Saudi Ministry of Hajj says ‘fully prepared’ for this year’s Hajj season

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has confirmed on Tuesday that it is fully prepared for this year’s Hajj season. Dr. Abdelfattah Mashat, deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah, stressed that the pace of work to ready the Kingdom’s holy sites will increase in the coming days, and all relevant sectors will […]

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Rs115, 446.530 million released for NHA projects under PSDP till June 26

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs115, 446.530 million for the National Highway Authority (NHA) road infrastructure schemes under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-2021 till June 26. Out of the released amount of Rs100, 574.855 million were in local component whereas Rs14, 871.675 million were in the shape of foreign assistance, an official […]

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Milky mushroom growth increased through farming in KP

PESHAWAR: An expert on Mushroom farming Sher Muhammad has made an experiment of growing summer seasoned milky mushrooms through farming in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “I, through the platform of Khyber Mushrooms, have made an attempt of growing milky mushrooms in the prevailing summer season, ” informed Sher Muhammad who is involved in mushroom cultivation through farming […]

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Anti-encroachment drive in full swing

FAISALABAD: Anti-encroachment operation by the district administration was in full swing and actions were being taken across the city without any discrimination. A spokesman of the district administration said that Chief Officer Tehsil Council Sadar Muhammad Ashraf Malik was supervising the operation being conducted in connection with anti-encroachment week. He said that Deputy Tehsil Officer […]

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Covid vaccines 8 times less effective against Delta variant: study

ISLAMABAD: A study conducted on 100 healthcare workers across three centres in India has found the Delta variant eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by the COVID-19 vaccine. The study, named “Sars-Cov-2 B.1.617.2 Deltavariant Emergence and Vaccine Breakthrough: Collaborative Study”, also found that the variant has a much higher capacity to infect more people. […]

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India should endorse Safe Schools Declaration, Vancouver Principles: : Hurriyat leader

ISLAMABAD: Senior Leader All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Abdul Hameed Lone on Tuesday said that New Delhi should endorse the Safe Schools Declaration and the Vancouver Principles — an inter-governmental commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of an armed conflict. In a statement issued here, Hameed Lone appreciated the […]

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