Going for the militants' jugular

During a recent press briefing in Islamabad, the Capital City Police Officer Malik Ahmed Raza Tahir claimed that they had important leads on the gang responsible for the kidnappings of Shahbaz Taseer and American national Warren Weinstein. CCPO Tahir also revealed that this group was planning on abducting the children of the affluent class for high ransom.

Battling the drug menace

The recently observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June (Sunday), and the release of the UN World Drug Report 2011 again highlighted the menace of drug abuse. The facts revealed in the UN report magnify the staggering nature of the problem Pakistan faces in terms of drug trafficking and usage.