Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
COMSTECH webinar explores avenues for vaccine and drug development
DNA ISLAMABAD – Dr. Azad suggested that the area of drug discovery and development is promising for Islamic countries to productively collaborate, “rational” bioprospecting of the Biota. The pharmaceutical research have huge potential in the Islamic world that can be materialized through multinational and multidisciplinary collaboration between research groups possessing complementary expertise and facilities, said Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Azad, Chief Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Biotechnology, Melbourne, Australia, while addressing COMSTECH webinar on “opportunities for production of affordable biosimilar medicines, and plant-based novel therapeutics inRead More
Qazi Zafar defends his PhD thesis
DNA ISLAMABAD: Qazi Zafar Iqbal has successfully defended his PhD thesis from PMAS Arid agricultural university Rawalpindi with a distinguish research profile and has published at least fifty research papers. He is the 1st PhD in Computer Science from this University.
Address by V. Norov, SCO Secretary-General following Moscow SCO Summit
Dear mass media representatives, experts and analysts! Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen! Let me welcome everyone and thank you for your attention to the topic of today’s briefing, which is dedicated to the results of the SCO Summit which took place on 10 November this year. One of the distinguishing features of the meeting was that it was held in the format of a videoconference in the context of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The heads of eight SCO member and observer states took part in the meeting. A special videoRead More
Punjab cabinet meeting ends sans decision on wheat support price
LAHORE : A meeting of the Punjab cabinet with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in the chair on Tuesday failed to make a decision about wheat support price. The meeting decided to constitute a cabinet committee to fix wheat support price. Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat said the committee will moot suggestions in this regard in light of the recommendations of the Punjab Assembly and the government. He said the government has recommended the centre to fix the support price of wheat at Rs18,00 per 40 kilogrammes whereas the provincialRead More
Experts discuss outcome of the SCO leaders’ summit
DNA ISLAMABAD: CGSS participated at the video conference with the SCO partners on “The main outcomes of the SCO Heads of States Council Meeting”. The Conference was organized bythe Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The aim of the conference was to hold an expert discussion dedicated to the results of the Summit of the Leaders of the SCO countries. Moreover, the event provided an opportunity to determine the prospects for the development of cooperation through the prism ofRead More
No pressure on PM to recognize Israel
Ansar Bhatti ISLAMABAD” Responding to queries about reports in certain section of the media claiming that the Prime Minister said Pakistan was under U.S. “pressure” to recognize Israel, the Spokesperson rejected the reports as fabrication. The Spokesperson said the Prime Minister had clearly articulated Pakistan’s position that unless a just settlement of the Palestine issue, satisfactory to the Palestinian people, was found, Pakistan could not recognize Israel. The Prime Minister had stressed that Pakistan’s policy in this regard was rooted in Quaid-e-Azam’s vision. The Prime Minister’s remarksRead More