Delta variant predominantly found in Karachi
July 16, 2021
KARACHI: The National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has started approaching various institutions performing genome sequencing of Coronavirus throughout the country to become part of a national consortium for sharing their data research, while experts in Karachi claimed to have found out some ‘unidentified variants’ following genotyping of 94 randomly selected SARS-COV-2 samples.
“We have approached around eight to 10 institutions, conducting partial or whole genome sequencing of SARS-COV-2 or Coronavirus and offered them to join research and share data with each other,” an official of the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, told The News on Thursday. The official said in addition to the NIH, Islamabad, there were some institutions that have the capacity to perform partial or complete genome sequencing of the SARS-COV-2 but added they were not sharing their research and data with each other. “
Shibli Faraz urges need for vaccine development to meet local needs
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Palestinian Envoy lauds COMSTECH Scholarships for Palestine
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Pakistan s private universities offer 165 scholarships to Palestinian students
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President Arif Alvi urges Ummah to develop scientific knowledge
December 21, 2020
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has pointed out that the pace of scientific developments in the present era is so rapid that will widen the gap further between the developed and developing Muslim Countries if immediate and focused actions are not taken.
In his address to the Inaugural Session of the Global A-Farabi forum organized jointly by the COMSTECH and the government of Kazakhstan in Islamabad on Monday, the president identified the spirit of enquiry and boldness as characteristic of the Muslim scientists and philosophers in the glorious days of Muslim science and philosophy.