“Can’t afford post-retirement life at home,” says ailing 73-year-old bike rider
KARACHI: A PIA retiree, Shiekh Nizam Uddin, 73, is a man of integrity who prefers making a living by working in a ride-hailing service, over dependi…
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Japanese restaurants in China fear ruin
It’s been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over radiation concerns, but Kazuyuki Tanioka is already fearf…
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Only four nations doing enough to stub out smoking: WHO
GENEVA: Only four countries — Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey — have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight ag…
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Ineffective Antibiotics
The in-effectivity of antibiotics has become a serious factor in the medicinal annals of Pakistan and many sources dealing with healthcare are voci…
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Minor housemaid Rizwana’s health deteriorates
LAHORE: The condition of a 14-year-old housemaid, Rizwana, who was subjected to ‘brutal torture’ by a civil judge’s wife in Islamabad, suddenly wors…
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Bird-flu bans on US poultry exports persist
US poultry producers say they face prolonged economic pain from bird flu despite going months without infections in flocks, as China and some smalle…
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PTI Senator Dr Zarqa’s clinics sealed in Lahore
LAHORE: Two clinics of Dr Zarqa Suharwardy – a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senator who responded to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s objectionable remar…
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