Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
China seeks effective coronavirus response following initial ‘shortcomings’
BEIJING, FEB 04 (DNA) : China’s top leadership on Monday admitted “shortcomings and difficulties” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, as state media said a new hospital built at breakneck pace began receiving patients in the epicentre of the crisis. Fifty-seven new deaths were confirmed on Monday — the single-biggest daily increase since the virus was detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan. The death toll in China stood at 361, exceeding the 349 mainland fatalities from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002-03,Read More
Govt has taken several initiatives to bring down prices: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: FEB 04 (DNA) : Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday said the federal government has taken several initiatives to bring down the prices of various commodities.“The inflation rate in the country would start receding soon which would gradually come down to comfortable level,” the finance adviser said. “The nation will see that soon the prices start falling down.” He added that in order to control inflation, the government did not borrow money from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) besides minimisingRead More
Babar Azam reflects on maiden Test century at home
LAHORE, FEB 04 (DNA) : Rawalpindi will be in focus once again from Friday as Pakistan take on Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series. The last time, the city came under spotlight was in December when Pakistan hosted Sri Lanka to end the 10-year-long drought of Test cricket in the country, the PCB reported. With the match certain to end in a draw due to intermittent showers which saw the whole of the fourth day getting abandoned, the cricket-starved fans turned out in large numbers to cheerRead More
All applicants willing observe elections registered by CEC
BAKU, FEB 04 – – “4264 people applied to the CEC to observe elections in all constituencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, Shahin Asadli, the head of the Central Election Commission’s media and public relations department told. S. Asadli said that all of the applicants were registered. Note that the deadline for appealing to the CEC to observe the elections to the Milli Majlis in all constituencies was January 30, 2020.
Cancer awareness day emphasizes early detection to control deaths
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 – Medical oncologists Tuesday emphasized the need for urgent action to increase early stage cancer detection, screening, and diagnosis to significantly improve cancer patients’ chances of survival as ‘Cancer’ has emerged as a major health threat in country. Health experts believe that lack of mass awareness about cancers, their signs and symptoms, is one of the major causes of delayed presentation. On the eve of World Cancer Day, Executive Director Indus Hospital Karachi Dr. Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf talking to private news channel said cancer is now oneRead More
UN launches global programme to safeguard sporting events from terror attacks
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 04 – International sports federation representatives and ambassadors met at the United Nations headquarters in New York Monday to launch a programme aimed at protecting major sports events around the world from terrorist attacks. The programme will create guidelines for international cooperation between organizations involved in the security of sports events, facilitate the exchange of information and good practices, and develop related public-private partnerships. It will also have a focus on using sport and its values as a tool to prevent extremism among young people. A two-dayRead More