Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that the federal cabinet has decided to send chloroquine tablets to “friendly nations” to help them in their time of need. While briefing the media after a cabinet meeting in Islamabad, Awan said that one million chloroquine tablets will be sent to Saudi Arabia and United States each, 500,000 to Turkey and Italy each, 5m to the United Kingdom, 700,000 to Kazakhstan and 300,000 to Qatar. The SAPM added that Prime Minister Imran Khan…
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Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy?
Thanks to government stimulus packages, liquidity is coming back to the market. It will keep enough of the economy afloat so that it can climb out of recession rapidly once the various lockdowns are lifted. But the way much of it is structured means that it will likely benefit already better capitalized larger businesses, over the smaller operators who may struggle. It would be an over-simplification, however, to paint this new era as one of “big” versus “small”, or “incumbents” versus “upstarts”. The past decade’s tropes that pitted fintechs and…
Read MoreIs the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper?
When we asked readers to send their questions about coronavirus, a common theme emerged: Many people are fearful about tracking the virus into their homes on their clothes, their shoes, the mail and even the newspaper. We reached out to infectious disease experts, aerosol scientists and microbiologists to answer reader questions about the risks of coming into contact with the virus during essential trips outside and from deliveries. While we still need to take precautions, their answers were reassuring. Should I change my clothes and shower when I come home…
Read MoreWebinar: Wind Power Markets Around the World (recording available)
In light of the current global situation which does not allow international travel and physical meetings, WWEA will launch a new series of webinars presenting first hand information about the latest developments in wind power from experts from around the world. The first WWEA webinar will be held on 16 April presenting latest developments of key wind markets around the world. After introducing the latest global wind statistics, experts from countries including China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Germany, Brazil, North Africa and more will present the market performance during the…
Read MoreEngro partners with Indus Hospital to boost Covid testing capacity
KARACHI: As part of the Rs1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Fertilisers — a subsidiary of Engro Corporation — has committed to provide Rs95 million to the Indus Hospital to expand the Covid-19 testing capacity across Sindh under the “Sindh Screening Programme — Free of Cost” campaign, Engro Fertilisers will sponsor the Indus Hospital network to launch testing interventions across rural Sindh. To ensure maximum coverage of the rural population, the testing campaign will be deployed in Larkana, Nawabshah, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Tharparkar and Badin, which have seen a gradual increase…
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