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A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1,000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran out of vaccines. The southern African nation has been battling its worst cholera outbreak on record, with more than 30,600 people infected since the first cases were reported last year. In November, it received almost three million doses of oral cholera vaccine from the United Nations to step up its immunisation campaign but case numbers continue to rise. “We have used all the vaccines we had,” Health Ministry spokesman Adrian Chikumbe told AFP. “The fact that there is only one cholera vaccine manufacturer worldwide makes it difficult to acquire the life-saving drug,” said Chikumbe. “We are competing for the same vaccine with everyone else”. The death toll reached 1,002 on Tuesday, breaching a grim milestone and the previously recorded largest outbreak, which killed 968 people between 2001 and 2002, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Cholera, whic...

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After the gas crisis, the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) distributors have announced a four-day strike to protest against the inflated prices, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The LPG distributors announced to observe a strike from January 28 to 31 after the prices of Liquified Petroleum Gas hiked up to Rs300 per kilogram. The distributors announced to halt the supplies due to insufficient stocks of LPG to meet the demand. The chairman of the LPG Distributors’ Association Irfan Khokhar addressed a press conference in Karachi today. READ: OGRA TAKES NOTICE OF LPG SALE AT INFLATED RATES He said that the gas is unavailable despite the sufficient LPG stocks. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) fixed the LPG prices up to Rs204 per kg but it is being sold at Rs400 per kg in the hilly areas. The distributors said that SSGC is not meeting the gas demand of Sindh and now the citizens are also forced to purchase the LPG at inflated rates. On January 20, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Auth...

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The Capital police on Tuesday prepared a joint security plan for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, ARY News reported. The first meeting of the joint security coordination committee was held today in Islamabad and was attended by heads of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The participants formulated a joint security strategy for the twin cities. They also agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation and decided to improve the exchange of information. It was mutually decided that this joint security meeting will be held on a monthly basis. The participants took important decisions related to the security. It was learnt that the Islamabad police will enhance the security measures at the entry and exit points besides increasing the snap checking on various localities. The LEAs will continue the war against terrorism with the help of the citizens. Last month, the Islamabad police issued special security plan amid a possible threat of a terrorist attack following the suicide bombing in the I-10 Se...

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has banned the transfers, postings and new developments projects across Punjab after the establishment of the caretaker set-up, ARY News reported on Monday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued instructions to the caretaker set-up in a letter sent to Punjab’s chief secretary, inspector general (IG) and all relevant officials. A complete ban was imposed on transfers, postings and new development projects across the country, according to the letter issued by the provincial election commissioner. READ: MOHSIN NAQVI INVOLVED IN REGIME CHANGE CONSPIRACY: IMRAN KHAN Moreover, the ECP also directed the former chief minister (CM) and ministers to return the protocol, government vehicles, residences, hostels and guest houses. As per the ECP’s order, the caretaker set-up will continue performing its routine duties. Yesterday, Mohsin Naqvi took oath as the caretaker Punjab chief minister (CM) in a ceremony held in Governor’s Hou...

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