According to a report of World Health Organisation, four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are on top of the list of endemic areas in the country.

According to the report, Mardan has 30.6 per cent positivity rate, Peshawar 23.9, Swat 19.4 and Nowshera has 18.1 per cent positivity rate. These four are among the 17 most infected districts in the country.

Case fatality rate (CFR) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 2.7 per cent case against the national 2.16 per cent. CFR in Mardan and Abbottabad is 4.1 per cent, in Swabi 3.7 per cent, in Peshawar is 3.6 per cent and in Swat is 3.3 per cent.

Overall positivity rate in the province is 7.3 per cent against the nationally recorded 9 per cent but the positivity in high-risk districts is higher, according to the report.

Read more here.

Opinion

Editorial

Budget presser
Updated 14 Jun, 2026

Budget presser

If the FBR falters, the government will find itself in hot water sooner rather than later.
Muharram precautions
14 Jun, 2026

Muharram precautions

WITH Muharram due to start next week, the authorities have already begun annual exercises to ensure that the ...
Blood bequests
14 Jun, 2026

Blood bequests

WORLD Blood Donor Day offers a moment of “gratitude, advocacy and renewed commitment” for thalassaemia patients...
Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...