Tobacco declares undesirable, harmful by Islamic scholars

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) along with Council of Islamic Ideology organized a National Conference on Islamic Injunctions on Smoking for declaration regarding smoking decree here on Thursday. According to details ,”Fatwa” issued by various […]

Aamir Ahsan Khan named Country Manager of Ericsson Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced the appointment of Aamir Ahsan Khan as Country Manager of Ericsson Pakistan. Aamir is set to lead a strong cross-functional team aided by a network of partners to support communication service providers and increase Ericsson’s digital footprint in […]

National Commission on the Rights of Child signs MoU with YPF

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Studies (PIPS) and Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) on “Legal Framework for Child Rights and Child Protection in Pakistan”. Chairperson NCRC, […]

Woman died, one injured in Jaffarabad accident

QUETTA, Nov 18 (APP):A woman died while another sustained injuries in a collision between a car and motorbike at Dera Allayar’s Bypass area of Jaffarabad district on Thursday. According to police sources, the victim Abdul Quddus along with a woman was on way home on […]

AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from anti-Covid drug trial

London, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had shown robust efficacy and long-term prevention. The Anglo-Swedish laboratory follows in the footsteps of US firms Merck and Pfizer, which announced in October and early November respectively […]

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