Election Act 2017 gives candidates option to obtain information about voters, including name, picture and address ISLAMABAD: The government has put the security of millions of voters at risk as Election Commission…
Global warming could place 25 to 50 percent of species in the Amazon, Madagascar and other biodiverse areas at risk of localised extinction within decades, a report said Wednesday. The lower projection…
ISLAMABAD: Heaps of garbage and stagnant water in nullahs are posing health hazards for residents of the federal capital as the authorities concerned seem least bothered to carry out a cleanliness drive.…
NEW ENGLAND: People who get the flu may face a six-fold higher risk of heart attack in the week following infection, said a study released on Wednesday, that bolsters the need for…
MIAMI: Adolescents who feel their parents rarely express interest in their emotional well-being are far more likely to consider suicide than youths who see their parents as involved, US researchers said Tuesday. The…
LAHORE: The health and environmental experts on Sunday said that exposure to smog was contributing toward spreading various health issues, including eye infections, allergies, coughing and irritation in the throat. The experts suggested…
LAHORE: Millions of women in Pakistan are at risk of getting breast cancer in Pakistan. This was stated by the chief executive of Pink Ribbon, Omer Aftab on Monday. He stated that the…
Pakistan and India have agreed to extend their bilateral agreement on reducing the risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons for a period of five years (2017-2022). It may be mentioned here…
As two suspected cases of polio were reported from India this week, a high ranking Indian official has said that the country was at “high risk” of importing polio virus from neighbouring…
Cyclists without the helmets moving in the heavy traffic on the roads of twin cities are putting their lives at risk. Residents demanded the authority to introduce legislation for ticketing the cycle…
Beta blocker drugs for hypertension may protect the brain from effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Beta blockers, a venerable class of blood pressure drugs that has fallen from favour in recent years, may…
A three-day anti-polio campaign in high risk areas of Rawalpindi will start from January 14 during which over 200, 000 children are expected to be administered anti-polio drops. The Punjab government has…
Thousands of international students are at a risk of being declared illegal in Britain because UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff has failed to update its records, a report by the UK chief…
Cambridge researchers are to assess whether technology could end up destroying human civilisation. The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) will study dangers posed by biotechnology, artificial life, nanotechnology and…
Small portable sleep tents for infants and small children may pose a safety hazard, prompting the Consumer Product Safety Commission and KidCo Inc. to issue a voluntary recall of more than 220,000…
After teachers’ refusal to administer polio drops, making the polio campaigns successful would be a challenge as Rawalpindi is one of the high-risk districts of Punjab where over 598,000 children under the…
Construction of the proposed underpass between the Judicial Complex and the district courts has been cancelled after being termed as a security risk and an overhead bridge would be constructed in its…
