Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:08:06 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:08:06 +0500 60 Penumonia claims another 18 children’s lives in Punjab https://english.aaj.tv/news/30349124/penumonia-claims-another-18-childrens-lives-in-punjab <p><strong>Pneumonia continues to wreak havc across Punjab with 18 more children losing their lives in the past 24 hours to the disease.</strong></p> <p>According to the health department, the children who died ranged from newborns to four-year-olds.</p> <p>The deaths include four from Rawalpindi, four from Faisalabad, three from Lahore, two each from Bahawalpur and Gujranwala, and one each from Sadiqbad, Rajanpur and Sheikhupura.</p> <p>The health department added that a total of 869 cases of pnuemonia were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 177 cases were reported from Lahore alone.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30348831" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>Over 14,000 children have been diagnosed with pneumonia in the first month of the new year.</p> <p>A total of the 258 children have lost their lives so far.</p> Pneumonia continues to wreak havc across Punjab with 18 more children losing their lives in the past 24 hours to the disease.

According to the health department, the children who died ranged from newborns to four-year-olds.

The deaths include four from Rawalpindi, four from Faisalabad, three from Lahore, two each from Bahawalpur and Gujranwala, and one each from Sadiqbad, Rajanpur and Sheikhupura.

The health department added that a total of 869 cases of pnuemonia were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 177 cases were reported from Lahore alone.

Over 14,000 children have been diagnosed with pneumonia in the first month of the new year.

A total of the 258 children have lost their lives so far.

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