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US approves Pfizer vaccine

US approves Pfizer vaccine

The United States green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late on Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world\’s hardest-hit country. President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter, where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunisations would take place “in

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Wada Akiko awarded by Japanese foreign ministry

Japan announces award for head of Kalash development society

ISLAMABAD: Japan\’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced to award Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 to Wada Akiko, President of Rumbur Development Welfare and Conservation Society, in recognition of her significant contribution towards the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan. Ms. Wada is a Japanese national and resides in the KP

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Managing disaster risk in Chitral

Managing disaster risks in Chitral

Azal Zahir I have never seen it rain like this, at this time of year,” Masoodul Mulk, one of the descendants of the last Mehtar (prince) of Chitral and development practitioner now heading the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), had told me in September. It had rained consistently on the first two days of September

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