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How I Built a Disease Classification System Using TF-IDF, One-Hot Encoding, and KNN
A hands-on project that blends text feature engineering, machine learning, and interactive app development. Healthcare is a field where the right data — at the right time — can save lives. While working on a data science assignment, I wanted to go beyond model training and build something that mimics real-world decision support. So I created a disease classification system using textual symptom data, feature encoding, and classic machine learning models like KNN and Logistic Regression.
Automating Research Paper Classification Using Hugging Face’s Zero-Shot Classification API
Ayesha Naseem · Follow 2 min read · -- Introduction Classifying research papers into predefined categories is essential for managing academic literature efficiently. In this project, I utilized Hugging Face’s Zero-Shot Classification API with the facebook/bart-large-mnli model to automate this process. This blog explains the step-by-step approach I followed, the challenges I faced, and how I implemented the solution in Python.
CM forms 7-member committee to identify convalescent patients at Mental Hospital
Share: LAHORE - On the directions of Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, a 7-member committee has been formed to determine the convalescent patients in the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH) in Lahore.
Minister reviews facilities, security arrangements at Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Darbar
Share: LAHORE - Caretaker Provincial Minister Auqaf and Religious Affairs Barrister Syed Azfar Ali Nasir on Friday visited the shrine of the great spiritual figure Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganj Shakar at Pakpattan. He laid wreaths and offered a special prayer for the development and prosperity of the country.
Secretary food directs uninterrupted supply of flour to people
Share: LAHORE - The recently appointed Food Secretary Punjab Muhammad Zaman Watoo on Friday started a series of raids and inspected various flour mills on early Friday morning, and immediately suspended the quota of government wheat after finding evidence of short grain in a mill in Manga Mandi. Z aman Watoo also suspended DFC Lahore Amjad Mughal for irregularities in the grinding of government wheat.
Lahore police arrested 13,656 criminals during last month
Share: LAHORE - Lahore police arrested 13,656 criminals involved in different crimes during the last month. During the grand action against illegal weapons in the city, Lahore police arrested 750 criminals and registered cases against them in different police stations of the city. The police recovered eight kalashnikovs, 47 rifles, 38 guns, 648 pistols and revolvers and more than 4000 bullets along with cartridges from these criminals.
Increase in psychiatric patients observed after covid-19: Prof Fareed
Share: LAHORE - The post graduate medical institute/ ameeruddin medical college (PGMI/ AMC) Principal Prof. Dr. Al-Fareed Zafar has said that an increase in the psychiatric patients has been observed after the covid-19 and other elements and now almost 2,000 patients are coming for treatment every month in this OPD of Psychiatry at LGH. Prof. Al-Fareed Zafar expressed these views in the inaugural ceremony of the Psychiatry OPD.
Three-day Pakistan Literature Festival to be held on Feb 10
Share: LAHORE - The caretaker Minister for Information and Culture Amir Mir held a meeting with the secretary information Punjab Ali Nawaz Malik, the president Karachi Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah and the executive director Alhamra Arts Council Zulfiqar Zulfi in his office on Friday. It was decided to organize the Pakistan Literature Festival in collaboration with the arts councils of Lahore and Karachi.
Minister for early completion of development projects
Share: LAHORE - Caretaker Provincial Minister for Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) Ibrahim Hasan Murad has taken notice of delay in Sialkot drainage project and directed the authorities to fix the responsibility. He was taking a briefing on the department’s development projects from Secretary LGCD at the Civil Secretariat on Friday.
Training essential to increase the capacity of government employees
Share: LAHORE - Caretaker Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Energy SM Tanveer visited Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) Head Office, Al-Falah Building and presided over the meeting of the PSIC board here on Friday. During the meeting, the board gave in principle approval for the in-house training for the officers of the Punjab Small Industries Corporation. The board also reviewed the recommendations of the committee regarding the departmental appeal of an officer.
Improving gender disparities is most effective way to fight global poverty
Share: The United States has recentlyannounced a $200 million package for Pakistan to promote gender equality and democracy. Pakistan earlier received $25 million for the same purpose in 2020 from the US Congress. This twenty-fold increase in a couple of years reflects global recognition of the fact that improving gender disparities is the most effective way to fight global poverty, extremism and underdevelopment.
CDA moves to vacate PTI ex-MNAs’ official suites
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) yesterday launched an operation to get vacated the accommodations in Parliament Lodges from former MNAs belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). According to details, the operation was launched after National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted resignations of as many as 123 PTI lawmakers in phases.
Abid & Sons win Central Cricket League
Share: LAHORE - Abid & Sons won the Central Cricket League title after defeating Central Park by 85 runs in the final. Abid & Sons posted 248-7 in 30 overs with Haider Shah Jahan scoring 70, Farman Ali 54, M Saleem 40, Test cricketers Abid Ali 25 and Azhar Ali 15. Mamoon Riaz claimed 3-45 and Kamran Afzal 2-28. Central Park, in reply, were bundled out for 163-10 in 27.2. Naeem Khan struck 35 and M Yasim 42. Umaid Asif, Bilwal and Mohsin Irshad bagged 2 wickets each.
Jaffar Brothers win Premier Super League
Share: LAHORE - Jaffar Brothers won the 6th Premier Super League title after beating Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) by 13 runs in the final played at Ittefaq Cricket Ground, Model Town. Jaffar Brothers, batting first, set a target of 157 runs with Hunain Shabbir scoring 39 and M Salman 31. Asif Imran dismissed five players. In reply, PCAA were restricted to 143 runs. Mubashir Ali struck 36 and Ahsan Bajwa 32. Rehan Zulfiqar and Hasnain dismissed three players each.
IHC summons SHO Aabpara in matter of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid’s arrest
Share: ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday summoned the Station House Officer (SHO) Aabpara along with the relevant record in the matter related to the arrest of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
CDA reluctant to share details of development work done on ‘quotation basis’
Share: ISLAMABAD - The quantum of funds utilised to carry out development work in Islamabad is still undercover as the Capital Development Authority’s management is reluctant to share the details of works carried out through quotations instead of the open tendering process since 2018.
British Council launches Next Generation Report 2023
Share: ISLAMABAD - The British Council yesterday launched its Next Generation Research Report at an event here. The report comprehensively examines the perceptions of the country’s young population between the ages of 16 and 34 with specific focus on their views, values, beliefs, and actions. It assesses in detail the challenges which Pakistan’s youth face today, how it impacts their choices and decisions, and the efforts they are undertaking to transform and improve their lives.
MPs in NA call for unity against terrorism
Share: ISLAMABAD - The lawmakers in Friday’s National Assembly proceedings, voiced concerns over the recent wave of terrorism and called for restoring peace in the country through cohesion and harmony besides establishing good relations with all the regional countries. The MPs in the debate on the ‘fight against terrorism’ strongly condemned the Peshawar suicide attack and stressed the need to form a joint strategy to uproot this menace once for all.
Islamabad police to accelerate action against vehicles with tainted glasses
Share: ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad capital police continued crackdown against vehicles having black paper and tinted glasses. Special squads are constituted to take action against the vehicles, informed a police spokesman on Friday. He said that following the special directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Nasir Akbar Khan, the Islamabad capital police constituted Special squads to take action against vehicles with tinted glasses and black papers in the capital.
LHC overrules office objection to plea of PTI’s former MNAs
Share: LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday overruled objection to a petition filed by 43 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs challenging the acceptance of their resignations by the speaker of the National Assembly. The plea was fixed as an objection case before Justice Shahid Karim after the registrar’s office put an objection to it.
Maryam urges youth to clean filth from social media
Share: LAHORE - The PML-N’s Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif Friday had meetings with party’s ex-MPAs from Lahore and members of the social media team in his new role as chief organizer of the party. Chairing a meeting of the party’s social media team from Lahore division, she urged the youth to play a role in cleaning the filth from the social media.
The Potential of Stilbene Compounds to Inhibit Mpro Protease as a Natural Treatment Strategy for Coronavirus Disease-2019
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Ayesha Naseem 1, Fatima Rasool 1, Abrar Ahmed 1,* and Wayne G. Carter 2,* 1 Punjab University College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan 2 School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Derby DE22 3DT, UK * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol.
Influence of Operator Experience on Clinically Achieved Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Metal-Ceramic Crowns
Abstract Objective: To compare clinically achieved convergence angle values of teeth prepared by operators having different experience levels and relate them with recommended values. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Islamabad Pakistan, from Dec 2018 to May 2019.
Deterrence or disarmament?
The ongoing war in Ukraine has revealed a lot of myths that we commonly come across in the field of international relations. One of these, which holds importance for the entire world, is the use of nuclear weapons in international conflicts. The fact that nuclear weapons haven’t been used in conflict since 1945 has contributed to the idea that there is a “taboo” attached to their use.
EXPLAINER: What is the Muslim Festival of Eid-ul-Fitr?
With the conclusion of the Holy Month of Ramadan in most parts of the world, Muslims globally are coming together to celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr today. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and several other countries around the world are celebrating Eid today, while India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are to celebrate on Tuesday. What is Eid-ul-Fitr?
‘Hoping to Mend Ties’: President Erdogan Visits Saudi after Years of Tense Relations 
The US house of representatives has approved the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act,” reviving a world war two era weapons program, removing any obstacles to sending weapons to Ukraine. Bill had passed the Senate unanimously and now goes to President Biden for signatures. During world war 2, Washington used this bill to send weapons to Great Britain and other allies. The WW2 lend-lease was enacted by President Franklin D Roosevelt nine months before the US entered WW2.
OPINION: Anti-Islam Narratives in the Presidential Election, Present French Muslims an Impossible Choice
On Sunday 24 April, the main round of voting will take place between the two final candidates for French Presidency, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. This presidential election, which coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has seen an intense anti-Islam rhetoric throughout the mainstream campaign leaving Muslims in France with a difficult choice to make on Sunday. Before anything else, here it is worth mentioning the French Constitution.
OPINION: Everyone Is Shouting about WW3 Then why no Change in Approach?
Just under two months after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, the situation continues to escalate with regional and global peace still hanging in the balance. Recently, Russia State TV Anchor Presenter Olga Skabeyeva claimed on state television that the reason Russia’s “special operation” in Ukraine is taking so long is because the country has entered World War Three.
“Broker of Peace”: Chelsea Owner and a Close Friend of Putin, Who is Roman Abramovich?
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has roots ranging from ideology, geopolitical interests, economy, defence, and security, all of which are easier to explain and understand. But the matter gets strangely interesting when the involvement of a British Football club owner comes to light. Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman, most commonly known in the UK because of his ownership of the Chelsea Football Club since 2003.
Russia Earns China’s Backing amidst Tensions with the West over Ukraine
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Amidst international efforts for a solution over the crisis in Ukraine and growing Western pressure, China has backed Russia in opposing further NATO expansion. President Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met face-to-face for the first time since June 2019, during the former’s visit for the Winter Olympics.
Humanity at the brink of another global conflict as tensions across the world soar: is history repeating itself?
The world’s current situation presents a very bleak and disturbing picture. The plans that are being drawn globally to fight this pandemic and the attempts to find ways to overcome the real impact that this disease will have, after it phases out and becomes irrelevant, is a worrying thought in itself. But this is just one side of the coin. The other side, of course, is the situation of the world in terms of international political relations.
European governments decide on more lockdowns as Omicron threatens the festive period
Fear is a natural and powerful primitive human emotion which has been used to control and divide people from time immemorial Love and fear are two of the most powerful human endeavors that directly impact one’s daily living. Fear can be a gift in disguise as it can help one for ultimate survival. For example, if one is climbing Mount Everest, even an experienced mountaineer, will have some fear to be cautious and watch one’s steps, lest he shall fall to his death.
Struggle for a democratic Sudan continues as resistance committee calls for halt in international aid
Australian Embassy Jakarta, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Image has been cropped for the article. The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, introduced the Religious Discrimination Bill to parliament last week. This bill is not a new idea and has been a contentious piece of legislation for years. It was first released by the Attorney-General, Christian Porter, on 11th December 2019.
Libya and the UN hope for a path to stability with a General Election
Australia still has a long way to go in accepting Muslim migrants, with a recent report from the Australian Human Rights Commission finding 80% of them have experienced discrimination related to religion, race, and ethnicity. The survey conducted online was completed by over 1,000 Australian Muslims in every state and territory. The study also involved broad consultations with Muslim communities all around Australia.
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