India fails to taint SCO protocol with FATF propaganda against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: India has failed in tainting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) protocol with its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) propaganda as its effort to incorporate banned organizations in the protocol was turned down at the meeting. A two-day 16th SCO Secretaries of the Security Council meeting was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from June 22, 23, […]

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Farrukh visits TV anchor Javed’s residence, offers Fateha for his mother

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday visited the residence of TV anchor Javed Iqbal in Nowshera and offered Fateha for his late mother. He condoled with Javed Iqbal and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace, said a news release issued here. He also […]

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Nuclear power competitive, economical: clean energy source: Experts

ISLAMABAD: The experts on Thursday said Nuclear Power was a competitive, economical, reliable and clean energy source due its less operational cost and reduced impact on environment. Director of the Centre for Nuclear Policy and Technology, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) University Hameed Akbar, stated that energy planners started to accord a much greater […]

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Dismissal of Nawaz’s appeals – victory of people, PTI’s stance: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday described the dismissal of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s appeals by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against his convictions in the Avenfiled and Al-Azizia references as the victory of people and PTI’s stance. “From the very beginning, it was our (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) stance that Nawaz […]

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PIA introduces medical tourism to facilitate Afghan patients

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in partnership with Rehman Medical Institute and Sky Travels has introduced medical tourism to facilitate the patients from Afghanistan to get cost-effective and quality healthcare facilities in Pakistan. The MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Rehman Medical Institute CEO, Shafiq Ur […]

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Russia develops test system to identify COVID-19 antibodies in blood serum of animals

ISLAMABAD: Russia has developed a test system to identify COVID-19 virus’ antibodies in the blood serum of animals, according to the country’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control. “Only specific antibodies generated in the animal body against SARS-CoV-2 virus are trapped in the course of blood serum testing, ” the regulator was quoted as […]

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Now swab samples from mobile phone screens can detect Covid

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 […]

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Fakhar for promoting agriculture sector on modern lines

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

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