Lok Virsa, Heritage Museum attracting large number of visitors

ISLAMABAD:National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage Lok Virsa Heritage Museum is attracting a large number of visitors particularly students of various educational institutions from across the country. Lok Virsa Executive Director Talha Ali told reporter that the museum is up-graded and renovated which was presenting history and living traditions of the people of the […]

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Pak-EPA monitoring ambient air quality data of ICT daily

ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) is monitoring the ambient air quality data of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on a daily basis. The data consists of environmental parameters such as particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sox, NOx, and O3 which were monitored and analyzed through a fixed ambient air monitoring station installed […]

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EPA to hold public hearings of 11 projects for environmental approvals

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) is going to hold public hearing of 11 projects in the coming weeks to ensure compliance of ecological preservation during mega development Initiatives. Public hearing of Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) projects for the development of Sectors E-12 and I-12 would be held on 18th and 20th January, 2022, respectively in […]

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CM approves Rs 100 m for Kissan Cards issuance in Balochistan

QUETTA:Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has approved Rs 100 million funds for the registration and issuance of Kissan Cards to the farmers in the province. The government has planned the initiative to provide financial assistance to the farmers and also ensure increase in their crop yields as well as development of agriculture sector of […]

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NCOC, RTA, along with Motorway Police check vaccination compliance at M-1

ISLAMABAD:National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) team along with Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Rawalpindi on Thursday checked the coronavirus vaccination status of drivers and passengers at Motorway (M-1) Toll Plaza Islamabad. The teams along with Motorway Police checked the vaccination status of drivers and passengers on public transport of various routes at Peshawar Motorway […]

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House started with recitation of the verses from the Holy Quran and Hadith

The proceedings of the House started with recitation of the verses from the Holy Quran and Hadith. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan moved a motion to suspend the question hour and calling attention notices. The opposition members opposed the motion but it was passed by the House after voice […]

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Covid severely increases levels of oxidative stress, damage

ISLAMABAD:US researchers have found that people hospitalised with Covid-19 infection have significantly raised levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and markedly reduced levels of glutathione – the most abundant physiological antioxidant. Oxidative stress results from the accumulation of free radicals, highly reactive molecules that can damage cells, membranes, lipids, proteins and DNA. Cells in the […]

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