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The Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives has included prominent demographers, researchers and experts in the committee constituted
My memories with him are all delightful: Zeba Bakhtiar on late actor Rajiv Kapoor Entertainment Fri, Feb 12, 2021 Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar shared some cherished memories of working with late actor Rajiv Kapoor ,who passed away due to a heart attack this week. Speaking on Henna with him. "I’m absolutely devastated to hear this sudden, very tragic news, I just don’t know what to say. I’m in touch with Daboo (Randhir), who has been through so much these past few years, losing his dear mother and siblings. Recently I was not in touch with (Rajiv) Chimpu directly but asked about h...
In her heyday, film star Neelo had the sass, the moves and the charisma to make it big in movies. The 1960’s belonged to Neelo who could act, dance, had a captivating smile, and also had multiple hits to her credit. Photos: Guddu Film Archive When the history of Pakistan’s film industry is compiled, the 1960s would be considered the most productive decade for films. The ’50s were the teething years for the industry while the ’70s were marred by the VCR invasion and action-based meaningless films. The swinging ’60s saw many stars-in-the-waiting begin their career, who went on to...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to spread with devastating consequences. For passive immunization efforts, nanobodies have size and cost advantages over conventional antibodies. Here, we generated four neutralizing nanobodies that target the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. We defined two distinct binding epitopes using x-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. Based on the structures, we engineered multivalent nanobodies with more than 100-fold improved neutralizing activity than monovalent nanobodies. Bipar...
Remembering the ones we lost List of notable personalities who passed away in 2020 Remembering who passed away in 2020. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The year 2020 will for times to come be remembered as a year of loss and mourning. As the year draws to a close, we remember some of Pakistan's notable personalities who we lost this year forever. Their loss - for various reasons - added to the despair of the friends and families they left behind as the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic upended, among several other things, our traditional ways of mourning the demise of a loved one.