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Pakistan’s first moon satellite successfully enters the lunar orbit
Islamabad, 9 May 2024, (GNP): Qamar, Pakistan's first lunar mission, has been effectively launched into orbit, as stated on Wednesday by Dr. Khurram Khurshid from the Institute of Space Technology (IST).
Dr. Khurshid, a key member of the…
Pakistan successfully launched its first lunar expedition
Islamabad, 3 May 2024, (GNP):Pakistan has achieved a significant milestone as its first moon satellite mission, iCube Qamar, was successfully launched aboard China's Chang'E6 spacecraft from Hainan, China.
After the launch, Prime…
China’s first rain measurement satellite starts operating
Beijing, 2 May 2024, (GNP): China's first precipitation monitoring satellite in a low-angle orbit, the Fengyun-3G (FY-3G), commenced its official operations on Wednesday, as announced by the China Meteorological Administration.
Deployed…
Pakistan set to launch its historic lunar mission on May 3
Islamabad, 1 May 2024, (GNP): Pakistan's groundbreaking lunar endeavor, the ICUBE-Q mission, is scheduled for launch on May 3rd, at 12:50 PM Pakistan Standard Time, aboard China's Chang'E6 spacecraft from Hainan, China.
The satellite…
Pakistani girl receives heart transplant in Chennai
Chennai, 25 April 2024 (GNP): Ayesha Rashan, a 19-year-old Pakistani girl, waited for five years with an ill heart. On January 31, medical professionals from MGM Healthcare in Chennai handed her the heart of a patient who was hospitalized…
Breakthrough in organosilica membranes for sustainable liquid separation
Nagoya, 28 March, 2024 (GNP): Researchers achieve high selectivity and permeability in a pervaporation setup which could replace energy-intensive distillation processes in chemical industries
Membrane-based separation of organic liquids…
Pakistani Women Scientist selected as the World Academy of Sciences Young Affiliation Network
Islamabad, 2 February, 2024 (GNP): Prof. Dr. Samar Yousaf, a distinguished Organic Chemistry Professor at the University of Karachi, has been appointed to The World Academy of Sciences Young Affiliation Network Executive Committee member…
Beyond carbon: Scientists design a new catalyst to generate green fuel from water
Globally, the transition to greener sources of energy requires the use of efficient catalysts for fuel generation reactions. Now, scientists at Dongguk University have synthesized an efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction — a…
COMSTECH and PVS launch international technical training course on vacuum applications
COMSTECH and Pakistan Vacuum Society (PVS) in collaboration with International Union for Vacuum Science Technique and Applications inaugurated three days international technical training course on “Vacuum Applications in Applied Surface…
CG COMSTECH emphasizes Muslim Ummah to invest on youth
Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, has emphasized the Muslim world to invest in youth for socioeconomic development.
کامسٹیک کے کوآرڈینیٹر جنرل کا اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی کے سائنس سمٹ سے خطاب
کامسٹیک کے کوآرڈینیٹر جنرل، پروفیسر ڈاکٹر محمد اقبال چوہدری نے اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی کے سائنس سمٹ کے افتتاحی اجلاس سے منگل کو خطاب کیا۔ اس سمٹ کا اہتمام آئی ایس سی انٹیلی جنس نے کیا تھا، یہ اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلیوں کے دوران عالمی…
COMSTECH coordinator-general addresses UN science summit
The Coordinator General of COMSTECH, the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister received Executive Secretary of the CTBTO
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Zheenbek Kulubaev, met with Robert Floyd, the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), on Thursday. Robert Floyd traveled to Kyrgyzstan to take part in the Regional…
کامسٹیک اور انڈونیشیا کا او آئی سی کے سائنسدانوں کے لیے فیلوشپس کا آغاز
او آئی سی کے اٹھ رکن ممالک: مصر، ملائیشیا، پاکستان، بنگلہ دیش، یوگنڈا، ایران، اردن اور قازقستان کے سکالرز کو دس فیلو شپس دی گئی ہیں۔ وائرولوجی اور ویکسین ٹیکنالوجی کے میدان میں۔ فیلوشپس دینے کی تقریب جمعرات کو وزارت صحت کے دفتر، جکارتہ،…
Chandrayaan-3 smoothly landed on moon in a historic achievement for India
Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 smoothly landed on the lunar south pole on Wednesday in a mission perceived as pivotal to lunar exploration, just a few days after an identical lander from Russia crashed.
Screen time causes cognitive impairments in children
published a scientific investigation report online on Monday, assessing the association of screen time with developmental delays in children. Increased screen time develops the risk of communication problems, and issues with skills and…
NASA spacecraft’s collision with asteroid sent boulders into space
NASA, the United States space agency, has released groundbreaking findings from its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, conducted in September 2022.
24 Pakistani students participating in US Space Camp
Thanks to a US government-funded grant, 24 Pakistani students, both male and female, from three schools in Karachi, are currently participating in the renowned Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
India set to launch Chandrayaan-3 mission to moon’s South Pole
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is gearing up to embark on an ambitious unmanned mission to the moon's south pole with Chandrayaan-3. This mission follows a previous attempt in 2019 that aimed to soft-land a rover on the…
COMSTECH enters into MoU with the University of Nizwa
The Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary and the Chancellor of the University of Nizwa, Prof. Ahmed Al-Rawahi, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Chancellor’s office in the University of Nizwa in Oman on…
Nasa achieves groundbreaking milestone: Zinnia flower thrives in space
NASA has achieved a significant breakthrough in space agriculture by successfully growing a zinnia flower aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Oldest known star in the Galactic Halo discovered.
A team of international researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying the oldest star in the Galactic Halo, the LAMOST J1010+2358. This significant discovery sheds new light on the early stars, the evolution of the Milky…
China delves 10,000 meter into earth’s crust
Massive drilling promises to delve into more than ten continental strata, penetrating the earth's surface to reach the cretaceous system.
China launched Shenzhou-16 mission to Tiangong space station
China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to the Tiangong space station on May 30, 2023. The mission is carrying three astronauts, who will spend six months on the space station conducting scientific experiments.
اردو میں سائنس جرنلزم پر دو روزہ ورکشاپ اختتام پذیر
خوارزمی سائنس سوسائٹی نے کامسٹیک کے تعاون سے سنٹر آف ایکسی لینس ان سالڈ سٹیٹ فزکس، پنجاب یونیورسٹی، لاہور میں "اردو میں سائنسی تحریر اور سائنس جرنلزم" کے موضوع پر دو روزہ ورکشاپ کا انعقاد کیا۔ یہ اپنی نوعیت کی واحد ورکشاپ تھی جس کا انعقاد…
Solar storm heading towards Earth to disrupt Communication Systems
Communication systems may get affected by solar winds travelling at 1.8 million miles per hour due to a massive hole in the Sun that is 20 times the size of the Earth.
COMSTECH host on Randomized Clinical Trials in Uganda
Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, welcomed the training workshop participants online. He said the objective of this training is to build capacity in the critical area of clinical trials for drug discovery and…
COMSTECH, Jordan Univ. organize modern spectroscopy workshop
Islamabad, 13 March 2023 (GNP): The chemistry department of the University of Jordan and COMSTECH jointly organized a “Workshop on Modern Spectroscopic Techniques and Their Applications in Research” during March 12-14.
This three-day…
Maroof Cardiovascular Centre concludes Women’s Health Awareness month
Islamabad, 8 March 2023 (GNP): February is observed as women's heart health awareness month worldwide. Maroof Cardiovascular Centre, as part of its continuous outreach program, has organized several health awareness sessions at educational…
Highlighting Significance of Science Diplomacy in Tackling Climate Change
Islamabad, 6 March 2023 (GNP): A one-day introductory seminar on "science diplomacy and sustainability" was offered by COMSTECH on Monday at the COMSTECH auditorium.
Prof. Zakri Abdul Hamid, the former science advisor to the Malaysian…
کامسٹیک کا نیروبی میں لیشمانیاسس پر بین الاقوامی ورکشاپ کا انعقاد
اسلام آباد، یکم مارچ 2023 (جی این پی): کامسٹیک نے گلوبل چیلنجز ریسرچ فنڈ، این ٹی ڈی نیٹ ورک، ڈرہم یونیورسٹی، یو کے، اور انٹرنیشنل سینٹر فار کیمیکل اینڈ بائیولوجیکل سائنسز یونیورسٹی آف کراچی اور نیروبی یونیورسٹی کے تعاون سے 23 سے 25 فروری…
International Workshop on Leishmaniasis Organized by COMSTECH in Nairobi
Islamabad, 28 February 2023 (GNP): A 3-day International Workshop on Leishmaniasis was held from February 23–25, 2023, at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. The title of workshop was, "Identification of New Lead Compounds and Diagnostic…
SFT and Huawei collaborated for Smart Community projects in Pakistan
Islamabad, 28 February 2023 (GNP): On February 24, 2023, a Smart Future Technologies PVT Ltd (SFT) delegation led by Head of Smart Technologies FHDL, Brigadier (Retired) Arshad Kayani, visited the Huawei Office in Islamabad, Pakistan, for…
Space rock Asteroid 2023 BU passes closer to several satellites
Washington D.C., 27 January 2023 (GNP): The space rock, 2023 BU, which is about the size of a minibus, whirled across South America's southernmost point soon before 03:30 GMT. It qualifies as a close shave at a distance of 3,600 kilometers…
USA to test nuclear spacecraft by 2027
Washington DC, 27 January 2023 (GNP): As part of a long-term NASA attempt to show more effective ways to send astronauts to Mars in the future, it wants to test a spaceship engine fueled by nuclear fission by 2027 as announced by the head…
OIC appreciates COMSTECH role in OIC member states
Islamabad, 12 December 2022 (GNP): The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Secretary-General, Hissein Brahim Taha, and a group of 10 people paid COMSTECH a visit on Monday.
Senior representatives from the Foreign Ministry…