Day: October 8, 2022

Study of 1.6mn patients find very low incidence of severe Covid after booster

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ISLAMABAD:A large study of Covid following vaccination and booster, involving 1.6 million patients, has found surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years of age, with no high-risk conditions. Hospitalisations for Covid-19 disease among individuals who had received vaccines and boosters occurred almost exclusively among high-risk patients including older adults and adults of […]

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Pak-Netherlands relations to be further strengthened: Envoy

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FAISALABAD:Netherlands Ambassador to Pakistan Henny de Vries on Friday said that Pak-Netherlands relations would be further strengthened in educational and agriculture sectors to get benefit from each other experiences. Addressing a meeting held here at University of Agriculture (UAF), she said, “We will celebrate 75 years of relationship between Pakistan and Netherlands next year. There […]

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Increasing cotton production top priority: Jahania Gardezi

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LAHORE:Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi has said that cotton crop is very important for country’s economy. According to an official sources here on Friday, the minister said: “Every year, Oct 7 is celebrated at international level with regard to cotton crop which highlights its importance.” Cotton was the only source of raw material […]

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Death of 66 kids by Indian cough syrup in Gambia prompts global alert by WHO

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ISLAMABAD:The Indian pharmaceutical company which caused the death of 66 children in The Gambia has already been a blacklisted firm in India as well as abroad, the Indian media reported. On October 5, the World Health Organization issued a global alert over four cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm Maiden Pharmaceuticals warning that they […]

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Administrator says police still searching killer of KMC’s firemen

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KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that search is going on for the criminals who killed three firemen of the KMC Fire Brigade few days back. “I am in touch with the police and will do my best to bring the culprits into justice. In this difficult time, I stand with bereaved families. […]

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Around Rs 12 to 14 bn loss incurred to city’s infrastructure due to rains: Administrator

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KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that the damage to the roads and infrastructure of the city due to the rains was estimated to be Rs 12 to 14 billion. These views were expressed by Administrator Karachi while talking to the media representatives after unveiling the plaque for the reconstruction of Mumtaz Hasan […]

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UNGA adopts resolution urging int’l community to boost aid to flood-hit Pakistan, support reconstruction

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  The UN General Assembly Friday adopted a resolution that expressed full solidarity with the flood-hit Pakistani people and urged the world community to scale up its humanitarian assistance to Pakistan, and to support rehabilitation and reconstruction in the areas devastated by climate-induced monsoon rains. The 193-member Assembly, meeting in its iconic hall, adopted the […]

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KU to launch book to pay tribute to late Dr A Q Khan

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KARACHI:A book titled Dr A. Q. Khan: Contribution to Science, Technology and Education would be launched on Monday, October 10, to pay tribute to the noted late nuclear scientist, physicist and metallurgical engineer Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. The book is being launched on the occasion of the first death anniversary of Mohsin-e-Pakistan Dr A. Q. […]

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