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The police have filed charges against the owners and staff of a private girls’ hostel in Johar Town for secretly recording videos of residents using hidden cameras installed in the washrooms. Concerns are that these videos might be sold on the dark web or shared on social media. The issue came to light when one of the girls discovered a camera in a washroom and informed her uncle, who then traveled to Lahore to report the crime to the police. Johar Town police investigated the incident and registered a case based on a complaint by the girl’s uncle, Nasir Mahmood.…

Islamabad Food Authority conducted a raid and sealed a bakery for using rotten eggs in their sweet products on Sunday, according to a report by 24News. Led by the Deputy Director of the Islamabad Food Authority, a team specializing in food safety inspected a bakery unit at Lahtrar Center. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the bakery was utilizing spoiled eggs to prepare sweets. In response to this violation, the food safety team immediately discarded 2,000 unclean hatchery eggs found on the bakery premises. The post Islamabad Food Authority Seals Bakery for Using Rotten Eggs appeared first on ProPakistani.

Imagine a world where tooth loss becomes a thing of the past. Japanese researchers have achieved a groundbreaking breakthrough that may turn this vision into reality. A revolutionary drug, capable of regenerating teeth, has displayed promising outcomes in animal trials and is poised for human experimentation starting in September. Developed by Kyoto University Hospital, this drug has effectively restored teeth in ferrets and mice, demonstrating minimal adverse effects. Led by principal investigator Katsu Takahashi, the research team intends to address the widespread issue of tooth loss or absence affecting millions worldwide. The upcoming human trial will involve 30 male participants…

Business confidence in Pakistan has improved by 4 percentage points, though it still remains in the negative (-14%) in March-April 2024 compared to -18 percent in October-November 2023, as reflected in the 25th Wave of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI). The survey was conducted across Pakistan during March-April 2024. Rehan Shaikh, President of OICCI, stated, “The OICCI Business Confidence Index has shown some positive signs of economic recovery, rising to negative 14 percent in March-April 2024 from negative 18 percent in the previous survey of October- November 2023.…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered to expedite the issuance of passports to overseas Pakistanis, ensuring they receive them within seven days. He gave the order during his visit to the Passport and NADRA centers in London yesterday. Mohsin Naqvi stated that regular passports will be issued within 30 days, and this policy will be implemented across all Pakistani missions abroad. He noticed the delay in passport issuance to overseas Pakistanis. Regular passports took about four months, while urgent ones took around one and a half months. The Minister warned against further delays and promised action if passports were not…

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is at risk of losing the credibility if it still manages to delay easing its monetary policy stance at the apex committee’s last meeting for the outgoing fiscal year. Latest data by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday that CPI-based inflation has slowed significantly to 11.8 percent, far below expectations of 13.7 percent and massively down from the 17.3 percent rate seen in April 2024. In the past 7 MPC meetings, the key lending rate has remained at 22 percent. During the first 4, austerity was imperative due to high inflation so the…

The Ministry of Aviation has ordered an inquiry into an incident where the staff of the Airport Security Force (ASF) cut the hair of a woman pilgrim, Ms. Seema Bano, over suspicion at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. The incident occurred on Saturday as Ms. Bano and her husband, Muhammad Shafi Ahmed, were preparing to depart for Haj via flight SV-701. This incident has sparked outrage and raised questions about the treatment of passengers and the protocols followed by security personnel at the airport. The Aviation Division issued an order from Islamabad, forming a Board of Inquiry (BoI) to investigate the…

2014 World Cup winners Sri Lanka will take on the mighty South Africa in the T20I World Cup group D match at Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York. Wanindu Hasaranga’s side will look to dismantle Aiden Markram’s Proteas which has a star-studded batting line-up that includes the likes of David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, Quinton De Kock, Heinrich Klaasen. However, since the start of 2023, South Africa has lost nine of the 11 completed T20Is they have played. Most recently, they were thrashed 3-0 by the West Indies. Sri Lanka comes in with some confidence in terms of their bowling…

Arcana, a distinguished provider of pioneering IT solutions, has collaborated with Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, to provide cutting-edge hardware solutions for the ‘Compute Expansion Project’. The signing ceremony was attended by top officials from Arcana, H3C, and Jazz, including Amin ul Hafeez – CEO Arcana, Usman Qureshi – Head of Sourcing & Supply Chain Management at Jazz, Brigadier Khalid Butt – Deputy Country Manager at H3C, and other key members of the organizations. Through this collaboration, Jazz aims to address the growing infrastructure needs and bolster the support for critical and advanced applications across Jazz, JazzCash, and Tamasha platforms.…

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a warning about a counterfeit antibiotic medication, Furoxime suspension 100mg/5ml, currently being distributed in the market. The Drug Testing Laboratory Rawalpindi has confirmed that the drug is counterfeit and of substandard quality. Furthermore, the packaging of the drug displays a fake address in Karachi. The use of this counterfeit drug can lead to serious reactions and pose harm to patients. In response, the DRAP has ordered teams to seize all stocks of Furoxime suspension from the market. The DRAP has further directed that the remaining stock of the counterfeit drug should…