It’s irresponsible for history to ignore China’s contributions to COVID-19 fight
By: Zhong Sheng
China's National Health Commission and National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention recently held a virtual meeting themed around technical exchange for COVID-19 prevention and control with the World Health…
Two phases of anti-polio drive start in month of January
Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) The centre has decided to start anti-polio drive in the month of January and talks with the federating units have started in this regard. That would be based on two phases: First phase would be from January 16 to…
WHO wants more Covid-19 information from China after 60,000 deaths
Beijing: (Web Desk) The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of Covid-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of…
Vitamin D supplements useful to reduced skin cancer risk such as melanoma
Islamabad: (Web Desk) The cross-sectional study was a collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. The research involved 498 Finnish adults determined by dermatologists to be at high risk of skin…
CEC Sikandar Raja requested people to participate in LG elections
Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has appealed to the people of Karachi and Hyderabad to participate fully in the local government elections. In a statement, the CEC said the people of Karachi and…
8,000 nearly polling stations declared ‘highly sensitive’ in 16 districts of Sindh
Karachi: (Staff Reporter) Nearly 8,000 polling stations have been declared ‘sensitive’ or ‘highly sensitive’ in 16 districts of Sindh. In Karachi, as many as 3,415 polling stations have been classified as sensitive, 1,496 as highly…
Weather updates of country’s different parts: Met Office
Lahore: (Staff Reporter) The meteorological department forecast mainly cold and dry weather in most parts of the country, while very cold in Baluchistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
According to Met Office…
MQM announced boycott of local government elections in Sindh
Karachi: (Staff Reporter) Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP) has announced boycott of today’s local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad. Addressing a press conference late Saturday in Karachi MQMP Convener Khalid Maqbool…
PTI and PPP demanded ECP take action against miscreants
Karachi: (Staff Reporter) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have accused each other of rigging and demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take action against the miscreants. PTI leader…
