Usman Dar briefs FM about digital app launched for Corona Relief Tiger Force.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Usman Dar called on Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Thursday and held discussions on expanding the scope of Corona Relief Tiger Force.

Usman Dar briefed the Foreign Minister about the digital app launched for Corona Relief Tiger Force. In his remarks, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the digital app will help the tiger force to deliver services at the district and tehsil level.

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) to conduct disinfection drives in frontline public places in collaboration with NDMA

KARACHI: Reckitt Benckiser (RB), the makers of leading health and hygiene brands including Dettol, Harpic, and Robin Bleach, has recently announced a collaboration with the Government's frontline organization, NDMA (NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY), to conduct disinfection drives across major high traffic public places in a bid to further their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The disinfection drives will be held by the organization in frontline public places with high exposure including public hospitals, bus stops and railway stations in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. To maintain the effectiveness of the disinfection process, RB will use state of the art equipment and its high-quality disinfectant brand, Robin Bleach; a sodium hypochlorite-based product being used in compliance with WHO standards around disinfection (*WHO recommends bleach as an effective disinfectant against germs. However, WHO does not endorse any specific brand.)

On this collaboration, the Chairman of NDMA, Lt. General Muhammad Afzal, said, 'We believe there has never been a more important moment in time for the...