Radioactive material cause serious health, environmental hazards: FPCCI

    ISLAMABAD: Vice President, Federation Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Umar Masood-ur-Rehman on Wednesday said that radioactive material can cause serious health hazards as well as environmental concerns.   The major source of radioactive material is found in the scrap metal which is recycled in the industry, this was stated by Umar […]

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CS Balochistan for vaccination of children coming from Afghanistan

    QUETTA:Chief Secretary Balochistan, Abdul Aziz Aqili on Wednesday said that children coming from Afghanistan through Chaman border should be vaccinated against polio virus.   “The clerics, tribal elders and the local administration must play their part in the anti-polio drive kicked off in the province,” he said during his visit to the Chaman, […]

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Pakistan’s fragile economy cannot afford political turmoil: SCCI

    ISLAMABAD:SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President, Iftikhar Ali Malik cautioned Wednesday that country’s fragile economy was not in position to bear the brunt of prolonged political turmoil at this crucial juncture of time.   The political turmoil had been inflicting tremendous loss to economy, making the lives of poor more miserable […]

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PM confident Pak-UK ESD to deepen mutually beneficial engagement

    ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Pakistan-UK Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) would help deepen engagement between the two sides in a range of mutually beneficial areas.   Talking to UK Minister for Armed Forces James Heappey, the prime minister emphasized that Pakistan and the UK enjoyed a long-standing partnership […]

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Eight-member motorcycle lifter gang arrested

MUZAFFARGARH:Muzaffargarh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an eight-member gang involved in motorcycle theft and recovered two motorcycles and Rs 269,000 cash from their possession.   According to police sources, Chowk Qureshi police team conducted raids at different places and managed to arrest the gang. The outlaws identified were Saleem Sajjad, Rameez, Majeed, Hassan, […]

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