Dengue emergency needed, setting up helpline, says Hafiz Naeem.

KARACHI -- Karachi Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has asked Sindh government to impose emergency in province to control dengue fever spread.

He advised government to make available free of charge dengue tests and medicines to affected people besides setting up a helpline to aware people in need for seeking help.

'Lip services are still in air for long while number of dengue patients are on rise despite government's claims spending funds to millions of rupees for controlling disease', he questioned.

Nearly 21 people have so been lost their lives while more than 7,000 patients are reportedly ailing in Karachi alone.

No any concrete measure has so far been...

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