30 June 2010
Health, News, Pakistan, Technology
Federal Ombudsman Javed Sadiq Malik on Tuesday aimed at the Water and Power Development Authority to pay Rs 0.5 million to a sufferer of electric shock.
Fatima Furqan will get the amount as compensation for the money her family spent on the amputation of one of her arms and the healing …
Cotton prices continue to move upwards
The cotton prices frequent to move upwards for the third consecutive day on Friday as the gap between the demand and supply widened owing to almost one-month delay in harvesting of the current crop, dealers said.
Spot rate of cotton at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) rose by Rs50 to Rs6,550 …
Israel seizes oxygen machines donated to PA
Israel confiscated seven oxygen machines en way to hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza based on the state that there was a probability the generators would not be used for medical purposes, Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported Saturday.
According to Ma’an, the Ramallah-based health ministry said that the generators, which …
‘20,000 drug injecting users in city’
An predictable 15,000 to 20,000 injecting drug users (IDUs) live in the city, with the sign propelling Karachi to the top of the global list of cities with the highest incidence of drug violence, said Pakistan Society President Dr Saleem Azam while addressing a press conference on Friday at the …
Military action no solution to Afghan issue Hague
ISLAMABAD: British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday admitted that the continuing military battle was not a key to the problems in Afghanistan. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, headed by media adviser to the president, Farahnaz Isphahani, met the British secretary of state for foreign and common …
Musharraf’s political party launched
“Our motto remains ‘Pakistan first’, and remaining above all personal, regional and group considerations we will make every necessary sacrifice for Pakistan,” he said.
Equating the current situation with that of 1906 when the All-India Muslim League was launched, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, a central leader of the new party, said …
New Apple iPhone hard to find, but not impossible
26 June 2010
Iphone, News, Technology
The smartphone appeared to be sold out for walk-in procure at the huge majority of Apple
outlets in the United States a day after it launched, the newest sign Apple was having a
hard time meeting require.
“The order for the iPhone 4 is off the charts. We’re working hard to get them …
Court moved against delay in work on hospital
The legal representative community Wednesday approached the Peshawar High Court circuit counter in Abbottabad against delay in rebuilding of the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital in Mansehra, it was learnt.
Sources said the writ petition was admitted for regular hearing on Wednesday and summons were issued to Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority …
People advised to take precautionary measures to avoid waterborne diseases
Head of the Pediatric Unit of Liquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Dr Salma Shaikh has urged people to take compulsory precautionary measures to keep away from waterborne diseases in view of current heavy rains.
Talking to this scribe, here on Monday Dr Salma Shaikh said that the virus …
NATO supply convoy hit in Pakistan
A cluster of gunmen attacked a group of contribute vehicles in Pakistan overnight, sparking a combat that killed at least seven people.
At least a dozen gunmen attacked the vehicles, which were reportedly carrying food, supplies and military vehicles to NATO troops in Afghanistan.
“According to police, they strolled into a truck …
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