ISLAMABAD: A team of researchers has developed an accurate, non-invasive, and low-cost method of testing for Covid-19 using samples taken from the screens of mobile phones. The team led by University College London researchers analysed swabs from smartphone screens rather than directly from people and found that people who tested positive by the regular nasal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam Thursday stressed the need to adopt modern techniques in the agriculture sector so that the country could be made self-sufficient in staple food production. “We should make investment in the agriculture sector to compete the world, ” he said while taking part in the […]
Read MoreSAPM Usman Dar said following inputs from the youth, the Kamyab Jawan Programme was based on three E’s of Environment, Education and Engagement, calling it the first programme which was designed after consultation with the potential beneficiaries. He said having a bit slowed down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the programme had got the momentum […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said that the government was not scared of opposition regarding Nawaz Sharif case and will use all available legal options for bringing him back to face the cases being tried against him in the courts. Talking to a private news channel, the minister said that the […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Member National Assembly (MNA) Sadaqat Ali Abbasi has said that the government was contemplating to make Kotli Sattian a new tourist spot which would also help reduce congestion in Murree. He said, a plan is being worked out to construct a tourism highway from Lower Topa Murree to Chowk Pindori via Bostanabad to provide […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Thursday said the incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed to peace, progress and prosperity in formerly Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) districts. Peace and prosperity in erstwhile FATA districts was imperative for the rest of the country, he said while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam Thursday said the government had planned to exchange research and technology with China to improve agriculture production. “We will send our agriculture scientists and researchers to China and invite the Chinese researchers to our country to share knowledge and technology related to the […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar on Thursday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan himself was leading National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC), set up to strengthen coordination among all the intelligence agencies besides optimizing their capacities. Addressing a ceremony held to launch the reports on “Defining terrorism in Pakistan and […]
Read More