Ikram Junaidi

Articles by Ikram Junaidi

HRCP highlights severe contraction of civic space, erosion of judicial independence in 2025

News May 4, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) on Monday launched its annual report for 2025, observing a severe contraction of civic space, the erosion of judicial independence and dee...

Pakistan reports two polio cases, tally for current year reaches three

Health May 1, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported two polio cases on Friday from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), bringing the total number of cases for the ongoing year to three. An official of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Pro...

PTI leaders turn up for Adiala jail visit following 2-week gap

News April 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: After skipping Adiala jail visits for two consecutive weeks, PTI leaders on Thursday managed to reach the prison for a meeting with incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, which was once aga...

PMDC announces closure of admissions for academic session 2025–2026

News April 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Thursday that admissions for the 2025–2026 academic session have been closed, and students admitted after April 15 will not be ...

Healthcare Devices Association of Pakistan alarmed by illegal syringes spreading HIV and hepatitis

Health April 30, 2026

β€’ Warns banned, reusable devices still in market; devices falsely claiming β€˜auto-disable’ are actually reusable β€’ Pushes for safe, compliant single-use syringe adoption; urges authorities to l...

Drap lab in Karachi achieves WHO prequalification, ministry says

Health April 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The national health services ministry has announced that the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) Karachi, a statutory laboratory of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), has successf...

Imran brought to Pims for follow-up treatment, undergoes fourth eye procedure

News April 28, 2026

ISLAMABAD: PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan received a fourth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and was discharged on Tuesday mornin...

KP CM Afridi meets with TTAP's Achakzai and Abbas amid reports of rift within opposition

Health April 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of a rift between the PTI and the Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday met with the opposition alliance’s leade...

Global Fund team may come to inspect β€˜HIV mishandling’

Health April 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Following repoΒ­rts of a possible visit by a team from the Global Fund (GF) to examine the rising number of HIV cases in Pakistan, the health ministry has tasked the Drug Regulatory Authori...

Cybersecurity policy gaps expose firms to risks: survey

Business April 26, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A recent survey titled β€œCybersecurity in the Workplace: EmpΒ­loyee Knowledge and Behaviour” shows that 39pc of professionals in Pakistan consider their company’s cybersecurity rules e...