Tag: Drug
Afghan drug trafficker linked to Taliban jailed in US
A US judge sentenced an Afghan man to life in prison Tuesday for trafficking heroin to more than 20 countries and using the proceeds...
ANF arrests drug pusher
Anti-Narcotics Force Saturday held a person with 100 capsules of heroin here at Benazir Bhutto International Airport. Syed Rasool, a resident of Khushab, was...
Pakistani smuggler beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug trafficking, making it the second execution in as many days, the Saudi Interior...
Breivik used illegal drug mix before Norway massacre: expert
Anders Behring Breivik took illegal substances to increase his physical and mental capacities on the day he launched the killing spree last July, an...
PM directs Firdous Awan to make DRA more effective
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani directed Minister for National Regulation and Services Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan to make Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) more...
Police arrests 15 outlaws, seizes weapons, drugs
Up to 15 outlaws were arrested by Rawalpindi Police in their fresh crackdown against the criminals on Thursday and also recovered weapons, bottles of...
Drug abuse rates spike as 9m Pakistanis identified as addicts
Alcohol is the mother of all social evils and ultimately leads to drug addiction among youth, especially in Pakistan.
This was stated by speakers addressing...
Musa Gilani loses Round 1 of drug case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an application by Ali Musa Gilani seeking replacement of the investigation officer in the ephedrine chemical quota allotment...
Drug case accused Zafar Lak made FIA chief
The government has appointed Narcotics Secretary Zafar Abbas Lak as the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in place of Javaid Iqbal...
WHO mission assesses capacity of drug-testing labs
A World Health Organisation Mission, including MHRA Lab UK Head Michael Ged Lee, Estonia Lab Head Juhan Ruut and WHO Country Advisor for Medicine...
Musa Gilani appears before ANF in drug case
Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said he had no connection with the ephedrine quota allotment case. Musa...
Ready to face trial in drug scam: Musa Gilani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Musa said on Tuesday he was ready to face trial in a case of alleged irregularities in...
Ephedrine a useful drug: PPMA
The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) on Wednesday said ephedrine was very useful drug and contradicted a news item published in a section of...
MY SON’S INNOCENT, TRUST ME
In a fool-proof “democratic” manner, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani turned to his cabinet on Wednesday to get his son exonerated of charges of...
SC seeks record of drug quota scam involving PM’s son
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought detailed record from the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) pertaining to investigation of a matter of granting quota for ingredient...
Houston, we have a drug problem!
Former IG Punjab Police and Project Director Drug Free City, Altaf Qamar, has said that over 9 million Pakistanis were addicted to drugs among...
Zardari urges regional leaders to join hands against drug trafficking
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday urged regional leaders to join hands to counter drug-trafficking, calling it a major source of funding for militants...
