on 12 points as…

Sabrina Carpenter drops jaws over Paul McCartney: ‘That was my husband!’Sabrina Carpenter has opened up about her love for The Beatles’ member,  Paul McCartney.During an interview with Late Show with Stephen Colbert, she candidly also explained her passion for the music industry. “I was told myself I never wanted to go until I was nominated,” the Espresso singer began by telling the host, “I didn’t think it would be for all those categories, which is really special.”For those unversed, Carpenter was nominated for the sixth time for Grammy Awards.While explaining her reasons in the past she added “When you’re young,…

A health worker administers polio drops to child at Nori Gate in Sargodha on Feburary 27, 2024. — APPPunjab EOC official urges districts to conduct “high-quality” campaign.Over 200,000 workers to be deployed for nationwide initiative.Four of 16 “infected districts” in Punjab identified as priority areas.LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on Thursday raised alarms over the risk of of local polio circulation in the region, urging districts to conduct a “high-quality” vaccination campaign which is set to start on December 16.These instructions came as EOC Coordinator, Adeel Tasawar, led a meeting to assess the readiness of the districts for the final…

Karachi set for three more days of heatwave conditions Light morning drizzles across various parts of Karachi, including Orangi Town, Lyari, Saddar, and Clifton, offered brief relief from the ongoing heatwave on Sunday.The weather remained partly cloudy, slightly lowering temperatures after a week of intense heat. The Met Department reported drizzle in several areas, including SITE, Jahangir Road, and Defense, with intermittent light rain in surrounding regions.Despite this temporary cooling effect, the weather is expected to stay hot and dry over the next 24 hours. The Met Department predicts that the maximum temperature will range between 36 and 38 degrees…

Punjab Govt decides to constitute commission to probe IK’s murder attack allegations Mohsin Naqvi said Govt want to ensure investigation.He said strict action will be taken under any circumstance.LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Government has decided to constitute a commission to probe Imran Khan’s murder attack allegations.In his Twitter message, Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi stated that the Punjab government has decided to constitute a commission to probe alleged murder attack allegations on behalf of Imran Khan.Caretaker CM Mohsin Naqvi further emphasized that government want to ensure that a comprehensive investigation of such grave accusations should be undertaken.Mohsin Naqvi asserted that…

A woman was allegedly raped in Margalla Hills hiking trail. Islamabad Capital Police has found no evidence of rape of a woman at one of the hiking trails of the capital’s Margalla Hills, BOL News reported.A spokesperson said the alleged incident in Trail 3 is being investigated on merit. The plaintiff’s medical report shows no evidence of rape or sexual abuse, police said.Police said the plaintiff and the accused had a consensual relationship and were friends. The spokesperson said the plaintiff is reluctant to cooperate with the police and has not provided details of the accused.Police said the Margalla hiking…