Friday, September 4th, 2020
Namibia trains dogs to sniff out coronavirus
The University of Namibia’s School of Veterinary Medicine is training dogs to detect coronavirus. The plan is to deploy the dogs at airports and borders, the quotes Conrad Brain, a physiology and epidemiology lecturer as saying. Dogs have been proven 95% accurate at detecting coronavirus, veterinary lecturer Alma Raath adds. The project started two months ago, the Namibian reports, but it does not say when the dogs will be ready. The Namibian says this is the first African country to use dogs to sniff out Covid-19.
Pakistan army troops reach Khushab for relief activities
RAWALPINDI, SEPT 4 – Pakistan army troops have reached Khushab to assist the civil administration in relief efforts due to flash floods, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Friday, the ISPR said that more than 10 villages of Punjab’s Khushab district are affected due to recent rains. The ISPR said that troops of Mangla Corps are carrying the damage assessment and busy in relief measures to help affected flood victims in Jabbi, Dhokri, Bhola, Khaliqabad, Waheer, and Hadali areas.
Court seeks one year extension to complete Ashiana reference trial
LAHORE : An accountability court wrote a letter to Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a period of one year to complete the Ashiana reference. Judge Amjad Nazeer of the accountability court in his letter to the high court sought extension in the completion period for Ashiana housing scheme reference. The high court had ordered the accountability court on April 17 this year to complete the trial against former chief minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and other accused in the reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) within a periodRead More
Asim Bajwa’s resignation as SAPM not accepted
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 4- Lieutenant General (retired) Asim Bajwa’s resignation as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant on information and broadcasting has not been accepted. Prime Minister Khan has asked him to retain his position. The reasoning for this is that Bajwa did not resign on the basis on allegations that his family had set up 99 companies in four countries, including a pizza franchise with 133 restaurants. He has denied the allegations levelled in the FactFocus story. Previously, two members of PM Khan’s cabinet–Babar Awan and Azam Swati–resigned after cases were filed againstRead More
Pakistan Tourism, Culture showed up at Beijing’s world-class exhibition
DNA Beijing, Sep 4 – Week-long China International Trade in Services Fair 2020 (CIFTIS), the largest comprehensive exhibition of global trade in services and the leading exhibition in the field of trade in services in China, began here at National Convention Center. On the occasion, the Photo Exhibition“Promoting Pakistan Tourism and Culture” was presented online as a subactivity of CIFTIS, Gwadar Pro reported on Friday. Tourism is one of the important special subjects of CIFTIS. The “World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development” would be held during the CIFTIS. ConferenceRead More
SECP’s Joint Director Sajid Gondal goes missing
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 4 – Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal has gone missing, and his family has lodged a complaint at the Bani Gala police Station, Islamabad, it was learned on Friday. As per details, the family members said that Sajid Gondal had not returned home since last evening and his vehicle was found parked near Agricultural Research Center Shehzad Town. Sajid Gondal’s family lodged a complaint with Bani Gala police, who has initiated action on the family’s complaint. Police said that they found SajidRead More