These Were the Most Googled Terms from Pakistan During the COVID-19 Pandemic
According to the report, the topics that saw most traction in the country include:
Kid’s home activities.
Resources for mental health support.
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In addition to this, a chunk of netizens in Pakistan was curious about making their lifestyle eco-friendly and searched about how they could add more reusable products to their daily lives. A large percentage of people also looked up information about how to ramp up the charity, how to prevent diseases, and how gender equality works.
The report further details that search for Gender equality increased by 40%, while those for mental health support, adding more reusable products, and charity increased by 100%, 128%, and 122%, respectively.
Google reveals fascinating trends of Pakistan s searches in 2020
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Year in Search 2020. YouTube/Google South Asia/via The News
Google says some of the topics that saw most traction were TV shows dubbed in Urdu , how to adopt a pet , and mental health support resources
Pakistanis were also curious about how to ramp up charity work and how they could introduce more reusable products in their lives
There was a 109% growth in the searches for disease prevention amid the coronavirus pandemic
KARACHI: Everyone s lives have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic over the course of past year and the effect carried over onto what Pakistani people searched on Google in 2020.
Sindh Assembly rejects MDCAT results
All parties, except PTI, join Sindh govt in denouncing entry tests conducted by PMC
Sindh Assembly Session. PHOTO: NNI
The Sindh Assembly rejected on Tuesday the results of the controversial medical entry tests conducted by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) for future doctors and demanded that the federal government direct the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) not to meddle in Sindh’s domain or hold such tests in future.
During the heated debate that broke out over Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Syeda Marvi Faseeh’s adjournment motion, the opposition lawmakers, except the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) joined the government and criticised the federal government for playing with the future of thousands of people living in Sindh. “Candidates from all four provinces are on the streets staging protest against discrepancies in the medical and dental college admission (MDCAT) test.
NA panel seeks MDCAT 2020 retest
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PPP lawmaker says 37 questions came out of syllabus
Dr Faisal Sultan says he would appraise PMC of NA standing committee s reservsations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission came under fire during a session of the National Assembly s Standing Committee on Health on Monday for how it conducted the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT 2020) last year.
During the session, chaired by Khalid Hussain Magsi, PPP lawmaker Shazia Sobia expressed Sindh government s reservations and said 37 exam questions were reported out of syllabus due to which many students faced issues.
She maintained that the PMC had admitted 14 questions were out of syllabus during a court hearing in Punjab, and urged for a retest. The lawmaker questioned why the test was conducted by the Centre and not provinces. The children s future is at stake, she stressed.