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Healing powers: Shrines in Thatta beckon those who ‘believe’
Regular visitors to the shrines hope for miracles to cure mental and physical ailments.
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Lack of life-savers: Where are the ventilators?
Public hospitals in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan have a shortage of essential facilities.
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‘Burning’ revenge: After killing son, suspects throw acid on father
The family has been pursuing the fatal acid attack on their son in the lower courts.
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Contamination risks: Think twice before you take a sip of your tap water
Water flowing into Karachi carries both industrial and domestic waste.
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Anti-snake venom: DUHS optimistic about meeting its target in Sindh on time
The vaccine will be very effective as it is being produced for local species, say officials.
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Searching for closure: Nine months on, twin still haunted by brother’s memories
Haider and Jamal were attacked in Lyari’s Bihar Colony but the latter did not survive.
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Public health in crisis: Doctors reduced to pawns in a game of power politics
Police pickets and private security system fail to offer relief to doctors at Civil hospital .
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Bringing change: Lyari girls say education is the only way up
Attendance is visibly higher at girls’ schools than boys’.
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Health woes: Diarrhoea cases on the rise in Sindh
If left unchecked, the disease could develop into a pandemic.
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Menstrual cycle: Give them wings
A little bit of technology can ensure girls don’t skip school one week every month.