Should parents limit screen time for young children?

Islamabad, JAN 12 (Online): Screens are everywhere in our daily lives. As adults, we are constantly switching between working on a computer, checking our phones, watching TV in the evening sometimes even playing on a tablet at the same time. Children are picking up on […]

Air pollution may affect the lethality of COVID-19

Islamabad, JAN 12 (Online): New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on the number of people who die from COVID-19. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has meant that there has been little time for scientists to determine what affects its […]

Cold, dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (Online): Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in hilly areas during the next twelve hours. Dense fog is likely to prevail in upper Sindh, plain areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Frost is […]

Quebec seeks to tax the unvaxxed as Omicron hits

Montreal, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health tax in the coming weeks on those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. “We are working on a health contribution for all the adults who are […]

Markets rally with Wall St as Powell eases inflation fears

Hong Kong, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Asian and European equities rallied Wednesday, tracking a strong performance on Wall Street as Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said he was determined to rein in runaway inflation but pledged to maintain the healthy recovery in the world’s top economy. Global […]

KP food safety authority raids jaggery-making unit

PESHAWAR, Jan 12 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Food Safety Authority raided a jaggery-making unit at Bachgai Road and seized 1,400 substandard jaggery (gur) here on Wednesday. According to details, the authority received secret information that unscrupulous business elements in a house at Backhagai road were involved […]

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