Govt committed to end poliovirus transmission soon: Patel

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel on Tuesday renewed the government’s commitment to completely eradicate the crippling disease of polio from the country. In a statement, he said that Pakistan and Afghanistan were working together in their fight against polio. He said that while the isolation of the virus […]

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Policeman shot dead

RAWALPINDI:A policeman was shot dead over a petty dispute, in the jurisdiction of Airport Police Station here on Tuesday. According to police spokesman, Head Constable Mohammad Zahid was outside his house when his neighbor opened an indiscriminate fire and shot him dead. He then managed to flee from the scene. Zahid was posted in Murree […]

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Man, three sons die of suffocation by gas leakage

QUETTA:A man and his three sons died of suffocation due to gas leakage incident here, police said on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Amanullah (50) and his three sons Hafeezullah, Muhibullah and Habibullah aged between 20 and 32. The man owned a general store at Jan Mohammad Road. “On Monday night, instead of going […]

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12 killed, 931 injured in 927 accidents in Punjab

LAHORE: At least 12 people were killed while 931 injured in 927 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. A spokesman for the Rescue 1122 on Tuesday said 468 drivers, 34 underage drivers, 112 pedestrians and 363 passengers were among the victims of the traffic accidents. The statistics showed that 238 accidents were […]

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RPO Malakand orders investigation into custodial murder

PESHAWAR:Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand, Sajjad Khan has ordered investigation into the under-custody incident of a youth and formed a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for the probe. According to detail, an incident of the gruesome killing of a youth under custody identified as Obaid had occurred in Police Station Baner, Swat district. Taking notice of […]

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