Two drug dealers were arrested for supplying drugs to university students in the jurisdiction of the Bahara Kahu police station in Islamabad, according to the police. More than one kilogramme of hashish was confiscated from them and the suspects identified as Arsalan and Babar, were planning to sell the drugs to students of universities and colleges across Islamabad.
Another Coronavirus case has been confirmed from Karachi, Pakistan as an elderly man tested positive on Thursday evening. With this confirmation, the total number of cases from Sindh has jumped to three and overall six in the country. Taking to Twitter last night, Federal Health Minister, Dr. Zafar Mirza. said that the 69-year-old man had returned from Iran on February 25 and was among the patients under observation.
Pakistan Railways has decided to reduce train fares by 25% of 21 express trains from March 9th till May 8th. However, only passengers intending to travel in AC business or AC standard class can avail this facility, and that too if they book tickets in advance. In a press conference, Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed, said that the PTI government is dedicated to transforming the Pakistan Railways.
A sessions court in Karachi has sentenced a Chinese citizen after he pled guilty to data theft and ATM skimming. Leo Lin, the accused, will have to serve 6 years and 3 months of jail time and pay a fine worth Rs. 1 million to the government.The Federal Investigation Agency had arrested Lin and indicted him for stealing private information of citizens by using skimming devices at different ATMs throughout Karachi.
Facebook has agreed to expedite information sharing with Pakistani authorities in connection with investigations in cyber crime cases. A team from Facebook’s Asia Pacific headquarters visited the office of Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Wajid Zia to discuss issues of cooperation and data sharing between FIA and Facebook. The two teams discussed mutual collaboration and cooperation in data sharing as well as cyber crime awareness among social media users in Pakistan.
Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) petition regarding giving exemption to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif from appearing in the hearings.
NAB prosecutor told that accountability court had granted permanent exemption to Shehbaz Sharif on January 17 in Ashiana Iqbal and Ramzan Sugar Mills references. He further requested the that the court should annul this decision and nd direct PML-N president to rejoin the trial.
The Pakistani authorities sealed the Pak-Afghan Chaman border Monday morning over fears that the coronavirus would be spread to the country. It has been sealed for an initial period of seven days and could be extende as Afghanistan has also reported coronavirus cases. So far, the authorities have just sealed the Chaman border. The border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is still open.
The Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh Karachi has suspended the registration of over 25 schools in Karachi for not shutting down on Monday. The Sindh government announced that all schools in Karachi would remain closed till March 13 in a bid to prevent students from coronavirus. Private schools director-general Mansoob Siddiqui had ordered inspection teams to check whether schools were open.
Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the multi-billion Islamabad Blue Area commercial project. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister announced that the project will provide jobs and attract investment from overseas Pakistanis. The commercial auctions will be held from April 14-16 and the funds will be used to rehabilitate the city, in the provision of services and to improve the environment.
The federal government has imposed a ban on the export of onions and red chillies with immediate effect till May 31, as revealed in a notification. The decision to impose a ban was taken by the cabinet in the Economic Coordination Committee meeting on February 19. However, the decsion would cost millions of dollars to fruit and vegetables exporters.