![Pakistan launches nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive Dec. 16-22, targeting 44M children under 5 to curb rising polio cases. [Image via AFP/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4554740-1735272716.webp "4554740-1735272716")
Pakistan to Launch Anti-Polio Vaccination Drive on Dec. 16
News Desk
December 14, 2024
Pakistan launches nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive Dec. 16-22, targeting 44M children under 5 to curb rising polio cases.
Pakistan launches nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive Dec. 16-22, targeting 44M children under 5 to curb rising polio cases.
![Ex-OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, 26, dies by apparent suicide in San Francisco after whistleblowing on AI copyright issues. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-13T211914Z_640569767_RC2LU7AD0170_RTRMADP_3_OPENAI-MUSK-LAWSUIT.webp "2024-12-13T211914Z_640569767_RC2LU7AD0170_RTRMADP_3_OPENAI-MUSK-LAWSUIT")
Ex-OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, 26, dies by apparent suicide in San Francisco after whistleblowing on AI copyright issues.
![Across India, Muslim families saw their home demolished without warning, plunging them into despair and lasting hardship. [Image via Al Jazeera]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Javed-Mohammed-1734074985.webp "Javed-Mohammed-1734074985")
Across India, Muslim families saw their home demolished without warning, plunging them into despair and lasting hardship.
![Pakistan’s Supreme Court allows military courts to announce verdicts in May 9 riots cases, affecting Imran Khan’s supporters. [Image via AFP/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4554397-1738117703.webp "4554397-1738117703")
Pakistan’s Supreme Court allows military courts to announce verdicts in May 9 riots cases, affecting Imran Khan’s supporters.
![TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee blames BJP and Congress for disrupting Parliament, amidst ongoing political tensions. [Image via PTI]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kalyan-2cols.webp "kalyan-2cols")
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee blames BJP and Congress for disrupting Parliament, amidst ongoing political tensions.
![The UN urges Pakistan to amend its blasphemy law amid rising violence, with false accusations fueling mob attacks and persecution. [Representational Image via Mission Network News]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/asfand-yar-dpX87Nlwr_k-unsplash-1600x1040.webp "asfand-yar-dpX87Nlwr_k-unsplash")
The UN urges Pakistan to amend its blasphemy law amid rising violence, with false accusations fueling mob attacks and persecution.
![ذیابیطیس ایک خاموش قاتل ہے، مگر مناسب خوراک، ورزش اور سیرت نبوی کے اصولوں پر عمل کر کے اس بیماری سے بچیں اور صحت مند زندگی گزاریں۔ [Image via anad.org]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/900x500_banner_HK-Connect_Green-vegetables-for-diabetics.webp "900x500_banner_HK-Connect_Green-vegetables-for-diabetics")
ذیابیطیس ایک خاموش قاتل ہے، مگر مناسب خوراک، ورزش اور سیرت نبوی کے اصولوں پر عمل کر کے اس بیماری سے بچیں اور صحت مند زندگی گزاریں۔
![A 19-year-old elephant named Sonia dies of heart failure at a safari park in Karachi, just weeks after reuniting with her sister. [Image via Gulf News]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Elephant_193a6d68b06_medium.webp "Elephant_193a6d68b06_medium")
A 19-year-old elephant named Sonia dies of heart failure at a safari park in Karachi, just weeks after reuniting with her sister.
![Delhi schools received a bomb threat via email, but police declared it a hoax after a thorough investigation. [Image via NDTV]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/feh67dgo_bomb-hoax-delhi-schools_625x300_09_December_24.webp "feh67dgo_bomb-hoax-delhi-schools_625x300_09_December_24")
Delhi schools received a bomb threat via email, but police declared it a hoax after a thorough investigation.
![COAS warns against propaganda for vested interests, insisting those responsible must be brought to justice. [Image via The Pakistan Times]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_4298-1024x569-1.webp "IMG_4298-1024×569")
COAS warns against propaganda for vested interests, insisting those responsible must be brought to justice.