Research on rats has found that sugar is more addictive than opioid drugs such as cocaine and that there can be withdrawal symptoms such as depression and behavioral problems when people try cutting out sugar completely. Should we be treating refined sugar with even more caution? We reward children with it over the holidays or […]
Pakistan’s economy is stabilizing and moving towards a positive direction despite the COVID-19 pandemic, says Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a brief speech at a Roshan Digital Account ceremony in Islamabad, the premier highlighted the ruling PTI government’s success stories in the economic sector. He said Pakistan has paid off foreign loans worth Rs20 billion […]
New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will go into a three-day lockdown beginning just before midnight Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the move after an urgent meeting with other top lawmakers in the Cabinet. She said they decided to take a cautious approach until […]
A strong earthquake with magnitude 7.3 struck off the coast of eastern Japan, close to Fukushima, leaving at least 50 people injured. According to reports; the epicenter of the quake was located 73.9 kilometers northeast of Namie; a coastal town 60 miles from Fukushima.The depth of the earthquake was about 36 miles; Injuries have reported […]
Earthquake jerks were felt throughout Pakistan. Including areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Among them were Mansehra, Swat, Upper, and Lower Dir, Shangla, Swabi, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, and Bannu. Jerks were observed in Islamabad and Lahore too. A 6.4 magnitude of earthquake shook whose depth was 80 kilometers. Its epicenter was Tajikistan. […]
Pakistan Army helicopters failed to trace missing mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his other team members. They were on their journey to conquer K2 during the winters. After the unsuccessful search operation, the helicopters returned to Skardu. They flew to a height of 7,000 meters in their attempt to locate the missing mountaineers but no clue […]
At least fourteen people, including 10 members of a single-family; killed and 12 others injured in a road accident near the Uthal area of Lasbela district. Police said that a passenger coach, which was going from Panjgur to Karachi; overturned at a sharp turn at the Quetta-Karachi highway at around 2 am. Police official Malik […]
A tragic accident took place at G-11 signal on Srinagar Highway, formerly known as Kashmir Highway, in Islamabad killing four people when a VIP protocol of Waqas Khan, husband of former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Kashmala Tariq, ran a red light. According to the details, the accident that occurred at Srinagar Highway killed four […]
BEIJING: The first batch of Chinese coronavirus vaccination doses has reached Pakistan; Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan announced on Monday. China had promised to provide 500,000 doses of Covid-19 to Pakistan by January 31. Pakistan will start the vaccination drive this week. A vaccine nerve center has been […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday has congratulated the local authorities; For making the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) first province in Pakistan with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all provincial-domiciled citizens. According to details, the premier has taken to the social-networking website and posted, “40,000,000 residents covered with free health insurance in the province.” […]
