Saturday, December 19th, 2020
Lab-grown meat makes historic debut in Singapore
Lab-grown chicken meat made a historic debut at a Singapore restaurant Saturday in a culinary first that its creators said could help reduce the environmental damage involved in human food production. US start-up Eat Just said earlier this month that its product had been approved for sale in the city-state as an ingredient in chicken nuggets after Singapore became the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals. Consumption of animals is an environmental threat as cattle produce the potent greenhouse gas methane, while loggingRead More
Govt says 172 Pakistani pilots cleared so far
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (DNA): The federal government has said that of the 262 Pakistani pilots suspected of having dubious licenses, 172 have been cleared after verification of their credentials. The Pakistan International Airlines came under heavy scrutiny this year after one of its planes came down among houses in Karachi, killing 98 people. A furore later erupted after it emerged dozens of Pakistan pilots may have been holding fake or dubious licenses, leading the US and EU to temporarily bar the airline. There were 262 commercial pilots in the countryRead More
PDM responsible for spike in COVID-19 cases: Firdous
LAHORE, Dec 19 (DNA): Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday said that Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) “irresponsible behavior” was the major cause behind the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the province. Talking to journalists, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that 36 more people succumbed to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours. She maintained that 584 more cases of the virus were reported overnight in the province, taking the overall tally of cases to 130,706. Dr. Firdous said that PMD endangered people’sRead More
IHC admits petition against social media rules
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah on Friday admitted the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) petition for regular hearing against the recently enforced social media rules. While the counsel for Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Ahmar Bilal Soofi received the court notice after the very first hearing inside the courtroom, the deputy attorney general informed the court that the attorney general Khalid Jawed Khan will argue the case on the next date of hearing. Subsequently, further hearing in this matter has been adjourned tillRead More
US can stop Indian interference, says Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The United States is perhaps the only country which can persuade India to stop its subversive activities in Pakistan, says the country’s envoy as a US scholar sees merit in Islamabad’s claim that India is supporting separatists in Balochistan. Asad Majeed Khan, Islamabad’s envoy in Washington, and James Dobbins, a former US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, raised this issue in their interviews to The Christian Science Monitor, which published a story on Friday on the alleged Indian support to terrorist activities inside Pakistan. “We see the US as perhaps theRead More
BDU suggests detonator triggered mysterious explosion in Karachi
KARACHI, Dec 19 (DNA): As one more wounded turns up on Saturday from a mysterious explosion the previous night on Napier Road, police say it is due to the detonator going off. According to the Bomb Disposable Unit (BDU), the initial reports suggest the explosion was due to the detonator blowing up. The BDU has shared with the police its findings so far and the latter have decided to book the FIR on the state’s authority. It may be noted that earlier yesterday, a strange Napier Road explosion eventuating lateRead More