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Punjab orders province-wide mental health screening for police personnel | The Express Tribune

December 1, 2025 Admin No Comments

PUNJAB/ PAKISTAN: Punjab Police has announced a mandatory mental and physical health screening programme for all ranks amid rising concerns over stress-related conditions within the force. According to an official circular issued by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Establishment Punjab-I titled “Psychological Profiling for All Cadres,” police officers and frontline personnel are increasingly exposed to…

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Pakistan–ASEAN trade reaches $11.5bn but deficit widens in 2025 | The Express Tribune

November 21, 2025 Admin No Comments

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines drive fastest import growth as Islamabad pushes for FTAs to rebalance trade ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade volume with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stood at $11.5 billion in 2024, a figure officials say remains below potential and requires rationalisation. Despite steady engagement, the trade deficit in 2025 continues to widen in…

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Luxury’s price spiral comes full circle | The Express Tribune

November 21, 2025 Admin No Comments

. Luxury’s price spiral. Photo: file PARIS/MILAN: The global luxury goods sector, long defined by rising prices, booming demand and an aura of exclusivity, is entering a moment of reckoning as new forecasts suggest a modest revival in 2026 while warning that years of aggressive mark-ups have left buyers feeling alienated and even ‘betrayed’. Bain…

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Why 40,000 Karachi families refused the polio vaccine | The Express Tribune

November 21, 2025 Admin No Comments

Pakistan built a world-class Polio system. Then 40,000 Karachi families said no Forty thousand Karachi families refused polio vaccines this year. In a city where the virus circulates through every district, those refusals represent the gap between Pakistan’s impressive polio infrastructure and its inability to close the final mile of eradication. Pakistan has cut polio…

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How obesity is driving Pakistan’s diabetes epidemic | The Express Tribune

November 14, 2025 Admin No Comments

Around 34m adults in country lived with diabetes as of 2024 yet insufficient lifestyle interventions persist Pakistan’s diabetes crisis is now among the worst in the world, but health experts warn that only half the battle is being fought. Obesity, a critical driver of Type 2 diabetes, remains largely overlooked for the main reason that…

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Rise of vapes, e-cigarettes fuels new nicotine risks for Pakistan’s youth | The Express Tribune

November 14, 2025 Admin No Comments

Accessibility for Pakistani youth raises concerns over addiction, weak regulation A shop displaying e-cigarettes and vape products. Source: Reuters Pakistan has witnessed a dangerous shift in the way young people are being targeted by the tobacco industry. Once dominated by conventional cigarettes and smokeless forms like naswar and gutka, the market has expanded to include…

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I went to Valika hospital to find out if children got HIV there | The Express Tribune

November 13, 2025 Admin No Comments

The information surfaced on a reporter WhatsApp group: Eight small children had been infected with HIV, supposedly at Kulsum Bai Valika hospital in Karachi and two were dead. Every reporter was busy calling their Sindh government contacts to get confirmation and details. Since I am new to Health reporting, I decided to go to the…

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Chambers join hands to prop up economy | The Express Tribune

November 8, 2025 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) and the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) have agreed to strengthen cooperation for Pakistan’s economic revival. During a meeting held at KCCI on Saturday, KCCI President Rehan Hanif and LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol said that Pakistan had great potential despite facing serious challenges,…

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Has Sabrina Carpenter anything to do with Mamdani win? | The Express Tribune

November 7, 2025 Admin No Comments

Fans claim her controversial video set ball in motion to eliminate ex-mayor Adams from race Sabrina Carpenter and Mamdani. Photos: AFP In the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s November 4 victory in New York City’s mayoral election, social media users have found a potential connection between the mayor-elect’s triumph and pop star Sabrina Carpenter, alleging that…

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Real Madrid captain Carvajal faces knee surgery setback | The Express Tribune

October 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

MADRID: Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal will undergo surgery on his right knee, dealing another blow to the defender who has battled persistent injury problems over the past year. “Following tests carried out on our captain Dani Carvajal by Real Madrid’s medical services, he has been diagnosed with a loose body in his right knee….

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