News stories for Shazia Mehboob

The deteriorating state of rehabilitation centres and Pakistan's reluctance to own the drug problem

A staggering 99.7 percent of those who seek treatment for drug addiction in Pakistan simply cannot afford it, says a survey.

Published 16 Nov, 2020 09:55am

The most common reason for not seeking treatment for addiction in Pakistan is unaffordable costs. But coupled with that...

Published 15 Nov, 2020 07:37am

The indigenously designed diagnostic kit would cost a fraction of internationally purchased kits...

Updated 29 Mar, 2020 05:29pm

The cost of road accidents in Pakistan, both in terms of human lives and medical care as well as in terms of...

Published 09 Feb, 2020 06:58am

Is water scarcity in Islamabad a myth created by a corrupt management?

Updated 08 Dec, 2019 10:37pm

Why is there so much apathy about clearly pressing issues of life and death?

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:30am

Media personnel on the frontlines of conflict, including reporters, cameramen and photojournalists provide the images

Published 04 Aug, 2019 07:09am

Three young men turned to ice as a coping mechanism. This is their tale of finding life only for life to be squeezed out

Published 03 Mar, 2019 07:08am

Meth or ice ─ imported from Iran, sold in KSA, and mixed and sold in local markets ─ is becoming a growing problem.

Updated 12 Mar, 2019 12:23pm