First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

Watcharapol Mahaprom, who goes by the name Paan, accesses services at a clinic in Bangkok run by the UNODC-supported non-governmental organization, Ozone. The organization promotes harm-reduction services which focus on their clients’ needs with the aim of preventing the health and social impacts of drug use. He spoke to UN News ahead of the International…

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Karachi, 3 inspectors of SBCA arrested for demanding extortion from builder

Karachi, 3 inspectors of SBCA arrested for demanding extortion from builder

Pridi Police arrested 3 senior inspectors of Sindh Building Control Authority for demanding Rs 40 lakh extortion from the builder of an under-construction building in Karachi’s Sadar area. According to SSP South Asad Raza, among the arrested officers are 3 senior building inspectors of SBCA Umeer Karim, Amin and Zafar alias Spari while Deputy Director…

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Tosha Khana case, Chairman PTI's appearance in NAB today

Tosha Khana case, Chairman PTI’s appearance in NAB today

File photo The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Chairman PTI today in the Tosha Khana case. Chairman PTI has also been instructed by NAB to bring records related to the case. According to the NAB notice, as a former prime minister, he received 108 gifts and kept 58 passes. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;…

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