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Author: Urooj Niazi
Urooj is an education and health reporter who writes about climate awareness, diseases, pollution, and educational development.

Urooj Niazi

Urooj is an education and health reporter who writes about climate awareness, diseases, pollution, and educational development.

What Pakistani Families Need to Know About Hantavirus: Symptoms, Serious Warning Signs and Protection Tips

What Pakistani Families Need to Know About Hantavirus: Symptoms, Serious Warning Signs and Protection Tips

Hantavirus is a rare, but occasionally fatal, rodent-borne disease that can cause severe respiratory illness and kidney problems if not treated early. Health experts say the key is to be vigilant and take preventative measures,

Pakistan’s hepatitis control programme: Important updates and measures you need to know today

Pakistan’s hepatitis control programme: Important updates and measures you need to know today

Pakistan has strengthened its nationwide hepatitis control programs in 2026 as part of a broader plan to eradicate Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) by 2030. The Hepatitis C burden on the country remains

How to Get Free Cancer Medicines in KP: New Government Portal and Eligibility Guide 

How to Get Free Cancer Medicines in KP: New Government Portal and Eligibility Guide 

Pakistan’s healthcare sector continues expanding access to critical treatment services through government-backed initiatives, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains at the centre of that effort in 2026, especially with KP free cancer medicines initiatives. The provincial government’s

Can Pakistan Sustain Universal Healthcare? The Growing Debate Around Sehat Sahulat Program 

Can Pakistan Sustain Universal Healthcare? The Growing Debate Around Sehat Sahulat Program 

The Sehat Sahulat Program 2026 (SSP) of Pakistan remains one of the most ambitious government-led healthcare programs of South Asia. The program has enabled millions of families to receive hospital care, avoiding the burden of

Leaked or Rumour? Cambridge Investigates Viral Reports of AS-Level Math Paper 1 Leak in Pakistan Today: What Does It Mean for Every Student?

Leaked or Rumour? Cambridge Investigates Viral Reports of AS-Level Math Paper 1 Leak in Pakistan Today: What Does It Mean for Every Student?

Cambridge International Education (CIE) has now initiated an investigation into the claims of Cambridge paper leak Pakistan 2026 involving AS-Level Mathematics Paper 1 (9709/12) in Pakistan before the May/June 2026 exam. The problem got media

Healing the Nation: Why Pakistan’s Primary Healthcare System Must Include Women’s Mental Health Services

Healing the Nation: Why Pakistan’s Primary Healthcare System Must Include Women’s Mental Health Services

The Women Mental Health Pakistan is experiencing a critical period of retrospection and reconstruction. After the country keeps opening its doors to the fundamental health services, one of the gaps is urgent, that of the

From Crisis to Reform: Can Pakistan Turn Exam Cheating Crackdowns into Lasting Education Policy?

From Crisis to Reform: Can Pakistan Turn Exam Cheating Crackdowns into Lasting Education Policy?

The education system in Pakistan is at a crossroads under Pakistan education reform. What started as an emergency measure against rampant preparation tests has transformed itself into a more general discussion of long-term change. The

Karachi Matric Paper Leak: 4 Arrested This Morning in Crackdown on WhatsApp Cheating Gangs – Important Update for Students

Karachi Matric Paper Leak: 4 Arrested This Morning in Crackdown on WhatsApp Cheating Gangs – Important Update for Students

The education system in Pakistan saw a much-welcome and decisive intervention on the part of the authorities this week when they finally went out in Karachi and carried out a comprehensive crackdown on Karachi Matric

Sindh Pediatric HIV Alert: Province Reports Highest Child Infections Today: Why Unsafe Injections are Putting Your Kids at Risk?

Sindh Pediatric HIV Alert: Province Reports Highest Child Infections Today: Why Unsafe Injections are Putting Your Kids at Risk?

A worrying pandemic is gaining ground in Pakistan's healthcare sector, and in early 2026, Sindh saw a sharp rise in the number of pediatric HIV cases, with Sindh HIV cases children becoming a major concern;

Mobile Vigilance’ Teams at Karachi Exam Centres Today: How Authorities are Tracking WhatsApp Cheating Groups in Real-Time

Mobile Vigilance’ Teams at Karachi Exam Centres Today: How Authorities are Tracking WhatsApp Cheating Groups in Real-Time

It is a new era of enforcement in Pakistan, with Karachi exam cheating controls strengthened as authorities deploy mobile vigilance teams and tech-driven monitoring at exam centres. With continuous matric and intermediate exams in April