RAWALPINDI: (DNA) –  In a fresh blow to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), an anti-narcotics court on Saturday awarded party leader Hanif Abbasi life imprisonment in the ephedrine quota case. The PML-N leader was arrested from the court premises soon after The court’s verdict has rendered him ineligible to contest the July 25 general elections. Earlier, on June 11, Justice Ibadur Rehman Lodhi of the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench had ordered the judge of a special court that was hearing the ephedrine case to announce its verdict by JulyRead More

HAFIZABAD, (DNA) – A hawaldar of Pakistan Army was martyred while five others were injured when their vehicle turned turtle on Motorway near Sukheki Service area in Hafizabad (Saturday). According to Rescue 1122 sources, the dead body and injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Pindi Bhattian. The army personnel were on their way to Faisalabad from Gujranwala in connection with election duty.

PESHAWAR – (DNA) –  A helicopter on Saturday crash-landed at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan airport. Two of the four persons in the helicopter were injured in the incident, said sources within the airport administration. Fire brigade trucks and ambulances have reached the runway, which has been cordoned off by security agencies. In a similar incident last month, two pilots of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were martyred after their jet crashed during landing at the Peshawar Air Base. It is believed that the plane crashed due to a technical fault. According to an eye-witness, the pilotsRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Interior Ministry on Saturday approved the issuance of red warrants against former finance minister Ishaq Dar. The red warrant is an international notice sent to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) seeking the arrest and extradition of an individual. The sanction came following the recommendation of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has written a letter to Interpol for the detention of Ishaq Dar while the case has also been forwarded to them after the approval of interior secretary. FIA has requested the assistance ofRead More

FAISALABAD: (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan has postponed polling in NA-103 and PP-103 Faisalabad after an independent candidate contesting on the seat committed suicide. Mirza Mohammad Mughal shot himself in the head and he died on the spot. The motive behind the killing is not yet known. Under the ECP laws, the election in a constituency stands postponed in case of any candidate’s death. Thirteen candidates are contesting from NA-103 (Faisalabad-3), while 16 are in the run for PA-103. On July 18, the ECP halted electoral process onRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – In recent times, the effects of air pollution on our health has attracted increasing interest with international institutions providing growing mortality and morbidity data. The latest estimation of deaths attributable to air pollution worldwide is 9 million deaths annually. These deaths are related to cardiac diseases such as myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure, neurological events such as stroke, lung diseases and cancer, Prof Dr. Arsalan Ahmad, Consultant Neurologist Shifa International Hospital quoting World Federation of Neurology on the occasion of this year’s World Brain Day. TheRead More