Monday, January 11th, 2021
Sino-Pak traditional medicine cooperation booming under health corridor
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 11 (DNA): With the establishment of the China-Pakistan health corridor and more and more join hands in the medicine field, traditional medicine cooperation between the two countries is booming. A Gwadar Pro’s report says, authorities of the two countries are speeding up efforts to develop new drugs based on traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions to boost the fight against the pandemic. It is worth-mentioning that more than 92 percent of confirmed COVID-19 patients in China had used traditional medicine, according to a white paper released by the Chinese centralRead More
Remote Pak-China online agriculture training to be arranged
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 11, DNA – University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) will set up a learning and coaching center that will pave the way of arranging remote Pak-China online agriculture training. The Center will be a model farm where students and farmers would be imparted training about the use of modern technology for agriculture. Spread over 12 acres, the learning and coaching center, and model farm would be set up under academia-industry linkages, says a report published by Gwadar Pro. “In Pakistan, 80% of farmers are small farmers,” said Prof Dr.Read More
‘HEC Agrees On Two-Year Bachelor, Masters Programs Till 2022’
ISLAMABAD, JAN 11 – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to accept the two-year Bachelor’s and Masters’s degree programmes till 2022 and students can now get admissions in various undergraduate and graduate programs for the next two years. Vice-Chancellor, the University of Peshawar while talking to a news channel, said the HEC has agreed to continue the programs for the next two years. He said the students would now have no issue with regard to admissions in these programs up till 2022. Last year in November, the HEC hadRead More
I’m not only factor behind Pakistan’s team bad performance: Misbah
Lahore : Pakistan men’s team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq thinks that he is not the only factor behind the national team’s bad performances over the past year. The 46-year-old Misbah will appear before the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) cricket committee along with bowling coach Waqar Younis after the team’s disappointing performance on the tour of New Zealand. Misbah wants the cricket committee to do ‘fact-based analysis’ which will further help the cricket of Pakistan. “We have to understand all factors behind team’s defeat. There can’t just be me behind the dippingRead More
Federal cabinet likely to approve budget for new accountability courts
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow) where the members are likely to approve Rs400 million budget for the establishment of new accountability courts. The federal cabinet members will deliberate upon the 15-point agenda including political, economic, and power-related matters in the forthcoming meeting. A draft bill regarding the Auditor General Office will be presented in the upcoming meeting, whereas, the appointment of the director-general (DG) of Legal and Justice Authority is also included in the agenda. The federal capital is likelyRead More
Pakistan and the United States Partner to Prevent COVID-19 in Prisons
Islamabad, Jan 11, 2021 – From December 28 to January 7, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) section collaborated with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Prisons Department to deliver PKR 9,762,700 in personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitizer, soap, and gloves to staff and inmates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The provision of PPE for staff and personal hygiene items for inmates during the pandemic is part of an ongoing partnership between the U.S. Mission to Pakistan and the KP Prisons Department to improve prisons and build capacity ofRead More