Tag: Drugs

SC orders KP govt to submit report on use of drugs...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took notice of the alleged use of narcotics in educational institutes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and sought a report from...

Drugs seized at Benazair Intl Airport

Islamabad: One and a half kilograms of ice and heroin were seized from a man at Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Wednesday. The Airport security...

ANF recovers nine tonnes drugs in 11 operations

  Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized huge quantity of narcotics weighing nine tonnes, worth Rs.9 billion in International Market in 11 operations across the country. The...

Police arrest 4 drug peddlers, seizes 4.65 kg hashish

During massive police campaign against contraband substances, the district police have seized 4650 grammes of marijuana in the jurisdiction of different police stations. According to...

Australia nets biggest cocaine bust on record

A major cocaine ring has been dismantled in joint operations with Tahiti, Australian police said Thursday, with a record 1.1 tonnes of cocaine worth...

Drug peddler arrested in Lahore

  Lahore police arrested a drug peddler on Thursday. The police seized 250 bottles of alcohol. According to police, the drug peddler identified as Nadeem, was arrested...

Senate body passes resolution against Indian minister’s statement

Chairman committee says Modi suffers from anti-Pakistan syndrome Committee also discusses drugs use in educational institutes of the federal capital Brigadier Basharat of...

LUMS student found dead in hostel room

A  Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) student was found dead in his hostel room on Monday. Shahmir Asif Bajwa was found ‘unresponsive’ in bed...

Mexico quietly marks 10 years of drug war

Ten years after Mexican troops were unleashed against drug cartels, the country will mark the anniversary without fanfare on Sunday, with murders rising again...

DRAP to introduce ‘bar coding system’ to curb spurious drugs

    The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has decided to introduce 'bar coding system' for the first time in the country to curb the...

PM takes notice of jacking up of life saving drugs’ prices

    Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday took notice of price hike of life saving drugs for cancer, diabetes, hepatitis and many other diseases....

Prices of 70,000 drugs hiked: DRAP

Prices of 70,OOO drugs have been hiked according to the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). Read more: Pricing dispute hits supply of TB drugs in...

Govt endeavours for drug-free Pakistan: Mamnoon

President Mamnoon Hussain said that through proactive partnerships with the United Nations and other international organisations, the government is endeavouring for a drug-free Pakistan...

Over 100 suspects held with arms, drugs

More than 100 suspects, including Afghan nationals, were arrested and weapons and drugs were seized from them during search operations here on Sunday. Police officials...

Experts call for availability of drugs in market at reasonable prices

    Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP), Dr Muhammad Aslam on Friday said access to medicines is a right of patient and...

A ‘mind-boggling’ breakthrough to fight against breast cancer

COURTESY THE INDEPENDENT A new treatment for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer can make tumours “disappear” in just 11 days, scientists have said,...

Nadal denies rumours of drug use, says Sharapova should be punished

Rafael Nadal on Wednesday defended his training methods and vehemently denied he had ever used a banned substance to get an edge or to...