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Sunday, 27 September, 2026
Kabul, Afghanistan

Ikram Junaidi

Articles by Ikram Junaidi

Terrorist attacks increase but fatalities decline during August: PICSS

News September 1, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The number of terrorist attacks increased significantly in August despite sustained counter-terrorism pressure, but their human impact declined compared with July, according to a monthly se...

PTI challenges govt claims about Imran’s incarceration

News September 1, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the government’s claims about Imran Khan as “misleading, fabricated and incorrect”, PTI leaders on Monday painted a sorry picture of the conditions he endures in prison. Las...

NA, Senate committees question probe into deadly Pims fire

Health August 31, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Standing committees of both houses of parliament on Monday questioned the probe into the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) fire that killed 14 infants, raising concerns over inc...

Health minister opposes ‘permanent’ staff in public sector hospitals

Health August 31, 2026

• Mustafa Kamal says not minister’s job to manage a hospital; says elected mayor or his team should be looking after Pims affairs• Suggests bringing in CEO from private sector; all hirings on co...

Lawmakers call for debate on deadly Pims blaze in Parliament

Health August 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Following the tragic fire that killed 14 babies in a gynaecology ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Wednesday, the matter reached Parliament as multiple PPP lawmak...

Newborn left unclaimed at Pims for two months dies in blaze

Health August 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: One of the 14 babies who died in Wednesday’s fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Islamabad, was a two-month-old boy who had remained unclaimed at the hospital since...

Pims starts referring serious gynae cases to other Rawalpindi hospitals

Health August 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Following the tragic incident in which 14 babies died in a fire in a gynaecology ward on Wednesday, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has made temporary arrangements to refe...

Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi meets him in Adiala jail for second consecutive week

News August 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister, Noreen Niazi, met him at Adiala jail on Tuesday for the second consecutive week, in line with the Supreme Court’s (SC) directions. In response...

Pims says its CT machine 'remains functional' following reports of failure to conduct Imran's heart scan

News August 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a heart scan during a visit to the hospital last week, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesd...

PTI demands Imran's CT angiography be conducted at Shifa International Hospital

Health August 23, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a recommended computed tomography angiography (CTA) during a hospital visit this week, his party condemned the authori...