ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States on Friday at Islamabad International Airport. The vaccines are being distributed to Pakistanis in collaboration with the COVAX global vaccine initiative, UNICEF, and the Pakistani government, according to a statement released by the US Embassy in Pakistan. “The […]
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Bilawal, Bakhtawar visit Karachi to enquire about father’s health
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sister Bakhtawar Bhutto, along with her husband, arrived in Karachi on Friday to ask about their father, former President Asif Ali Zardari’s health. Zardari was admitted to Ziauddin Hospital in Karachi on the doctors’ advice after he felt unwell yesterday. Hospital sources said the former president was suffering from fatigue after […]
Emilio Marquez sets Guinness world record as the oldest man alive
Emilio Flores Marquez, at the age of 112 years and 326 days, has been declared the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. According to the Guinness World Records website, Marques, also known as “Don Milo,” was born on August 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and was the second of 11 siblings. Marquez […]
Amazon wants critic atop US regulatory body sidelined
Amazon on Wednesday petitioned a key US regulatory agency to have its leader left out of any antitrust matters involving the company, arguing she is biased against the company. The tech and e-commerce colossus contended that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan’s history of criticizing Amazon’s market clout makes it impossible for her […]
SNC – is it a course correction?
The PTI government is all set to launch the Single National Curriculum (SNC) in the public and private educational institutions as well as madrassas (seminaries) across the country. Whether the project comes to fruition or makes matters worse remains to be seen. Apparently the aim of this lofty initiative, as professed is that all children […]
Rumsfeld, cocksure architect of Iraq war, dead at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, the cocksure and unrepentant defense secretary who led the United States into war in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 88. In charge of the US military for most of George W. Bush’s presidency, Rumsfeld was stubborn and brash, famously dismissing widespread looting after US troops captured Baghdad […]
Drug Regulatory Authority approves locally produced ventilator PakVent-1
Another locally-developed intensive care unit (ICU) ventilator has been approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). The ventilator was developed by the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM). It has been named Pakvent-1, the health ministry stated. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Medical Devices Division registered the life-support machine. Confirming the […]
Sadequain remembered on his 91st birthday
Sadequain is among the very few artists whose style could be recognised by its line alone. Anyone who is acquainted with Sadequain’s work can perceive his line by its force, power, ease, and clarity. Sadequain was so talented with the pen that he used to use it in a motion without lifting or breaking the […]
Safar-e-Hifazat
Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach assesses the wellbeing of an individual. Sen advocates that no country can develop in the truest sense of the word unless it enhances the capabilities of its individuals. The three broad tenets of this approach include freedom from servitude, hunger and low self-esteem. I would like to start with […]
Conspicuous by his absence!
Prime Minister Imran Khan was present in the Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly. Former president Asif Ali Zardari was present too. So was PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Who was absent from the session? Is the absence noticeable? Yes, we are talking about Shehbaz Sharif who was absent from the budget session on Tuesday. Well, […]