Friday, December 11th, 2020
Saudi envoy calls on Minister for IPC
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 11 – Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al Maliki on Friday called on Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Dr Fehmida Mirza in her office in Islamabad. Dr Fehmida Mirza warmly welcomed the Saudi Ambassador and discussed matters pertaining to sports, tourism and other affairs of mutual interest. Saudi Ambassador briefed the Federal Minister that Saudi Arabia is planning to host Olympics 2030. Dr Fehmida Mirza ensured all-out support from Pakistan for Saudi Arabia drive to host Olympics 2030. Federal Minister extended an invitationRead More
ICCI, Pink Ribbon sign MoU to raise awareness about breast cancer
ISLAMABAD, DEC 11 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) and Pink Ribbon Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to raise awareness about breast cancer with joint efforts and play a role to control it. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan President ICCI and Omer Aftab CEO Pink Ribbon Pakistan signed the MoU during a ceremony held at ICCI. Speaking at the occasion, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that breast cancer was on the rise in Pakistan as roughly oneRead More
WFP chief urges world to help prevent famine
ROME (DNA) – Waking up this morning in the beautiful city of Rome, it is hard to imagine that in about 400 AD this city experienced a massive famine that ended up killing almost 90% of its population. Students of history associate something else with that ancient date: the beginning of the Fall of the Roman Empire. Now, did the famine cause the fall? Or did the fall cause the famine? I think the answer is yes — both. Waking up in this wealthy, modern, technologically advanced world, it’s hard toRead More
China’s nuclear aspirations
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar In an attempt to achieve a competitive advantage in the domain of nuclear technology, China recently launched its nuclear sun. According to sources, the HL-2M Tokamak reactor will provide a source of clean energy. The reactor is run on magnetic fields that combine hot plasma. It is reported that the temperature of the core of this reactor can reach over 150 million degrees Celsius. China’s ambitions to work on nuclear fusion energy and now making the first successful stride in this regard will gain global attention.Read More
Government hospitals are giving death instead of life!
In a civilized society, the importance of human life in general and in Islam in particular is immense. Islam says, whoever saves the life of one person, it is as if he saved the life of all humanity and whoever kills one person, it is as if he has killed the whole humanity. Our society is very demanding of the implementation of Islamic teachings, but the consciousness of Islam is not common here, that is why human lives are being mistreated in hospitals, and the recent example of which isRead More
Russian scientists warn of “Sputnik V” covid vaccine: “Breaches the most important test standards”
MOSCOW, DEC 11 – A group of researchers at prestigious Russian universities has criticized the development of the Russian anti-covid Sputnik V vaccine as “completely unacceptable” and “ridiculous.” The criticisms were made in an open letter which raises new concerns about the lack of sufficient data on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Experts say Russia’s state-run Gamaleya Research Institute, which is rapidly developing the vaccine, has ignored requests to share data, despite public commitments to do so. They are talking about the mixture of political interests in the Sputnik VRead More