ISLAMABAD, May 12 (DNA): The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Policy Note recommending that the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) restore the requirement of cost audit of five sectors in particular, and all other sectors in general, for facilitating policy interventions and promoting competition. The CCP’s specific recommendation is the immediate reinstatement of a regular cost audit of Cement, Sugar, Vegetable Ghee/Cooking Oil, Fertilizer, and Wheat flour industries as these sectors directly affect the lives of Pakistani consumers. The Policy Note stated that the resumptionRead More

COVID-19 and its effects on children continue to be poorly understood. At the start of the pandemic, it was believed that children are mostly asymptomatic carriers and less likely to have severe forms of the disease. A few weeks later, a rare inflammatory syndrome similar to Kawasaki disease, was reported in some children with COVID-19 in parts of Europe and most recently in the US. Now a new study has found that the disease may present entirely differently from adults in children. The disease is might begin with diarrhoea andRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA) –  While in Germany cautious hope is growing that the curve of COVID-19 infections is gradually flattening, other countries like Pakistan are still facing rising numbers of cases. As the virus knows no borders, global solidarity is required which implies working on joint solutions as well as strengthening multilateralism. Germany is therefore offering humanitarian assistance to countries like Pakistan, both on a multilateral and bilateral level. Hence, the German Federal Foreign Office is providing 300 million euros for COVID-19-related humanitarian assistance worldwide. Germany is thus making aRead More

RAWALPINDI, May 12 (DNA):Around 4242 coronavirus suspected patients so far have been brought to the quarantine facilities of the district, out of which 1068 cases were tested positive who were provided the required treatment and 257 discharged after recovery. According to daily situation report issued by Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) Punjab ,376 COVID-19 confirmed patients were admitted in different hospitals of the city including 145 belonged to Rawal Town, 70 Potahar Town, 91 Rawalpindi Cantt, 25 Gujar Khan,32 Taxila, 5 Kahuta, 3 Kalar Syedan and 5 from Murree,” heRead More

KARACHI, MAY 11 –  Students in Sindh studying from grade one till eight will be promoted to the next class without appearing in any examinations, announced Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Tuesday. He was speaking to the media after chairing a steering committee meeting where the decision was reached. Ghani said schools can pass their students on the basis of their academic performance throughout the year. “Students can be assessed over their performance in first or second term exams or other examination systems depending on schools,” said Ghani. As forRead More