Pakistan to begin Covid vaccine drive next week

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said Wednesday that the campaign to administer Covid-19 vaccine will begin next week as hundreds of vaccination centres are set up across the country.  “The system for vaccination is in place. Hundreds of vaccination […]

LHC acquits two death row convicts after 9 years

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday acquitted two death row convicts who had been serving prison time for the past 9 years. The court acquitted the convicts over lack of solid evidence against them. The division bench comprising Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and Justice […]

Senate Chairman, party MNAs, MPAs throng PM House

Islamabad – Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and party MPs called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday. Senate Chairman during his meeting with Prime Minister discussed Parliamentary affairs and .matters pertaining to legislation in the Upper House. Meanwhile, a number of MNAs from different regions […]

Pakistan reports 1,910 new coronavirus cases in one day

Pakistan has reported 64 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 539,387. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 11,514 on Thursday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center […]

Hidden climate risk posed by carbon-chomping soil bacteria

ISLAMABAD-Much of the earth’s carbon is trapped in soil, and scientists have assumed that potential climate-warming compounds would safely stay there for centuries. But new research from Princeton University shows that carbon molecules can potentially escape the soil much faster than previously thought. The findings suggest a key […]

Molecular nanofibers constructed that are stronger than steel

ISLAMABAD-Self-assembly of Kevlar-inspired molecules leads to structures with robust properties, offering new materials for solid-state applications.Self-assembly is ubiquitous in the natural world, serving as a route to form organized structures in every living organism. This phenomenon can be seen, for instance, when two strands of DNA […]

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