Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Although adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 years have not responded well to the drive for getting vaccinated against Covid-19, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) believes that true statistics will become evident during the week starting from Monday (today). Moreover, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) and district health authorities of Islamabad nabbed …

RAWALPINDI: A surge in the number of street crimes has been reported to the police with criminals stealing 20 motorcycles, three other vehicles, mobile phones and cash. According to police statistics, 17 incidents of motorcycle theft, robbery, burglary and general theft took place on Saturday while the remaining incidents, including lifting of 16 motorcycles and robberies, occurred in the last …

A terrorist commander affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Radio Pakistan reported, quoting the military’s media wing on Monday. According to the Inter Services Public Relations, the TTP commander — identified as Safiullah — was involved in the killings of four female representatives of an …

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Obtaining water from a mosque tap landed a farm workers family from the Hindu community in trouble as some village landlords allegedly tortured and held them hostage for “violating the sanctity” of the place. The incident took place a few days back when Alam Ram Bheel, a resident of Basti Kahoor Khan in the city suburbs, was …

ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of 32 years, a college established in Mera Begwal near Bhara Kahu has not opened its doors to students as successive governments never made any serious attempts to make it functional. However, local MNA Khurram Shahzad Nawaz of the PTI is now making efforts to make the college functional. The residents have requested Prime Minister Imran …

WASHINGTON: Sheh­r­yar Khan Afridi, chairman of the Parliamentary Com­mittee on Kashmir, was stopped briefly at New York’s JFK Airport for screening but was later allowed to enter the United States, said an official statement released on Saturday. Mr Afridi arrived in New York via flight QR-0701 (Qatar Airlines) at 3:15pm on Sept 15. JFK sources claimed that Mr Afridi was …

LAHORE: In a brash act of what appears to be exhibitionism, a young man stripped himself in front of a woman outside her home in Gulshan-i-Ravi area and fled the scene. The despicable act by the man, who had apparently been stalking the woman on a bike, was recorded by a closed-circuit TV (CCTV) camera. But, because of the poor …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has said it always views delay in filing jail petitions or applications for permission to file appeals in criminal cases by imprisoned accused through the lens of fundamental rights, particularly when the right to liberty, dignity and fair trial guaranteed under Articles 9, 14 and 10A of the Constitution are involved. “In a criminal case where …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Saturday appointed five members of the board of governors (BoG) of the Federal Medical Teaching Institution (FMTI) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). The BoG will hold a meeting on Monday to elect its chairman. The employees of the hospital have shown their support for the members and hoped that …

The last one year has seen an exponential rise in Pakistani start-up companies, as more and more tech-savvy entrepreneurs attempt to solve longstanding business issues with the help of technology. Backed by investment, pitches are finally moving from mere buzzwords to reality. Eos profiles some of the most prominent of these new companies and the people behind them… President Arif …