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1/2 Kg Heroin Found in LUMS Hostel

According to sources close to the incident, 500 grams of Heroin were found and confiscated from LUMS boys' hostel on Wednesday.

05:24 PM | 12 Nov, 2015
1/2 Kg Heroin Found in LUMS Hostel
Lahore (Staff Report) - Around 500 grams of heroin were found and confiscated from LUMS boys' hostel on Wednesday, sources told Daily Pakistan.

According to the sources, the LUMS administration for the past few days had been conducting raids on students' lodgings and conducting a search operation after they had received information about illegal drugs being kept on the premises.

Finally, on Wednesday some 1/2 kilograms of heroin were found in possession of a boy belonging to Dir.

The estimated cost of the confiscated drugs is roughly a million rupees on the street.

The boy, who remains unnamed, was not a student of LUMS but had been residing in the hostel without the knowledge of the hostel authorities.

A faculty member, on condition of anonymity, told Daily Pakistan that heroin is not new to LUMS and over the years many LUMS students have become regular users of the highly addictive drug.

In LUMS, there are always a few students, both male and female, who are regular users of heroin, he said.

It remains unknown how such a huge quantity of heroin made its way into LUMS and how a person, not a student of LUMS, managed to reside in the hostel for such a long time.

LUMS administration were not available for comment at the time of filing of the report.

Update: LUMS spokesperson has now issued a clarification on the matter, saying that seized drugs weigh roughly 150 grams.

Waqas Ahmed is Editor, Digital Media, at Daily Pakistan Global. You can reach him at waqas@dailypakistan.com.pk

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Pakistani rupee rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 12, 2024 (Sunday) in open market.

USD to PKR rate today

US dollar was being quoted at 277.2 for buying and 279.7 for selling.

Euro stands at 296 for buying and 298.7 for selling while British Pound rate is 344 for buying, and 347.5 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.1 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.40.

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 12 May 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 277.2 279.7 
Euro EUR 296 298.7
UK Pound Sterling GBP 344 347.5
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.1 75.5
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.40 74.10
Australian Dollar AUD 180.5 182.5
Bahrain Dinar BHD 739.61 747.61
Canadian Dollar CAD 203 205
China Yuan CNY 38.43 38.83
Danish Krone DKK 40.16 40.56
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.6 35.95
Indian Rupee INR 3.34 3.45
Japanese Yen JPY 1.91 1.99
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 904.67 913.67
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.71 59.31
New Zealand Dollar NZD 166.93 168.93
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.69 25.99
Omani Riyal OMR 722.52 730.52
Qatari Riyal QAR 76.44 77.14
Singapore Dollar SGD 204 206
Swedish Korona SEK 25.79 26.09
Swiss Franc CHF 306.4 308.9
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.71

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