Saturday, May 8th, 2021
EU envoy welcomes COVAX initiative
DNA ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of European Union to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara has welcomed the opportunity to concretely show our solidarity with the Government of Pakistan and support its efforts to fight the corona virus through this important delivery of vaccines. She added they were proud to play our part in the global COVAX initiative, alongside our partners, as it helps to complement efforts where vaccines are needed. For the time being SOPs still need to be followed,” . “The United States has also welcomed the successful arrival in Pakistan of 1.2Read More
Pakistan receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
More than one million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine delivered by COVAX to support Government’s efforts to vaccinate high-risk people across Pakistan Staff Report ISLAMABAD, Pakistan has received its first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines (SII-AZ AZD1222) from the COVAX Facility. The consignment of 1,238,400 doses of vaccines, which will be followed by another of 1,236,000 in a few days, will support the Government of Pakistan’s ongoing historic drive to bring the pandemic to an end. Further allocations from June onwards will be confirmed in due course. The goal ofRead More
Crisis & Pandemics Couldn’t Be Dealt in Isolation in Global Village
By: Sher Zada The world is global village, the term coined by a Canadian thinker Marshall McLuhan in 1960 become very popular and since had has been pitching everywhere, not only on virtual media but nowadays people living in Far East, Asia and other remote corners of the world are used to say” the world is a global village”. Technological advancement, boom and boast of internet via cellular phones played a vital role in the spread of making a world a quickly connected, touched and heard through modern gadgets. Europe,Read More
Country needs 7% economic growth to reduce debt, create jobs
DNA KARACHI – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar, appreciating the positive growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) in first nine months of current fiscal year, emphasized the need for reforms agenda to achieve 7% economic growth rate annually to create two million jobs per annum and reduce the public debt, which has already become unsustainable. He said that the low GDP growth in Pakistan may result in pushing 20 million people below the poverty line as with such a growth rateRead More
Pakistan benefits from Chinese maize-soybean strip intercropping technology: VC
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (DNA): Vice Chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Athar Mehboob visited demonstration of maize-soybean strip intercropping technology at Khairpur Tamewali, Bahawalpur. According to China Economic Net (CEN), he explored all the demonstrative plots to check both crops’ growth and greenness. “We need to learn from our Chinese brothers how they modernize their agriculture and how they increase the yields with less resource,” he added. Seeing Chinese agricultural technology’s successful localization in Pakistan, “here I want to say thanks to the Chinese President Xi Jinping whoRead More
Pakistan concerned at seizure of uranium in India
DNA ISLAMABAD: Responding to media queries on the seizure of natural uranium in India, the Spokesperson said: We have noted with serious concern the reports about seizure of more than 7 Kg natural uranium from unauthorised persons in India. Security of nuclear materials should be the top priority for all countries. There is a need for thorough investigation of the matter as to how such sizeable quantity of uranium could become available outside any state control and identify the gaps which made this possible.