Friday, July 30th, 2021
COMSTECH Webinar on Ovarian Cancer
Islamabad, July 30: /DNA/ – COMSTECH webinar on “In search of improving outcomes across the continuum of ovarian cancer” delivered online by Dr. Ikram Burney, Senior Consultant in Medical Oncology at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, and a Visiting Faculty at the Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University, Pakistan on Friday evening. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH welcomed and introduced the speaker. He said, one thing you really find is two different streams ofRead More
Experts urge judicious use of water resources in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Participants of a webinar urged judicious use of water resources through water-smart agriculture and climate adaptation in Pakistan. They were speaking at a webinar titled ‘the climate threat: opportunities and challenges in Pakistan’s agriculture’ organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in collaboration with the Project on Prosperity and Development of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) here on Thursday. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, who was the main speaker at the event, shared that Pakistan wasRead More
IHC upholds PIC order against PHAF
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed against by the Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation and has upheld an earlier decision of the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) According to details, in pursuance of an appeal filed by a citizen Abdullah Rashed Waraich, the PIC issued a detail verdict on June 12, 2021 and directed the Director General, Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation to disclose information about the recruitment made for the post of Assistant Directors (E/M)/(Civil) as requested by the citizen. The public body was directed toRead More
LIFE OF THE MOON
Zeenat Iqbal Hussain We’ll build our house on the moon,” said Sunny excitedly. Stories about the moon fascinated him. He would watch that golden globe stare down at him for hours. “Oh! My piece of gold, Out there it must be cold, How I wish you I could hold, And put you up as sold. Then you could be mine forever” He would hum this poem and make up stories about the moon, but his favorite one was about the old lady on the moon. “When I stay on theRead More
Envoy asks business community to focus on Morocco for boosting exports to North Africa
Islamabad: /DNA/ – The Pakistani business community should focus on Morocco for boosting exports to North African countries as African region offers great potential to Pakistan for promoting trade and economic relations. This was observed by Hamid Asghar Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Morocco while interacting with entrepreneurs during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). Hamid Asghar Khan said that Pakistani business community should increase its presence in Morocco to capture better market share in the North African region. He said that businessmen of Morocco were alsoRead More
Japan to expand virus emergency one week into Olympics
Japan’s government will extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in four more regions on Friday, as cases surge a week into the pandemic-postponed Olympics. On Friday, Tokyo 2020 organisers reported 27 new cases related to the event — the highest daily figure yet — although they insist there is nothing to suggest a link to rising infections in Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government is acting “with a sense of urgency” and would announce a decision Friday on widening anti-infection measures. Tokyo’sRead More