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The city administration has imposed Section 144 in federal capital in a bid to control the coronavirus spread.…
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Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the lockdown in the province, here on Sunday.…
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ہم لاک ڈاؤن نہیں کرسکتے، عوام خود کو قرنطینہ کرلیں، عمران خانوزیر اعظم عمران خان کا کہنا ہے کہ ملک کو لاک ڈاؤن کرنے کی بحث چل رہی ہے،
اس کے بارے میں بتانا چاہتا ہوں کہ اس کا مطلب ملک میں…
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The World Happiness Report continues to rank Pakistan as the happiest nation in South Asia for several years now. The country ranks 66th among 153 nations surveyed for the World Happiness Report 2020. India ranks 144, Bangladesh 107, Nepal 92, Sri Lanka 130, Maldives 87 and Afghanistan 153. China ranks 94th. Finland tops the list followed by Denmark second and Switzerland 3rd in the world. …
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An increase of just one degree Celsius and 1% relative humidity increase substantially lower the (Covid-19) virus’s transmission, says a study published on March 10, 2020 by Chinese researchers. In an earlier 2009 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers had found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles…
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Pakistani public health system's ability to deal with Covid19 pandemic is increasingly being questioned with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases spiking in the country. The current hotspot is in southern Sindh province where the provincial government is taking the lead in fighting its spread by shutting schools, closing restaurants and…
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لاہور: میو اسپتال میں کورونا وائرس کا پہلا مریض دم توڑ گیا ہے۔
لاہور کے میو اسپتال میں زیرعلاج کورونا کا مشتبہ مریض دم توڑ گیا ہے۔ 50 سالہ غلام عمران کا تعلق حافظ آباد کا شہری تھا۔…
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Women's education, literacy and labor force participation levels remain low in Pakistan but the gender gap is declining in terms of literacy rates and mean years of schooling, according to Pakistan Labor Force Survey 2017-18. There is about one year gap between men and women in terms of education attained. On average, a Pakistani male born after 1995 will…
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Former President, Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has challenged verdict of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) regarding Ex-Prime Minister (PM) Benazir…
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Congressman Ro Khanna has won 65% of all votes cast to deal a heavy defeat to pro-Modi candidate Ritesh Tandon in primary elections in California's 17th district that covers part of Silicon Valley. Khanna angered many of his Indian-American constituents last summer when he criticized Prime Minster Narendra Modi's Hindutva politics and joined US Congress's Pakistan Caucus. Vast majority…
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Securiti.ai has been named "Most Innovative Startup" at RSA Conference in San Francisco, according to media reports. It has been founded by Rehan Jalil, a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur of Pakistani origin who graduated from NED University located in Karachi. Jalil's startup is taking advantage of the growing global data privacy…
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کورونا وائرس سے متاثر مسافر کے کراچی ائیرپورٹ سے کلیئر ہونے کی تحقیقات شروع کردی گئیں۔
سول ایوی ایشن کے ذرائع کا بتانا ہےکہ تحقیقات میں وفاقی وزارت صحت، سی اے اے اور سیکورٹی ادارے بھی شامل ہیں۔
ذرائع کے مطابق متاثرہ شخص کا کراچی ائیر پورٹ پر…
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed on Monday has resigned from his post.
He has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia's king, his…
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The renowned Bollywood icon Shantrungna Sinha called on President Arif Ali, on Saturday late night.
According to the sources, Bollywood actor Shatrungan Sinha visited Pakistan to attend the wedding of…
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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, severn people were dead, here on Sunday.
According to the details, at least 7 people were dead including three children in eastern Turkey after…
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Hundreds of Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans attended Pakistan Tech Summit 2020 at Draper University in San Mateo, California on February 15, 2020. It was organized by Arzish Azam of Ejad Labs with sponsorships from JS Bank, Netsol, VisionX, Pakistan IT ministry, Pakistan National IT Board and Pakistan Software Exports Board. This event came after a recent report in Germany's Deutsche…
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Pakistan’s most popular comedian of the stage and TV actor and host, Umer Sharif’s daughter, Hina Sharif has…
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader and special assintant Naeembul Haq passed away, here on Saturday.
He had been battling blood cancer for the last two years.
His party tweeted its condolences,…
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Several Pakistani pharmaceutical companies have started domestic production of generic versions of GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) drugs Ozempic/Wegovy (Semaglutide) and Mounjaro/Zeptide (Tirzepatide). Priced significantly lower than the branded imports, these domestically manufactured generic drugs will increase Pakistanis' access and affordability to address the obesity crisis in the country, resulting in lower disease burdens and improved life quality and longer life expectancy. Obesity…
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The top 1% of Indians own 40.1% of the nation's wealth, higher than the 37% global average. This makes India one of the world's most unequal countries, according to the World Inequality Report. By contrast, the top 1% own 24% of the country's wealth in Pakistan, and 23.9% in Bangladesh. Tiny groups of wealthy elites (top 1%) are using their money to buy mass media to manipulate public opinion for their own benefit. They are paying politicians for highly favorable laws and policies to further…
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