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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced new criteria for sponsoring parents and grandparents to come to Canada today that are aimed at ensuring elderly immigrants don't end up on welfare or in social housing. Kenney said the number of older immigrants allowed into Canada must be limited because of the burden they place on the health-care system and other social resources.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says seniors are more likely to have a nest egg, own their home, have excellent credit and generally be more trusting, all of which makes them an attractive target for scams and fraud. "Statistics say part of the risk factor for seniors is their generation is more trusting. They believe that a person's word is good because their word is important to them," Casto said.

The caretaker Health Minister said at a seminar organised on World Health Day that sale of spurious and counterfeit medicines in the country is a big problem as many unwarranted deaths occur due to these drugs. He said the civil society, media, consumers and medicine manufacturers should join hands to stop the unchecked use of fake medicines in the country. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tipu said about 40 percent medicines being sold in the country were counterfeit and Pakistan was one among 13 countries of the world where fake medicines were being manufactured in large quantities.