Faiza Ilyas

Articles by Faiza Ilyas

Stray dogs attack two women, policeman engaged in anti-polio drive in Karachi

HealthFebruary 8, 2026

KARACHI: The public health crisis triggered by unchecked increase in stray dog population once again came into the spotlight when two female polio workers and a policeman escorting the field staff wer...

Nipah virus no immediate threat to citizens: AKUH experts

HealthFebruary 5, 2026

KARACHI: While rejecting fears concerning the possible spread of Nipah virus in Pakistan, experts at a roundtable conference held on Wednesday underscored the need for building healthcare readiness an...

Cervical cancer vaccine now part of Sindh’s programme

HealthJanuary 3, 2026

• Becomes available free of charge for nine-year-old girls at EPI centres• Other provinces expected to follow suit KARACHI: In an effort to protect young girls from cervical cancer, the Sindh Health D...

Dolphin pod appears in Gwadar after seawater turns green

NewsDecember 29, 2025

KARACH: A pod of bottlenose dolphins was spotted on Sunday morning in the coastal waters of Gwadar, currently affected by an algal bloom. According to experts, the algal bloom, which has turned seawat...

Experts rule out toxic threat after Balochistan waters turn green

NewsDecember 28, 2025

• Term algal blooms along the coast not unusual• WWF says bloom not caused by pollution• A unicellular marine organism blamed for the occurrence KARACHI: Seawater along Pakistan’s coast, especially Gw...

Victory for medicinal plant highly prized for its resin

NewsDecember 15, 2025

KARACHI: Gughar — a high value medicinal plant which has been declared protected under the Sindh Wildlife Protection Act 2020 — has now also been listed in the Appendix II of Convention on Inter­natio...

Preparations underway to relocate Rano to IWMB rehab

SportsOctober 27, 2025

KARACHI: In compliance with the recent orders of Sindh High Court (SHC), preparations are underway to relocate female brown bear Rano from Karachi Zoo to a bear rehabilitation centre operating under t...

Chandni may walk again after getting prosthetic limb in two months

HealthSeptember 28, 2025

KARACHI: The female camel brutally ‘punished’ for straying into a landlord’s field recently underwent a major two-hour surgery on Friday at a shelter home in the metropolis, officials said on Saturday...

Karachi shocks HPV campaigners with lowest coverage rate

HealthSeptember 24, 2025

• 57pc girls vaccinated against cervical cancer in seven days across Sindh, EPI data shows • Naushahro Feroze tops the list with 89pc coverage • 33pc girls immunised in Karachi division; district Keam...

In a first, local doctors in Karachi team up to perform rare heart disorder surgery

HealthSeptember 14, 2025

• NICVD, AKUH collaborate to save child from a type of inherited arrhythmia syndrome • Expert says rare surgical procedure is carried out by a few centres in US, Canada KARACHI: Amidst a constant flo...

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