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Pakistan: bomba alla stazione di Quetta, almeno 16 morti
Inquinamento record a Lahore, oltre 80 volte livello accettabile
Libertà su cauzione per moglie dell'ex premier pachistano Khan
Pakistan, scontri e arresti a Islamabad durante protesta Pti
Vice premier russo in Pakistan per rafforzare legami bilaterali
Pakistan: agenti scioperano dopo attacco a campagna vaccinazione
epa11599890 A police officer stands guard as a health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan, 12 September 2024. A polio vaccination worker and a police officer providing security were killed during a polio vaccination campaign near the Afghan border in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on 11 September 2024, after an attack by suspected militants. The police cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation for the attackers, while the bodies were taken to Khar Hospital. This incident highlights the ongoing violence aimed at disrupting polio eradication efforts in the region, despite existing security measures. Pakistan is one of the last two countries, along with Afghanistan, where the polio is still endemic, meaning infections occur within the local population or within a particular area. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB
Uccisi in Pakistan operatore vaccinazione antipolio e poliziotto
epa11598234 District Police Officer of Bajaur Waqas Rafique (C) lays a wreath during the funeral of a police officer who was killed after an attack by suspected militants during a polio vaccination campaign near the Afghan border in Bajaur, Pakistan, 11 September 2024. A polio vaccination team was attacked by suspected militants, near the Afghan border in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the deaths of a polio worker and a police officer providing security. The police cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation for the attackers, while the bodies were taken to Khar Hospital. This incident highlights the ongoing violence aimed at disrupting polio eradication efforts in the region, despite existing security measures. EPA/HANIFULLAH KHAN
Almeno 7 morti e 30 feriti in Pakistan per le piogge monsoniche
epa11515513 People and vehicles make their way through a water-logged street after heavy rainfall in Lahore, Pakistan, 01 August 2024. Lahore experienced heavy monsoon rains on Thursday, with 350 millimetres recorded in just three hours, shattering a 44-year-old rainfall record, MET office said. The downpour caused significant flooding in various areas, including Mall Road, Ferozepur Road, and Model Town, while rainwater inundated homes in Tajpura and disrupted operations at Services Hospital. The Lahore Electric Supply Company reported widespread power outages due to 288 tripped feeders, urging consumers to be patient as restoration efforts were underway. The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more torrential rains expected across the upper regions of the country from August 01 to 06. EPA/RAHAT DAR
In Pakistan primo caso di vaiolo delle scimmie Mpox
epa10334196 (FILE) - An Indian health worker walks in front of a list of high-risk countries for the Monkeypox virus, at Chennai International Airport, in Chennai, India, 16 July 2022 (reissued 28 November 2022). The World Health Organization (WHO) in a statement on 28 November 2022 said it "will begin using a new preferred term mpox as a synonym for monkeypox" simultaneously for one year until the term 'monkeypox' is phased out. The decsion was taken after consultations with global experts as "racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and in some communities was observed and reported to WHO." EPA/IDREES MOHAMMED