EPA serves notices to 66 hospitals for violating PEPA-97, HWMR

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Thursday served strict notices to 66 public and private hospitals for flouting Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA), 1997 and Hospital Waste Management Rules (HWMR), 2005. The EPA has issued the notices clearly underscored that the hospitals were not adhering to Section 11 of the PEPA, 1997 and HWMR while […]

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Covid doesn’t infect blood vessels despite high clot risk, says study

ISLAMABAD: Vascular disease in Covid-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels as the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect the channels of blood distribution in the body, researchers have found. Covid infection is known to increase severe risk of blood clot in patients and cause cardiovascular complications. But researchers from University of Queensland […]

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ICCI eyes great potential for promoting Pak-Indonesia bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Indonesia were huge markets with a combined population of over 493 million and they have great potential to cooperate with each other in many fields for enhancing bilateral trade. This was said by Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry while addressing a reception hosted by Adam M. Tugio, […]

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Ability to play fearless cricket makes Afghanistan a dangerous side; Saqlain Mushtaq

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq believes Afghanistan’s ability to play fearless cricket makes them a dangerous side as they prepare to meet at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Both sides have a 100 percent record in the Super 12s so far, with Pakistan recording impressive victories over rivals India and New Zealand, while […]

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CanSino Bio keen to deepen vaccine cooperation with Pakistan

BEIJING: : Vice President of Chinese vaccine manufacturer CanSino, Jack Wang along with a delegation on Thursday called on Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque and expressed interest to deepen vaccine cooperation with Pakistan. During the meeting held at the Embassy of Pakistan, Wang briefed the ambassador about the CanSino’s vaccine supply to Pakistan. […]

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Chinese vaccines help global COVID-19 fight : report

ISLAMABAD: China has provided over 1.5 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to 106 countries and four international organizations this year, playing a significant role in reining in the virus and advancing global collaboration, said Luo Zhaohui, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. The country has also delivered large amounts of antivirus materials, […]

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WMS complaint integrated system permanently monitor: Syed Tahir Shahbaz

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz on Thursday said that WMS complaint integrated system permanently monitors the complaint system of every department and after failure to resolve a complaint within 30 days, it automatically shifted on Wafaqi Mohtasib Complaint Management System. He said that every case is decided in 60 days and by using […]

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Contract signed to assess research on students’ learning level

ISLAMABAD: A contract signing ceremony on pilot project for Blended e-learning between Federal Directorate of Education and PTCL held on Wednesday at Ministry of Federal Education to initiate research on learning level of students of different grades. Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood and the the president PTCL Mr. Hatem Bamatraf observed the contract signing ceremony. […]

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