Outdated technology is still being brought into Pakistan in the guise of low-cost refurbished computers. This helps a common man to afford such appliances and at the same time due to limited or no warranty on these machines coupled with incompatibility with latest software the purchase can turn into a burden than a blessing.

May 24: Scientists have urged people not to eat the popular vegetable alligator weed, known locally as Seema thotakura or Seema ponneganti, as it can cause serious health hazards.

Shabir Ibn Yusuf

Officials claimed the Chinese toys contained lead (pb). This element, if ingested, can cause various ills like brain hemorrhage, anemia, learning problems and slow growth.
More than three months after the union government banned the import of Chinese toys in country, KashmirValley still seems to have a fancy for low cost battery operated toys.

Of the thirty samples collected as part of the study, the samples of three students contained more than 10 microgram per decilitre (mpd). The permissible limit is up to 10mpd.

More than 100 licences would be issued to national and international firms shortly for exploration of multi-billion dollars minerals including gold, copper, lead and coal besides precious stones in vast area in different districts of Northern Areas.