باجوڑ میں مسلسل بارش سے گھر کی چھت گرنے سے 2 افراد جاں بحق

خار: ترخو میں مسلسل بارشوں کے باعث مکان کی چھت گرنے سے 2 افراد جاں بحق جب کہ 5 زخمی ہوگئے۔

ایکسپریس نیوز کے مطابق باجوڑ کی تحصیل ماموند کے علاقے ترخو میں مسلسل بارشوں کے باعث مکان کی چھت گرگئی، جس کے نتیجے میں گھر میں میں موجود 2 افراد موقع پر ہی جاں بحق جب کہ 5 زخضمی ہوگئے۔

لاشوں اور زخمیوں کو فوری طور پر ہیڈکوارٹر اسپتال خار منتقل کردیا گیا، جہاں زخمیوں کو طبی امداد فراہم کی جارہی ہے جب کہ لاشوں کو ضابطے کی کارروائی کے بعد لواحقین کے حوالے کردیا۔

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میری صحت بہتر ہے بس کمر کا درد چل رہا ہے، شہباز شریف

 اسلام آباد: سابق وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب شہباز شریف کا کہنا ہے کہ میری صحت بہتر ہے بس کمر کا درد چل رہا ہے۔

قومی اسمبلی میں اپوزیشن لیڈر شہباز شریف کی زیرصدارت پبلک اکاونٹس کمیٹی کا اجلاس ہوا جس میں اظہار خیال کرتے ہوئے شہباز شریف نے کہا کہ اسلام آباد کا موسم رومانٹیک ہے، اسے بھی انجوائے کریں گے اور اپنا کام بھی کریں گے۔

دوران اجلاس کمیٹی اراکین نے سپلیمنٹری گرانٹس پر سوالات اٹھاتے ہوئے کہا کہ سپلیمنٹری گرانٹس پارلیمنٹ کی منظوری کے بغیر ہی مختص کردی جاتی ہے جس پر چیئرمین شہبازشریف نے وزارت خزانہ  سے 2 ہفتوں میں تفصیلی جواب طلب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ یہ آئین کی خلاف ورزی ہے، سنجیدگی سے جائزہ لینا ہوگا۔

چیئرمین پبلک اکاؤنٹس کمیٹی نے کہا کہ مرکزی پی اے سی صرف 5 کروڑ روپے سے زائد کے اڈٹ اعتراضات دیکھے گی، 5 کروڑ سے کم کے اڈٹ پیراز ذیلی کمیٹی دیکھے گی۔

اس سے قبل میڈیا سے بات کرتے ہوئے قائد حزب اختلاف شہباز شریف کا کہنا تھا کہ میری صحت بہتر ہے، کمر کا درد چل رہا ہے، علاج ہو رہا ہے اللہ تعالی خیر کرے گا، ڈاکٹرز کہہ رہے ہیں کہ فزیو تھراپی اور ایکسرسائز سے افاقہ ہوگا۔ شیخ رشید کو پی اے سی کا رکن بنانے پر شہباز شریف کا جواب دینے سے گریز کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ایاز صادق اور سعد رفیق کو پی اے سی کا رکن بنانے کے لیے خط لکھ دیا ہے۔

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کوٹ لکھپت جیل میں نواز شریف سے اہل خانہ اور پارٹی رہنماؤں کی ملاقات

لاہور: کوٹ لکھپت جیل میں سابق وزیر اعظم نواز شریف سے ان کے اہل خانہ اور پارٹی رہنماؤں نے ملاقات کی ہے۔

لاہور کی کوٹ لکھپت جیل میں قید سابق وزیر اعظم نواز شریف سے ملاقات کے لئے جمعرات کا دن مقرر کیا گیا ہے، ملاقات کے لئے صبح 9 بجے سے دوپہر دو بجے تک کا وقت مقرر ہے۔

ملاقات کے لئے نواز شریف کے اہل خانہ کے علاوہ سابق صدر پاکستان ممنون حسین، سینیٹر پرویز رشید، آصف کرمانی، شاہد خاقان عباسی، ایاز صادق، مشاہد حسین سید، سائرہ افضل تارڑ، طلال چوہدری، دانیال عزیز، احسن اقبال، خواجہ حسان اور ملک سیف الملوک کھوکھر سمیت دیگر رہنما بھی پہنچے۔ اس موقع پر (ن) لیگی کارکنوں کی بھی بڑی تعداد جیل کے باہر پہنچی جو نواز شریف کے حق میں نعرے بازی کررہے تھے۔

واضح رہے کہ گزشتہ روز خصوصی میڈیکل بورڈ نے نواز شریف کا تفصیلی معائنہ کیا تھا۔ نواز شریف کے اہل خانہ اور ذاتی معالج کا مطالبہ ہے کہ انہیں جیل میں علاج کی مناسب طبی سہولیات فراہم نہیں کی جا رہیں اس لئے ضروری ہے کہ انہیں کسی اسپتال منتقل کیا جائے۔

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PAC examines audit papers of Civil Aviation Authority

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, chaired the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting today (Thursday), ARY News reported.

The meeting took up audit files of alleged financial irregularities in the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

At the outset of the meeting, Shehbaz said the weather of Islamabad was pleasant. “We will enjoy and work as well.” His comment sparked laughter in the committee room.

After a few light exchanges, the committee members went through audit papers of the CAA. Shehbaz ordered that audit of irregularities below Rs 50 million would be conducted by a sub-committee that will be formed on Thursday (today).

The PAC members reviewed land utilization of the CAA.

The CAA officials appeared before the committee and informed the members that the land belonged to Sindh government.

PAC member Fakhar Imam questioned how land bore loss of Rs 5.4 billion, if it didn’t belong to CAA. “The CAA audit papers show the statistics clearly,” he added.

Earlier, NA Speaker Asad Qaisar had issued production orders of Sharif to attend the PAC meeting. The former Punjab chief minister is currently staying at minister’s enclave due to health issues. His residence has been declared sub-jail by the National Accountability Bureau.

Sharif chaired the first PAC meeting on Dec 28, 2018. The PML-N president had also decided that he will not chair any session related to the previous government’s rule. In the first session, it was also decided that no officer less than grade 19 will give briefing to the meeting.

Meanwhile, the government has also nominated Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed as member of the PAC, however his formal approval is awaited.

Rasheed last week said the government’s decision to appoint Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee was a blunder.

The minister claimed that “those involved in committing the mother of all crimes have been appointed to hold others accountable”. He added that there were no moral grounds for appointing Shehbaz.

“I have headed eight ministries and currently I am the most senior parliamentarian,” said Rashid and added that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the PML-N do not care about Parliament.

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Sahiwal shootout: Identification parade of CTD officials put off for third time

SAHIWAL: Jalil, the main complainant in the Sahiwal encounter case, didn’t appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the incident for an identification parade of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in custody on Thursday, ARY News reported.

The identification parade was put off for the third time today after the complainant, brother of victim Khalil, didn’t turn up in pursuance of the probe team’s summons. The JIT will now inform the relevant judicial magistrate in this regard.

On Jan 30, Jalil appeared before the JIT but refused to be part of the identification parade.

Accusing the JIT of destroying evidence in the case, Jalil said, “How can the identification parade could be conducted until all the accused are not arrested.”

He said the police and JIT knew who the killers of the Sahiwal victims were. “The JIT is troubling eyewitnesses and destroying evidences in the case.”

Jalil demanded to transfer the case to Lahore. “Why should we come to Sahiwal for the identification of the accused? We have demanded the constitution of a judicial commission.”

Khalil, a resident of Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat, along with his wife Nabeela and teenage daughter Areeba were killed in a shady encounter involving the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police on a highway in the Qadirabad area of Sahiwal district last week.

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SC reinstates life term of murder convict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday revoked an acquittal order by a high court of a death row convict in the murder case, and reinstated his life sentence, ARY News reported.

The apex court declared the high court’s decision void that released the convict, Hazrat Ali, who was serving life sentence. A petition was filed in the top court challenging the high court order in the case.

During the hearing, Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa remarked that it was ironic that case investigations don’t come out in detail even at the Supreme Court level.

“The top court also spends time to understand the case background.” “It’s witnessed here that complications are further compounded to trip up the courts, the CJP stated.

He said witnesses give conflicting statements that create difficulties during probe. The chief justice regretted that none of the witnesses spoke truth in this case as well. No one kept the sanctity of their oath in this honourable place, he added.

Justice Khosa said investigation institutions were meant to dig out facts, but to no avail.

After giving his observations, the CJP ordered arrest of the convict in the murder case. While the man accused of murder was arrested from the courtroom.

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Grievances within a coalition part of democracy, says Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said complaints within a party or coalition is part of democratic process adding that the grievances of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) will be addressed.

There were speculations about differences of the coalition partner with ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The PML-Q lawmakers in Punjab had expressed concerns over some ministers of the government.

Talking to mediamen Punjab governor said this government will complete its five years’ tenure denying any possibility of the mid-term elections in the country.

The Punjab governor in an earlier media talk also dispelled the impression of internal differences and said that the PTI and the PML-Q coalition government has no threat from within as both parties had jointly won several seats in the election and are now complementing each other.

“The Chaudhrys are seasoned politicians and cannot go for an irresponsible reaction,” he said while responding to a question regarding a statement of a federal minister from PTI. He said the minister had already apologised for his uncalled for statement.

Replying a question, Chaudhry Sarwar said, “One should not interfere in Nawaz Sharif’s matter neither the government is doing so.”

“The courts are independent and free, what decision they will take on the matter, will be accepted to us,” Governor Sarwar said.

“I pray for recuperation of Nawaz Sharif, may Allah bless him with health,” Chaudhry Sarwar further said.

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Zardari disqualification plea not heard in IHC today

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court did not hear an appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders (PTI) for the disqualification of former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday, ARY News reported.

According to reports, the aforementioned case was not listed in the cause list of IHC’s fixed cases. The registrar office will fix another date for the case to be heard.

Sources relayed that the counsel of PTI had requested the registrar office to not fix the case for Jan 31 because he had other cases fixed for hearing in the top court.

The petition filed by PTI lawmakers Usman Dar and Khurram Sher Zaman had pleaded the court to disqualify the Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman as a National Assembly member for not being “Sadiq and Amin” under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.

It accused Zardari of owning an apartment in Belaire Condominiums located at 524 East 72nd Street in New York which he failed to disclose in his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections.

During the previous hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minhallah had observed that the petitioner should have approached the Election Commission of Pakistan instead.

Earlier, the Supreme Court’s registrar office had returned the petition after pointing out a few objections.

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PM acclaims polio worker’s dedication to duty

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday acclaimed the Swat polio workers who braved harsh weather to administer polio vaccines to children.

“Irfan is one of 260,000 heroes who reach out to children with polio vaccines in extreme weather conditions. His viral video has left every individual with a sense of awe & pride. This dedication is what will enable us to achieve our goal of a polio free nation,” the premier said.

Irfan is one of 260,000 heroes who reach out to children with polio vaccines in extreme weather conditions. His viral video has left every individual with a sense of awe & pride. This dedication is what will enable us to achieve our goal of a polio free nation #SalamPolioWorker pic.twitter.com/4wPBxIDUDz

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 31, 2019

A video clip of a polio worker had went viral on social media in which he can be seen trudging through few feet of snow in intense cold weather. In recognition of their services, PM Khan had invited him along with other polio workers performing duties in harsh weathers to the PM House.

The premier had praised dedication and passion of the polio workers for eradication of polio from the country. They had also discussed on the strategy to make the country polio-free.

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PHC issues stay order against hike in medicine prices

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued a stay order against the recent hike in medicine prices, ARY News reported.

A high court bench comprising Justice Ikramullah Khan issued notices to the chief federal and provincial law officers to respond to a constitutional petition against the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for jacking up medicine prices by up to 15 per cent.

“People are dying while you are increasing medicine prices,” observed the judge, who warned that the pharmacies hoarding medicines to create an artificial shortage of drugs would be sealed.

It is pertinent to mention here that a similar petition is pending in the Lahore High Court.

During the preliminary hearing on Jan 18, the high court bench directed the respondents to submit their replies on the petition filed by Nadeem Sarwar in the next hearing.

The petitioner dubbing the hike in prices of medicines as illegal said that no new formula had been determined for fixation of drugs prices. “And without a price formula the prices could not be fixed.”

The petitioner pleaded to the court to declare the DRAP notification as null and void and also order for determination of a formula to fix prices.

The authority last Friday had announced to hike prices of medicines by up to 15 percent. A spokesperson for DRAP termed the hike to be in larger interest of the country and patients.

He said the increase in medicine prices was inevitable owing to various reasons. “The dollar increased by 30 per cent over the last year, which led to an increase in prices of raw material and packaging.”

Besides, the increase in utility tariffs, employees’ salaries and additional duty put extra burden on the pharmaceutical industry, the spokesperson said. The prices had to be revised to keep up with the cost incurred on the manufacturing of medicines, he added.

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Scientists generate electricity from WiFi

In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in the United States have come up with a unique invention to generate electricity through WiFi signals, Daily Mail reported.

The device named ‘rectenna’, developed from a semiconductor, generates power. It could also allow for phones and other devices that don’t use batteries – as well as entirely new ways of using smart technologies.

According to scientists, the device could be used to provide battery-less power for smartphones, laptops, medical devices and wearable technology, according to the US-led team.

Wi-fi signals captured by an integrated antenna are transformed into a DC current suitable for electronic circuits. Because of its flexibility, it could also be fabricated to cover large areas.

This has major implications for the future of “electronic intelligence”, say the scientists.

Professor Tomas Palacios, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Microsystems Technology Laboratories Centre for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems, said: “What if we could develop electronic systems that we wrap around a bridge or cover an entire highway, or the walls of our office and bring electronic intelligence to everything around us? How do you provide energy for those electronics?

“We have come up with a new way to power the electronics systems of the future – by harvesting wi-fi energy in a way that’s easily integrated in large areas – to bring intelligence to every object around us.”

In experiments, the rectenna generated about 40 microwatts of power when exposed to typical wi-fi signals of around 150 microwatts. That is more than enough to light up a simple mobile display or activate silicon chips.

The research is published in the latest online issue of the journal Nature.

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LHC seeks govt policy on tree plantation

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought details of the government policy on tree plantation across the province, ARY News reported.

During hearing of a petition on non-plantation of trees in Punjab, director general Lahore Development Authority, director general Punjab Highway Authority (PHA) and officials of other relevant institutions turned up before the court.

The DG PHA informed the court that Rs 27 billion were required for plantation of trees. The summary for expenditure on the project has been forwarded to the federal government and their reply is awaited, he told the court.

The court said it was an issue of importance; hence immediate steps were needed for its resolution. The LHC directed PHA, LDA and other institutions to file their replies on the petition by February 11.

The LHC also observed that no trees were being planted in any of the cities of Punjab.

The petitioner said chopping of trees coupled with climatic changes were triggering environmental changes quite rapidly.

He requested the court to order the government to start plantation of trees in all parts of the province.

Stressing on the importance of trees, recently the University of Science and Technology (UST), Bannu, made it a mandatory condition for students to plant a tree if they want their degrees.

As per the instructions of the varsity, degrees will not be given to students unless they plant, at least, one tree.

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ANF foils drug smuggling bid at Islamabad airport

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) claimed on Thursday to have foiled a bid to smuggle drugs out of the country by nabbing two suspected smugglers at the Islamabad airport, ARY News reported.

ANF officials said one kilogram of heroin amounting to millions of rupees was seized from the possession of the arrested smugglers. They were to board a Doha-bound flight (QR-633).

The accused allegedly had links with an international network of drug suppliers, claimed the officials.

It is pertinent to mention here that the ANF had earlier this week claimed to have seized 1995.475 kilograms drugs amounting to 1.684 billion rupees throughout the country.

According to a press release, the ANF also arrested five culprits and impounded three vehicles while conducting seven counter-narcotic strikes on different places. The ANF foiled a bid of smuggling drug abroad on January 22.

Officials of the ANF in a raid at the Islamabad airport arrested a man and captured 798 grams of ice heroin worth millions of rupees, from his possession, officials said.

The law enforcement agency officials captured drug, which was hidden in the shoes of accused Rashid Khan, who was going Dubai by flight number AK 615, officials said.

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PAC examines audit papers of Civil Aviation Authority

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, chaired the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting today (Thursday), ARY News reported.

The meeting took up audit files of alleged financial irregularities in the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

At the outset of the meeting, Shehbaz said the weather of Islamabad was pleasant. “We will enjoy and work as well.” His comment sparked laughter in the committee room.

After a few light exchanges, the committee members went through audit papers of the CAA. Shehbaz ordered that audit of irregularities below Rs 50 million would be conducted by a sub-committee that will be formed on Thursday (today).

The PAC members reviewed land utilization of the CAA.

The CAA officials appeared before the committee and informed the members that the land belonged to Sindh government.

PAC member Fakhar Imam questioned how land bore loss of Rs 5.4 billion, if it didn’t belong to CAA. “The CAA audit papers show the statistics clearly,” he added.

Earlier, NA Speaker Asad Qaisar had issued production orders of Sharif to attend the PAC meeting. The former Punjab chief minister is currently staying at minister’s enclave due to health issues. His residence has been declared sub-jail by the National Accountability Bureau.

Sharif chaired the first PAC meeting on Dec 28, 2018. The PML-N president had also decided that he will not chair any session related to the previous government’s rule. In the first session, it was also decided that no officer less than grade 19 will give briefing to the meeting.

Meanwhile, the government has also nominated Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed as member of the PAC, however his formal approval is awaited.

Rasheed last week said the government’s decision to appoint Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee was a blunder.

The minister claimed that “those involved in committing the mother of all crimes have been appointed to hold others accountable”. He added that there were no moral grounds for appointing Shehbaz.

“I have headed eight ministries and currently I am the most senior parliamentarian,” said Rashid and added that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the PML-N do not care about Parliament.

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Sahiwal shootout: Identification parade of CTD officials put off for third time

SAHIWAL: Jalil, the main complainant in the Sahiwal encounter case, didn’t appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the incident for an identification parade of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in custody on Thursday, ARY News reported.

The identification parade was put off for the third time today after the complainant, brother of victim Khalil, didn’t turn up in pursuance of the probe team’s summons. The JIT will now inform the relevant judicial magistrate in this regard.

On Jan 30, Jalil appeared before the JIT but refused to be part of the identification parade.

Accusing the JIT of destroying evidence in the case, Jalil said, “How can the identification parade could be conducted until all the accused are not arrested.”

He said the police and JIT knew who the killers of the Sahiwal victims were. “The JIT is troubling eyewitnesses and destroying evidences in the case.”

Jalil demanded to transfer the case to Lahore. “Why should we come to Sahiwal for the identification of the accused? We have demanded the constitution of a judicial commission.”

Khalil, a resident of Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat, along with his wife Nabeela and teenage daughter Areeba were killed in a shady encounter involving the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police on a highway in the Qadirabad area of Sahiwal district last week.

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SC reinstates life term of murder convict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday revoked an acquittal order by a high court of a death row convict in the murder case, and reinstated his life sentence, ARY News reported.

The apex court declared the high court’s decision void that released the convict, Hazrat Ali, who was serving life sentence. A petition was filed in the top court challenging the high court order in the case.

During the hearing, Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa remarked that it was ironic that case investigations don’t come out in detail even at the Supreme Court level.

“The top court also spends time to understand the case background.” “It’s witnessed here that complications are further compounded to trip up the courts, the CJP stated.

He said witnesses give conflicting statements that create difficulties during probe. The chief justice regretted that none of the witnesses spoke truth in this case as well. No one kept the sanctity of their oath in this honourable place, he added.

Justice Khosa said investigation institutions were meant to dig out facts, but to no avail.

After giving his observations, the CJP ordered arrest of the convict in the murder case. While the man accused of murder was arrested from the courtroom.

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Grievances within a coalition part of democracy, says Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said complaints within a party or coalition is part of democratic process adding that the grievances of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) will be addressed.

There were speculations about differences of the coalition partner with ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The PML-Q lawmakers in Punjab had expressed concerns over some ministers of the government.

Talking to mediamen Punjab governor said this government will complete its five years’ tenure denying any possibility of the mid-term elections in the country.

The Punjab governor in an earlier media talk also dispelled the impression of internal differences and said that the PTI and the PML-Q coalition government has no threat from within as both parties had jointly won several seats in the election and are now complementing each other.

“The Chaudhrys are seasoned politicians and cannot go for an irresponsible reaction,” he said while responding to a question regarding a statement of a federal minister from PTI. He said the minister had already apologised for his uncalled for statement.

Replying a question, Chaudhry Sarwar said, “One should not interfere in Nawaz Sharif’s matter neither the government is doing so.”

“The courts are independent and free, what decision they will take on the matter, will be accepted to us,” Governor Sarwar said.

“I pray for recuperation of Nawaz Sharif, may Allah bless him with health,” Chaudhry Sarwar further said.

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Zardari disqualification plea not heard in IHC today

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court did not hear an appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders (PTI) for the disqualification of former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday, ARY News reported.

According to reports, the aforementioned case was not listed in the cause list of IHC’s fixed cases. The registrar office will fix another date for the case to be heard.

Sources relayed that the counsel of PTI had requested the registrar office to not fix the case for Jan 31 because he had other cases fixed for hearing in the top court.

The petition filed by PTI lawmakers Usman Dar and Khurram Sher Zaman had pleaded the court to disqualify the Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman as a National Assembly member for not being “Sadiq and Amin” under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.

It accused Zardari of owning an apartment in Belaire Condominiums located at 524 East 72nd Street in New York which he failed to disclose in his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections.

During the previous hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minhallah had observed that the petitioner should have approached the Election Commission of Pakistan instead.

Earlier, the Supreme Court’s registrar office had returned the petition after pointing out a few objections.

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PM acclaims polio worker’s dedication to duty

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday acclaimed the Swat polio workers who braved harsh weather to administer polio vaccines to children.

“Irfan is one of 260,000 heroes who reach out to children with polio vaccines in extreme weather conditions. His viral video has left every individual with a sense of awe & pride. This dedication is what will enable us to achieve our goal of a polio free nation,” the premier said.

Irfan is one of 260,000 heroes who reach out to children with polio vaccines in extreme weather conditions. His viral video has left every individual with a sense of awe & pride. This dedication is what will enable us to achieve our goal of a polio free nation #SalamPolioWorker pic.twitter.com/4wPBxIDUDz

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 31, 2019

A video clip of a polio worker had went viral on social media in which he can be seen trudging through few feet of snow in intense cold weather. In recognition of their services, PM Khan had invited him along with other polio workers performing duties in harsh weathers to the PM House.

The premier had praised dedication and passion of the polio workers for eradication of polio from the country. They had also discussed on the strategy to make the country polio-free.

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PHC issues stay order against hike in medicine prices

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued a stay order against the recent hike in medicine prices, ARY News reported.

A high court bench comprising Justice Ikramullah Khan issued notices to the chief federal and provincial law officers to respond to a constitutional petition against the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for jacking up medicine prices by up to 15 per cent.

“People are dying while you are increasing medicine prices,” observed the judge, who warned that the pharmacies hoarding medicines to create an artificial shortage of drugs would be sealed.

It is pertinent to mention here that a similar petition is pending in the Lahore High Court.

During the preliminary hearing on Jan 18, the high court bench directed the respondents to submit their replies on the petition filed by Nadeem Sarwar in the next hearing.

The petitioner dubbing the hike in prices of medicines as illegal said that no new formula had been determined for fixation of drugs prices. “And without a price formula the prices could not be fixed.”

The petitioner pleaded to the court to declare the DRAP notification as null and void and also order for determination of a formula to fix prices.

The authority last Friday had announced to hike prices of medicines by up to 15 percent. A spokesperson for DRAP termed the hike to be in larger interest of the country and patients.

He said the increase in medicine prices was inevitable owing to various reasons. “The dollar increased by 30 per cent over the last year, which led to an increase in prices of raw material and packaging.”

Besides, the increase in utility tariffs, employees’ salaries and additional duty put extra burden on the pharmaceutical industry, the spokesperson said. The prices had to be revised to keep up with the cost incurred on the manufacturing of medicines, he added.

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Scientists generate electricity from WiFi

In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in the United States have come up with a unique invention to generate electricity through WiFi signals, Daily Mail reported.

The device named ‘rectenna’, developed from a semiconductor, generates power. It could also allow for phones and other devices that don’t use batteries – as well as entirely new ways of using smart technologies.

According to scientists, the device could be used to provide battery-less power for smartphones, laptops, medical devices and wearable technology, according to the US-led team.

Wi-fi signals captured by an integrated antenna are transformed into a DC current suitable for electronic circuits. Because of its flexibility, it could also be fabricated to cover large areas.

This has major implications for the future of “electronic intelligence”, say the scientists.

Professor Tomas Palacios, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Microsystems Technology Laboratories Centre for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems, said: “What if we could develop electronic systems that we wrap around a bridge or cover an entire highway, or the walls of our office and bring electronic intelligence to everything around us? How do you provide energy for those electronics?

“We have come up with a new way to power the electronics systems of the future – by harvesting wi-fi energy in a way that’s easily integrated in large areas – to bring intelligence to every object around us.”

In experiments, the rectenna generated about 40 microwatts of power when exposed to typical wi-fi signals of around 150 microwatts. That is more than enough to light up a simple mobile display or activate silicon chips.

The research is published in the latest online issue of the journal Nature.

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LHC seeks govt policy on tree plantation

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought details of the government policy on tree plantation across the province, ARY News reported.

During hearing of a petition on non-plantation of trees in Punjab, director general Lahore Development Authority, director general Punjab Highway Authority (PHA) and officials of other relevant institutions turned up before the court.

The DG PHA informed the court that Rs 27 billion were required for plantation of trees. The summary for expenditure on the project has been forwarded to the federal government and their reply is awaited, he told the court.

The court said it was an issue of importance; hence immediate steps were needed for its resolution. The LHC directed PHA, LDA and other institutions to file their replies on the petition by February 11.

The LHC also observed that no trees were being planted in any of the cities of Punjab.

The petitioner said chopping of trees coupled with climatic changes were triggering environmental changes quite rapidly.

He requested the court to order the government to start plantation of trees in all parts of the province.

Stressing on the importance of trees, recently the University of Science and Technology (UST), Bannu, made it a mandatory condition for students to plant a tree if they want their degrees.

As per the instructions of the varsity, degrees will not be given to students unless they plant, at least, one tree.

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ANF foils drug smuggling bid at Islamabad airport

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) claimed on Thursday to have foiled a bid to smuggle drugs out of the country by nabbing two suspected smugglers at the Islamabad airport, ARY News reported.

ANF officials said one kilogram of heroin amounting to millions of rupees was seized from the possession of the arrested smugglers. They were to board a Doha-bound flight (QR-633).

The accused allegedly had links with an international network of drug suppliers, claimed the officials.

It is pertinent to mention here that the ANF had earlier this week claimed to have seized 1995.475 kilograms drugs amounting to 1.684 billion rupees throughout the country.

According to a press release, the ANF also arrested five culprits and impounded three vehicles while conducting seven counter-narcotic strikes on different places. The ANF foiled a bid of smuggling drug abroad on January 22.

Officials of the ANF in a raid at the Islamabad airport arrested a man and captured 798 grams of ice heroin worth millions of rupees, from his possession, officials said.

The law enforcement agency officials captured drug, which was hidden in the shoes of accused Rashid Khan, who was going Dubai by flight number AK 615, officials said.

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Deep freeze grips U.S. Midwest, blamed for at least 12 deaths

A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail delivery and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors.

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Oink, moo and brrr: Polar vortex strikes U.S. farm belt

Farmers from North Dakota to Iowa buckled down for some of the coldest weather in a generation on Wednesday, throwing extra rations to pigs or building igloos for chickens in the teeth of sub-zero temperatures and bone-chilling winds.

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In 'Icebox of the Nation,' arctic blast is just another day

The town that embraces its nickname as the "Icebox of the Nation" barely paused on Wednesday for the polar vortex that is gripping the U.S. Upper Midwest.

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Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families

Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Senator Rand Paul gets $580,000 after neighbor broke his ribs

A Kentucky jury has awarded U.S. Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages against a next-door neighbor who broke six of the Republican lawmaker's ribs in a gardening dispute.

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U.S. secretly ships Cold War-era plutonium to Nevada

The U.S. government secretly shipped a large amount of deadly plutonium from a South Carolina site that produced the radioactive metal for nuclear bombs during the Cold War to Nevada, the Trump administration revealed on Wednesday.

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New York settles with sellers of 'fake' online followers, 'likes'

New York's attorney general on Wednesday said she has resolved a probe into a group of Colorado companies that once sold fake followers, "likes" and views on social media platforms, in the first U.S. settlement to deem such sales illegally deceptive.

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U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to revise climate change report

Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including the House armed services committee chairman, on Wednesday urged the Pentagon to revise a report on climate change, saying it omitted required items such as a list of the 10 most vulnerable bases.

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