July 17, 2021 PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will no longer be sending samples to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad for COVID-19 and other pathogens as the Khyber Medical University (KMU) is set to start a similar investigation in the next few weeks, according to Prof Dr Ziaul Haq, vice-chancellor KMU. “Inshaa Allah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will have its first sequencing facility to tell exact variant (current or any new ones) of Covid19 or any other pathogen. We had already placed orders for procurement of the sequencing equipment and are likely to start the investigations in the next three weeks,” Prof Ziaul Haq told The News.