HYDERABAD: The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has recovered a huge quantity of heroin besides arresting the suspected narcotics smuggler Abdul Rehman Qaimkhani from Hali road area. The police spokesman informed here on Monday that the police recovered 5 kilograms of high quality heroin worth around Rs.200 million from Qaimkhani. He said the police were receiving […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi on Monday said that development of any country was directly linked with education, and that all the schools managed by Workers Welfare Fund would be upgraded to improve the quality of education. He made these remarks during his visit to the Working Folk […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday directed to make all dry ports of Pakistan Railways (PR) operational. The Railways Minister presided over a meeting at PR Headquarters in which briefing was given to him on performance of the Railways Freight Transportation Company. A decision was made to upgrade the track which connected to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Vaping could cause a new wave of cancer in ten years’ time, according to scientists. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute (FCI) said while vaping was safer than smoking cigarettes, the long-term health risks were unclear. Around 3.6 million people in Britain smoke e-cigarettes and were commonly used by ex-smokers to help them quit. […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Member of Provincial Assembly Ali Sohri along with Administrator Baldia Gharbi Syed Shabia Al Hasan on Monday inaugurated the spray campaign to eradicate dengue and malaria. Addressing on the occasion, Ali Sohri said the measures being taken to eradicate the public problems in District West are commendable, as all the officers of West Municipality are […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its verdict over a contempt notice issued to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umer for allegedly speaking against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. A four-member ECP bench, which heard the case, said it would announce its verdict after examining […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Monday presided over a meeting at his office to review steps to enhance the utility and effectiveness of the health card programme. The Chief Minister gave in-principle approval to empanel more hospitals for patients to create ease for those getting treatment through health cards. He said that the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Deputy National Finance Chairman of the American ruling party, Tahir Javed said on Monday that Pakistan was suffering from flood disasters and the US would not leave Pakistanis alone in this difficult time. Talking to media persons here, he said that in the first phase, aid of US $ 30 million had been given to […]
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