Man dies due to road accident on April 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: A passerby was reported to have died after a road accident in Islamabad’s G-9 Markaz area. According to media reports, one Abdul Razzaq reported to Karachi company police that his brother Anar Khan was crossing the road before an overspeeding car hit him and he died on the spot. Police have registered a case […]
Female teacher abducted in Murree on April 24, 2017MURREE: A female teacher was allegedly abducted from a part of Murree on Monday. According to media reports, Muhammad Usman reported to Murree police that his sister (B) who was teaching in Government Elementary School went to school but did not return home after the closing hours of school and that she had mysteriously disappeared […]
Parties should accept apex court verdict: Hanif Abbasi on April 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi said on Sunday that the apex court had not disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said that all the political parties should accept the verdict of the court. “Those who do not accept the verdict of […]
Census to start in Islamabad tomorrow on April 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: The second phase of sixth housing and population census will begin in Islamabad tomorrow (Tuesday). Along with the Islamabad Federal Capital Territory, eighty-eight districts across the country will be covered during this phase. According to details, the second phase includes 21 districts each in the Punjab and Sindh, seventeen in Balochistan, 12 in Khyber […]
PPP kick-starts Go Nawaz Go campaign on April 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday kick-started a protest campaign calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. PPP workers protested in Karachi, Larkana, Mithi, Badin and Shikarpur, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Kandhkot, Jacobabad, Nawabshah, Ghotki, Sanghar, Khairpur and other districts. Most of the protests were centered round load-shedding. The protesters also called for the PM’s […]
High intake of vegetables, fruits can lower risk of colorectal cancer: study on April 24, 2017A new research has provided further evidence that what people eat alters gut bacteria to affect colorectal cancer risk, after linking a high-fiber diet to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer containing Fusobacterium nucleatum. Study leader Dr Shuji Ogino – from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in […]
National book fair continues on April 23, 2017ISLAMABAD: The three-day national book fair organised by National Book Foundation is in progress in Islamabad. It aims to promote reading habits amongst the young generation. The theme of this year fair is “Book: Life, Hope and Light”. Over one hundred book sellers and publishers have set up their stalls at the fair.
FBR files FIR against Diamond Fabrics for Rs 190m fraud on April 23, 2017KARACHI: The Director General of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR (Customs-Enforcement) has booked the owner of M/s Diamond Fabrics in an FIR for committing the offence of misdeclaration and fiscal fraud worth Rs 190 million on Sunday. According to details given by officials of Custom I&I, the Director General consistently received complaints from All Pakistan Textile Manufacturers […]
NYT lashes out at India for human rights violations in IOK on April 23, 2017WASHINGTON: Pressure is mounting on India over human rights abuses in Kashmir. After a recent US State Department report on Human rights violations by Indian forces in Kashmir, the New York Times has also warned that Indian democracy may lose its credibility in the face of abuses in Kashmir. In its hard-hitting editorial, the US […]
Weapons recovered from Lal Qila Ground in MQM stronghold on April 23, 2017KARACHI: Foiling another bid to spread unrest in Karachi, law enforcement personnel recovered weapons buried in Karachi’s Lal Qila Ground in Azizabad on Sunday. Security officials took around two hours to completely clear the site. The weapons were moved to an undisclosed location. The weapons recovered included SMGs, LMGs, 9mm pistols and a large number […]