Tag: Toll
China AIDS death toll up nearly 20,000 in a year
BEIJING: The total number of reported AIDS deaths in China has jumped by nearly 20,000 since an official estimate last year, state media said Monday as Beijing vowed to step up efforts to curb its spread.
Deaths linked to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) since its emergence in China in the 1980s reached 68,315 by the end of October, state television said, citing figures from the health ministry. That compares with a tally of 49,845 reported deaths released by the
Deaths linked to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) since its emergence in China in the 1980s reached 68,315 by the end of October, state television said, citing figures from the health ministry. That compares with a tally of 49,845 reported deaths released by the
Karachi crash death toll rises to 11
KARACHI: Death toll rose to 11, including eight crew members, as a Russian-made cargo plane crashed in the Naval area near Dalmian in Karachi soon after taking off from airport in the wee hours of Sunday, officials said.
Senior officials of the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), Pakistan Navy and other law enforcement agencies visited the scene while investigation into the incident would take a few days, Pakistan Today learnt.
Sindh Health Minister Sagheer Ahmed has sent the
Senior officials of the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), Pakistan Navy and other law enforcement agencies visited the scene while investigation into the incident would take a few days, Pakistan Today learnt.
Sindh Health Minister Sagheer Ahmed has sent the
Traffic snarled at toll plazas
LAHORE: Toll plazas on the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway remained congested and witnessed a heavy traffic flow throughout the three days of Eid, as citizens continued returning to Lahore after celebrating the festival in their hometowns.
The toll plazas resembled a parking lot, as long queues of cars were seen lined up there. The provincial metropolis, being the largest city of Punjab, offers numerous employment opportunities and most non-Lahoris prefer travelling on the motorway
The toll plazas resembled a parking lot, as long queues of cars were seen lined up there. The provincial metropolis, being the largest city of Punjab, offers numerous employment opportunities and most non-Lahoris prefer travelling on the motorway
Haiti cholera toll tops 250
PORT AU PRINCE
A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior UN official said.
"We must gear up for a serious epidemic, even though we hope it won't happen," said Nigel Fisher, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Haiti. More than 3,000 cholera cases have been reported so far in the poor, quake-hit Caribbean nation, which is experiencing its
A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior UN official said.
"We must gear up for a serious epidemic, even though we hope it won't happen," said Nigel Fisher, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Haiti. More than 3,000 cholera cases have been reported so far in the poor, quake-hit Caribbean nation, which is experiencing its
Eight more killed in Karachi violence, death toll rises to 44
KARACHI: Eight more people were killed and another nine injured in various parts of Karachi on Monday, with the death toll in the latest spate of violence rising to 44.
Meanwhile, Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza 're-imposed' the ban on pillion riding in Karachi on Monday, two days after he had announced its lifting to "respect the wishes of the residents of Karachi".
The ban was imposed on November 2, 2008 by the Sindh Home Department to control rising crime in the
Meanwhile, Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza 're-imposed' the ban on pillion riding in Karachi on Monday, two days after he had announced its lifting to "respect the wishes of the residents of Karachi".
The ban was imposed on November 2, 2008 by the Sindh Home Department to control rising crime in the
