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Experts and policymakers gathered at Karachi’s ICCBS for the COMSTECH–PCMD course, promoting regional collaboration and scientific preparedness for future pandemics By our correspondent KARACHI: Leading scientists, health experts, and policymakers gathered at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, for the inaugural session of the COMSTECH–PCMD International Course on Pandemic Preparedness, aimed at strengthening capacities among OIC countries. The event featured prominent speakers, including Professor Nazli Hussain, Vice-Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences; Professor Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General of COMSTECH, OIC; Jamshid Memon, Special Secretary of the Sindh Health Department; Professor Tariq, Vice Dean…

By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government had engaged in negotiations with protesters until the very last moment, questioning whether their demonstrations were genuinely in support of Palestine or driven by other motives. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad alongside federal ministers following a cabinet meeting, Naqvi stressed that no action would be taken against any madrasa or religious scholars, except for officials of the armed group involved in violent acts. “No religious organization or scholar will be harassed,” he insisted, seeking to reassure the public and the wider religious community. Naqvi announced that a…