Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

International

Toronto based Pakistani doctor introduces instant COVID-19 diagnostic test

Dr. Naqeeb Khalid, a Pakistani physician based in Toronto has been successful in his attempts to create an instant diagnostic test for COVID-19 using a smartphone. He was extended congratulations by the Pakistan High Commissioner for his excellence achievement.

Dr. Naqeeb Khalid graduated from King Edward Medical University in 1983 following which he gained experience in inventing medical devices and system. This invention is based upon a digitized platform which has the ability to instantly display the result on smartphones.

“Instant, accurate and low-cost testing that does not rely on laboratory testing is essential in containing the pandemic and together with vaccines, we can control the Covid-19 outbreak and return our lives and economies to normal,” said Najeeb Khalid.

Economy

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, will help Ugandan authorities to establish a Halal Authentication Laboratory in...

Articles

Daesh gunmen killed at least 143 Russians in an attack on a concert mall in Moscow and injured dozens of others. The callous attack...

Latest Updates

The Russia’s Interior Ministry stated on Saturday that the four suspected gunmen arrested after Friday night's deadly attack were foreigners, with some media outlets...

Politics

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat clarified to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that he did not directly accuse Punjab Chief Minister...