It’s hardly been a month since the Bombay High Court ordered TV channels against airing a show about the hit-and-run case involving Bollywood’s rich and
Category: World
Press Freedom Declining in Third World and the West
Last month, Pakistan’s judiciary, government, and military teamed up to ban a leading news network – Geo TV – and its associated print publications. The
Pakistan Police Kills People of Rival Political Party
Police in Pakistan, and particularly in Punjab province, is notoriously corrupt and violent toward citizens. But what happened in Model Town, Lahore, earlier this week
Chikungunya Virus Cases in US Cause Health Alarm
Chikungunya Virus is the latest health alarm rung in the United States and news of potential outbreaks are appearing in all major media outlets. Three
Lawmaker Assassinated by Personal Guard in Balochistan
Handery Masih, a Christian parliamentarian from Balochistan, was assassinated by his own security guard today, reports live mint. Details of the story tell that Maish
MERS Claims First Victim in Algeria
As the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to hesitate in declaring MERS a global public health emergency, the deadly disease has killed its first patient
Government and Manufacturer Compensate to Australian Child Disabled by Flu Vaccine
Four years ago, when she was only 11 months old, Saba Button of Western Australia was severely disabled in reaction to a shot of flu
Measles Vaccine Has Started Killing Children in Pakistan
As the vaccine business tightens its noose around Pakistan, children are reportedly being killed by the anti-measles vaccine. Recent news in this kind of vaccine-caused
WHO’s Polio Vaccine Causing Polio in Children
The following article of mine was removed from a previous publication after the editor and I entered a conflict over freedom of expression. It is
Why WHO Refuses to Treat MERS as Global Emergency?
This year, one big issue emerging in the area of public health is the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Originating from Saudi Arabia, MERS infection