Tag: Treatment

Dr Asim allowed to go abroad for treatment

KARACHI: An accountability court approved on Tuesday Pakistan People’s Party leader Dr Asim Husain’s plea for medical treatment abroad. The court was hearing bail plea,...

Humiliation in name of treatment not acceptable: Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: Incarcerated former premier Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday prepared his response to Punjab government’s letter and maintained that humiliation in the name of treatment is not...

Indian woman Zeenat treated for back injury in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An Indian woman of 21 years old Zeenat Khan was treated here in Lahore for her broken back after falling from roof three...

No truth in Lucman’s ‘Khara Such’ about Harley Street Clinic

TV anchorperson Mubashar Lucman has drawn ire of social media users after he allegedly raised doubts regarding the health of former first lady Kulsoom...

Famed comedian in dire need of help for paralysis treatment

KARACHI: Famed Pakistani actor Majid Jahangir of Fifty Fifty is in dire need of medical attention, reported a private media outlet on Saturday. The comedian is in...

ICT admin to expedite construction of sewage treatment plants

  ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has decided to expedite the project pertaining to the construction of four sewage treatment plants in catchment areas...

Eight injured in Raiwind bomb discharged from LGH, six others getting...

LAHORE: As many as eight injured in the Raiwind bomb last have been discharged from Lahore General Hospital after their recovery while remaining six...

Accountability court permits Dr Asim to travel to Dubai for treatment

KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday granted permission to former petroleum adviser Dr Asim Hussain, who is facing Rs42 billion corruption charges, to travel...

Treatment for blindness to sell for $850,000

NEW YORK: Luxturna, a medication against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can lead to total blindness, will be sold for $850,000 in the...

Shehbaz Sharif takes notice of media report regarding worsening situation of...

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken a strict notice of a media report regarding the worsening situation of seasonal influenza in Multan. He...

One in 10 medical products in developing countries substandard or falsified:...

ISLAMABAD: An estimated one in 10 medical products circulating in low and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from...

Punjab CM axes four policemen for torturing elderly couple in Multan

LAHORE: An elderly couple that was subjected to police torture in Multan met with the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore on...

Dr Asim to leave for UK tomorrow

  KARACHI: Former federal minister and Karachi Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) President Dr Asim Hussain will leave for UK tomorrow for medical treatment. The Supreme Court (SC)...

Imprisoned MQM worker dies during treatment

Party says Waheed Shiekh, died ‘in custody due to torture, ill treatment’ A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, who was in custody, died during...

Rangers influencing probe, halting Dr Asim’s treatment, claims counsel

  The paramilitary Rangers has completely failed to prove anything against Dr Asim Hussain, former petroleum minister and a close aide of former president Asif...

Two succumb to burn wounds without treatment at PIMS

  Two persons, injured in gas cylinder explosions, died on Tuesday after the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) administration failed to admit them to...

Former US President to undergo latest treatment for brain cancer

Former US President Jimmy Carter spoke plainly when he said Thursday that doctors had found “four spots of melanoma” on his brain. The 90-year-old...