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  • Diabetic patients can now live the simply clear life with Accu-Chek Instant and mySugr App

    Diabetic patients can now live the simply clear life with Accu-Chek Instant and mySugr App

    With the rise in the prevalence of Diabetes in Pakistan, It has become essential to educate one’s self about the disease for better management.

    People with diabetes do not want the hassle of logging their glucose values manually in a diary – they want automated logging and seamless availability of their diabetes-related data. The Accu-Chek Instant system offers wireless connectivity via Bluetooth to Pakistan’s first of its kind diabetes data management app, mySugr. It automatically enables the wireless transfer of data from the meter to the app and helps patients manage their diabetes without keeping records in paper logbooks – offering quick insights virtually anytime and anywhere.

    Accu-Chek Instant has a target range indicator that makes it easier to understand the blood glucose level and a device that requires no setup. Patients just need to insert a strip, apply a small blood sample and read their blood glucose level on a large backlit display, in just 4 seconds.  Another significant feature of this device is its strip ejector that offers hygienic removal of test strips.

    If you have diabetes then this pair is all that you need in your life to maintain a check and balance for your blood sugar levels. Accu-Chek Instant is connected to your smartphone via wireless connection and syncs with the app to store, evaluate and analyze your blood sugar data.

    MySugr app serves not only as a logbook but It helps the users to understand and manage their blood sugar levels by guiding them to incorporate healthy activities and make healthy dietary choices throughout the day. It encourages and advises to make small efforts that have impactful results on users’ blood sugar measures. Thereby allowing them to take charge over diabetes one day at a time.

    The mySugr report compiles your data for easy printing or digital sharing; you can access your data anytime, anywhere, and even send an overview directly to your healthcare team via Whatsapp & email.

    The mySugr app is both – Android and Apple phone friendly. It is easy to download and set up and offers a well organized and structured format of record keeping. It is simple to use making it user-friendly and is extremely interactive. Moreover, the data from this app can be synced with GoogleFit and Apple Health allowing you to keep a digital health diary – minus all the hassle.

    Good sugar control is like money in the bank. If you can make a deposit every day, excellent. But even if you start depositing money later in life or if you can’t add money every day, what you can do is still worthwhile. Every single day that you manage your sugar well makes a little bit more difference in your long-term health.

    This article has been sponsored by Accu-Chek Pakistan

  • Superstar Ayeza Khan Becomes the New Face of Harpic

    Superstar Ayeza Khan Becomes the New Face of Harpic

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    Mothers are known to be protectors of their children, especially when it comes to germs. This fact became even more prominent during the pandemic. From socializing to playtime, the cornerstone of day-end was ultimately the clean-up routine. And where does this routine take place? The washroom of course! So, cleanliness of that space is of utmost priority!

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    In light of the virus, Harpic, as a brand, recognized how the spread of germs was not just on every surface in the house, but also in the toilet bowls and bathrooms (namely floor, basin, tiles, taps etc). Harpic’s new Bathroom Cleaner formulation gives consumers a 10x better cleanliness result than your regular detergent and continues the brand’s legacy of killing 99.99% of germs on the floor, taps, tiles, and any other surfaces. All this, plus it fights against limescale and other unwanted staining, and their new fragrances also fight against the dreaded bathroom odor.

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    With a new Bathroom Cleaner on the market, Harpic has shown some love for its iconic blue Toilet Cleaner. The Blue Toilet cleaner is not just viscous as always for a brilliant clean, but it also comes in some great new scents (Lavender, Pine, and Citrus) to appeal to every preference. With both its products, Harpic has ensured that you get a 360-degree cleaning of your whole washroom.

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    With mothers being at the forefront of protection for their families, Harpic set out to find the perfect face for the brand to represent these qualities; they wanted to find a brand ambassador that would ideally represent their ethos of cleanliness and hygiene. With consumer-based research, they found a candidate that not only made a great fit for the brand but is also a long-time loyal customer of Harpic itself.

    Ayeza Khan, the loveable all-rounder has been revealed by Harpic as the new face of the brand. Her qualities perfectly align with the core values of not just Harpic, but Reckitt Pakistan as a whole. The super-loved celebrity also takes the crown for being the first-ever female brand ambassador, and we say kudos!

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    This article has been sponsored by Harpic Pakistan.

  • [VIDEO] Man grabs a giant cobra snake with bare hands

    A volunteer man caught a giant king cobra with bare hands in Krabi, a province in Thailand.

    According to reports, a 40-year-old man named Sutee Naewhaad grabbed a long snake from the neck. He took 20 minutes to capture and put a huge cobra into the bag.

    Locals said that the cobra slipped from the palm plantation and was trying to hide in a septic tank.

    A video was uploaded by a man on his Facebook account on January 25, 2022, which went viral.

    The king cobra snake measured 4.5 meters in length and weighed 10 kilogrammes.

    In the viral video, the man was attempting to catch the cobra but the snake attacked him for the first time by jumping towards him. However, he succeeded in grabbing the snake at the end.

  • Khairpur health workers inject at least 150 police officers with expired vaccine

    Khairpur health workers inject at least 150 police officers with expired vaccine

    At least 150 officers of the Khairpur police department were injected with expired Covid-19 vaccines, confirmed by the Police Training Centre, reports Geo News.

    After the incident, an inquiry report stated that the date of expiry for the vaccine was December 2021, while the vaccine was administered on January 24.

    Four police officers out of 170 got sick due after getting an expired booster dose. Five health workers, including Dr Amar Lal were found responsible for the act.

    The inquiry report states that the incident took place due to the negligence of a storekeeper, a technician, a male nurse, and a vaccinator in Sukkur, and that action should be taken against those responsible.

  • Elderly woman sits in oncoming traffic to protest the disappearance of her daughter

    Elderly woman sits in oncoming traffic to protest the disappearance of her daughter

    An elderly woman Naseem Akhtar sat outside the Lahore Press Club as an act to protest against the disappearance of her daughter who has been missing for four days.

    In a video that is circulating on Twitter, it can be seen that Akhtar is sitting in the middle of the road and around her are the pictures of her missing daughter.

    As per reports, the missing woman is allegedly a stage dancer Hira Malik.

    Reacting to the video, Punjab Police said that the video is one year old. However, they are investigating the matter.

    Journalist Saleem Safi has also regretted the incident.

  • Punjab Govt fixes new price of Covid 19 PCR test

    Punjab Govt fixes new price of Covid 19 PCR test

    The new price of Corona PCR test in Punjab has been fixed at Rs 4,800, reports Geo News. The private hospitals and laboratories in the province will have to abide by the new price.

     “All hospitals and private laboratories are hereby directed to charge Rs4800 for the test,”  the handout issued by the Punjab Healthcare Commission read

    The Punjab Healthcare Commission has said that laboratories which do not comply with the price will be sealed and fined.

    As per the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 7963 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with 27 people losing their lives to the deadly virus

  • Malala visits Pakistani pavilion at Dubai Expo, defeats husband Asser in Tic Tac Toe

    Malala visits Pakistani pavilion at Dubai Expo, defeats husband Asser in Tic Tac Toe

    Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai visited the Pakistani pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. She was accompanied by her husband Asser Malik and parents.

    Malala took to Twitter to share pictures. “My family and I attended Expo 2020 Pak and saw exhibits celebrating Pakistan’s culture, faith, landscapes and people. I hope everyone who visits will be inspired to learn more about our beautiful country,” she wrote, while sharing pictures.

    Singer Shehzad Roy was also there and shared pictures. In one of the pictures Asser Malik can be seen apparently accepting his defeat in Tic Tac Toe.

    A video of Malala at the Expo was posted on the Pakistan pavilion’s official Twitter page.

    The post read, “The Pakistan Pavilion is honoured to have Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, her husband Malik Asser, and her family visit our Pavilion today.”

  • Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Indian to visit brother after 74 years

    Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Indian to visit brother after 74 years

    The Pakistan High Commission has issued a visa to Indian Sika Khan to visit Pakistan. Sika Khan was reunited with his brother Muhammed Siddique after 74 years at the Kartarpur Corridor.

    “Today, Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Sika Khan to visit his brother, Muhammed Siddique and other family members in Pakistan. The two brothers separated in 1947 were recently reunited after 74 years at Kartarpur Sahib Corridor,” the Pakistan High Commission in India wrote in a tweet.

    Sika Khan, in a video message, thanked Pakistan High Commission for issuing him a visa.

    The video of them meeting after 74 years went viral on social media. The moment when they hugged each other brought tears to their eyes, and people watching the video.

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    The Kartarpur Corridor, which links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district, reopened in November.

  • Girl’s father bites off finger of boy’s dad over love marriage clash

    Girl’s father bites off finger of boy’s dad over love marriage clash

    A girl’s father bit off the finger of a man’s father during a physical assault over a love marriage dispute at the Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town in Karachi, reports Geo News.

    Muhammad Hussain, the father of Muhammad Suleiman, told the police that the girl named Nabila lived in their neighbourhood and was also his son’s class fellow. He said that the girl fell in the love with his son and wanted to marry him. She went to his house and tried to convince Suleiman’s mother to let them marry each other.

    However, his mother explained to Nabila that her son did not have any job so he could not get married right now.

    Meanwhile, the girl’s father, Nadeem, reached Suleiman’s house along with his brother, Aleem, and they started beating Suleiman and his mother.

    They physically abused Suleiman’s mother by grabbing her hair. They also dragged her and tore off her clothes.

    While rescuing his wife and son, Muhammad Hussain was attacked and his finger was bitten off by Nadeem.

    Police added that Hussain was provided medical aid from the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Police arrested both Nadeem and Aleem for assault and lodged a First Investigation Report (FIR).

  • Pakistan to mark one year polio-free

    Pakistan to mark one year polio-free

    Pakistan will mark one year of being polio-free tomorrow. The last infection of the poliovirus in Pakistan was recorded on January 27, 2021, according to officials, and Friday marks the first time in Pakistan’s history that a year has passed with no new cases, reports AFP.

    Lahore became the first polio-free city in the country back in April 2021.

    A five-day anti-polio campaign kicked off on Monday all over Pakistan. About 150,000 health workers are taking part in the five-day anti-polio drive to inoculate 22.4 million children under five years of age, according to a statement issued by Shahzad Beg, the coordinator for polio programme. 

    Hamid Khan, a police constable who was escorting polio vaccinators, was martyred in a terrorist attack in Kohat on Tuesday.

    Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio has not yet been eradicated. To formally eradicate the disease, a nation must be polio-free for three consecutive years. Nigeria was declared free from wild polio in August 2020.