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USDA Plan to Control Zoonotic Diseases in Pakistan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) supported the Government of Pakistan. The development of their National One Health Framework and…
Energy experts laud formulation of Pakistan’s first National Water Policy, Urgency in implementation stressed
PR: Applauding the unanimous approval of Pakistan’s first National Water Policy by all the four provinces, the energy experts participating in a roundtable advised on expediting the process of policy’s implementation…
Earth’s rotation is slowing down: experts predict the earthquakes will be increased in 2018
Geoscientists team notified that around every 25-30 years Earth's rotation began to slow down. The slowing rotation historically has been found from last 5 years (increase in earthquakes). Geologists analyzed…
Pak-Iran experts consented on exchange programmes in S&T
Pak-Iran experts had a high level joint meeting on Science and Technology at Tehran. According to the media Rana Tanveer Hussain Minister for Science and Technology said that since the…
Lack of IT experts in Pakistan claimed VC of IT university
In Pakistan unemployment, among IT graduates are often heard. While Dr. Umar Saif, VC of IT University, claimed that there is a shortage of IT experts in Pakistan. The reason…
Experts urge capacity-building in policy-making and governance for the approaching Intelligence Age
PR: Shedding light on various socio-political and policy implications of the fourth industrial revolution an insightful session debated if we were ready to face the provocations put forward by the new…
Effective strategic use of fintech needed in banks; Experts
Shariah-compliant banks have been urged to adopt a strategy to make effective use of financial technology, triggering substantial changes to global financial markets. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, director of Centre for…
Experts warn of bleak future if federation, provinces fail to resolve post-18th amendment impasse
PR: Energy experts and policy analysts at a roundtable organized at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) have warned that if immediate measures are not taken by the federation and the provinces…
Start-ups are reshaping entrepreneurship in Pakistan, say experts
PR: Pakistan’s new crop of entrepreneurs must learn how to sell their idea as a first step towards realizing their dream, said experts at Jinnah Institute's town hall titled 'From Ideas…
G-13 hit by a mini-tornado; Experts
There was a mini-tornado in Islamabad around G-13 sector indicating harsh weather pattern in the years to come said the experts. They urged the ministry of climate change to coordinate…
Pakistan losing $200 million due to fruit fly: experts
The country is losing $200 million annually due to fruit fly, which is a serious threat to export of fruits and vegetables. It was said by agricultural experts during a…
Experts paint grim picture of agri sector
Climate changes are responsible for affecting crop yield caused by unstable rainfall patterns, drought, and increasing temperature, experts predicted the grey picture of agri sector as per scenario. Punjab Agriculture…
Experts fear termination of food security project will hit research sector
Termination of $30 million food security project by USAID has drawn criticism from experts and stakeholders and they fear that the abrupt decision will affect the ongoing research and scholar…
Climate change affecting desert ecosystem, livestock: experts
In Pakistan, desert ecosystem is also not safe from the adverse effect of climate change and the weather conditions sometimes become so harsh that it makes life of people and…
No legal claims to Microsoft over the flaw of WannaCry, experts
Organizations that neglected to refresh Microsoft Windows-based computer systems did not update because hit by monstrous cyber-attack on weekend. They will be sued for careless and slack cyber security, however,…
Climate change to disrupt poor agricultural communities: experts
Climate change is threatening the food security of Pakistan indirectly by affecting the agriculture output environmentalists said. Experts have also said that climate change will disrupt the poor agricultural communities.…
Experts for Access to Climate Financing to Address Climate Change Challenge
A training workshop on Climate Financing Opportunities was organized by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in Islamabad today. The training was organized under the UNDP-GEF funded…