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Genomic sequencing of poliovirus shows links to Afghanistan

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  ISLAMABAD: The genomic sequencing of the only poliovirus, detected from the sewage water in Pakistan during the current year, shows that the virus belongs to Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) in an environmental sample was  detected in Lahore district  (Gulshan Ravi, ES site) during the current month. The genomic sequencing is a process to decipher the genetic material found in an organism or virus. Sequences from specimens can be compared to help scientists track the spread of the virus, how it is changing and how those changes may affect the public health. In first week of January environmental samples were collected from 38 cities of Pakistan. Of these samples, 37 were found negative at the National Institute of Health (NIH). The cities declared negative for presence of the virus included Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Qilla Abdullah, Quetta, Karachi and Southern KP region. The sewage samples are important in d
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The climate action conversation

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  Last week, Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman had a very tough job ahead of her. In a milieu of the wealthy and the extremely wealthy, she had to make a case for Pakistan — a poor country caught in the throes of a climate catastrophe that, in its most recent iteration, swept away the homes of millions last summer when disastrous floods struck the country. Just as it happens every year, the private jets began to land in airports serving the Swiss resort of Davos, showing no concern at all for the bloated carbon footprints of their owners and their friends. If asked, they would all nod gravely and make solemn faces at the immediacy and necessity of climate action to rescue the planet. They would then turn to join the wining and dining, forgetting all about the ongoing emergency. Minister Rehman’s task in this charade of the wealthy was to get the latter to pay attention for more than a minute — to be eloquent but also blunt, polite but never beseeching. She did all of
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SEO Team Lead

  PakWheels.com   Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan We are seeking a SEO Specialist for the Performance Marketing team. This is an ideal position for a person with a passion for learning and developing skills in online Advertising. We want a great team player who will join us in our mission to create top of mind awareness of the PakWheels brand and ensure user acquisition and retention through Search Engine Optimization and other strategies while getting trained under highly skilled SEOs. Job Description Perform ongoing keyword research including discovery and expansion of keyword opportunities Research and implement content recommendations for organic SEO success Crunching numbers and conducting research to ensure SEO delivers the best ranking results Develop and implement link building strategy by building campaigns around increasing links to the site in the right places Research and analyze competitor advertising links Work with the development team to ensure SEO best practices are properly
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SEO Expert

  IKONIC   Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan About Us IKONIC is a US based IT company, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is a group endeavor that mixes experience with agility, honesty, teamwork, trust, and insight into the future. We are a team of top-notch developers who believe in providing solutions to your every problem. Our previous projects and a journey of nine years make us the leading name whom you can trust for adding value to your business. We believe that we can present a solution to your every problem complementing innovation with sustainability. It is through our established repository of experiences that we offer a unique solution to every problem. Our services are available across the globe in a time zone aligned manner. Position Purpose We are looking for a Project Manager to handle our companys ongoing projects. He/She will be working closely with your team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities include
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