Category: District

Rawalpindi:President of the United Nations General Assembly Ms Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ, in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including regional security were discussed.

The visiting dignitary acknowledged and appreciated Pakistan Army’s contributions for United Nations in maintaining peace, stability and rehabilitation in conflict zones.

She also said that UN values Pakistan’s role in the war against terror and efforts to resolve the regional issues.

The Chief of Army Staff thanked visiting dignitary for her acknowledgment and contributions as part of UN.

Pishin:National Anti-Polio campaign continued for second day in 33 Districts of Balochistan including Quetta.

According to Rashid Razaq, Coordinator, Polio Emergency Centre Balochistan, on first day of campaign, children below the age of five in all the 33 districts of Balochistan were administered polio vaccine and drops of Vitamin.

During three days campaign, the target of vaccination of 25 lac children had been set. According to Coordination, in the Anti Polio campaign, 10356 medical teams would participate in polio immunization campaign including 8829 Mobile Teams, 951 Fixed Sites and 576 Transit Points.

Special steps were being taken at bordering areas including District Killa Abdullah as the virus existed in Afghanistan. According to Rashid Razaq, Coordinator, Polio Emergency Centre, Balochistan that the polio virus might affect children in high risk Districts of Balochistan viz., Quetta, Pishin and Killa Abdullah; therefore, the International Technical Advisory Group suggested focusing on those Districts.

LARKANA:Students of Chandka Medical College (CMC) held a big protest demonstration at their college gate here on Tuesday against lack of proper facilities in their college.

Students including Imran Abro, Waqar Khoso, Muhammad Ali Mahar, Sattar Mazari and others alleged that hot water facility is not available in their hostel rooms in this winter season due to which they have to use cold water due to which students have caught infections of ear, nose and throat infections and some of them are also suffering from fever.

They further said that clean drinking water is also not available in their college due which students are forced to drink highly contaminated water having foul smell.

They said no tour has been arranged for them for past three years. They urged the Vice Chancellor, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, to take immediate notice of the problems faced by them and resolve them without further delay.

Hub:The death toll in a deadly bus-truck collision near Lasbela on Monday evening has reached 27 after another victim succumbed to his injuries at Civil Hospital Karachi.

The deadly mishap occurred near Bella cross area when a passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a truck.

Head of local Edhi Foundation Hakeem Lasi said some 35 passengers were travelling in the coach, going to Panjgur from Karachi. He said 21 dead bodies have already been recovered and 14 injured shifted to local civil hospital, three of them in critical condition.

The bodies of the deceased were brought to Edhi’s morgue at Sohrab Goth. The bodies will be handed over to the bereaved relatives after DNA tests, officials said.

Bahawalnagar:Winter rains increased cold in Bahawalnagar, Dunga Bunga and adjoining areas on Monday.

Demand for woollies, firewood, dry fruits, eggs and chicken increased and also so their prices. The poor and low income families suffer a lot due to sudden price hike. The sale of second-hand clothes is also on the rise.

After the rains, low laying areas went inundated with rainwater, as civic agencies once again failed to serve the citizens properly.

LARKANA:Performance of Larkana Municipal Corporation (LMC) and Sepco was exposed when it intermittently rained here since last sunset.

All low lying roads and streets remained inundated with rainwater for which no specific efforts were taken to drain out standing water. Localities such as underpass, Ayoob Colony, Shahbaz Colony, Ali Goharabad, Yar Muhammad Colony, Murad Wahan, Mumtaz Colony, Kausar Mill, Bhains Colony, Nazar Muhalla, Hyderi Muhalla, Baitul Mal Colony and other areas remained under water for which no sanitation staff was deployed to drain out the standing rainwater causing hardships for the commuters.

Likewise, electricity remained off in Larkana, Naundero and other adjoining villages for 24 hours after the rain showing the sheer negligence of local Sepco engineers and their line staff. Despite the fact that 4-core cable is being installed in Ratodero, Naundero and other parts of the district to stop theft but even then line staff is not supplied with required cable and consumers are being asked to procure the same from the market at high cost to get an electricity connection.

In Ratodero cable system has been almost completed but in Naundero cable supply is very short as from one pole to another cable is not available due to which consumers are suffering very badly. The residents have urged the higher authorities to take notice of the highhandedness of the Sepco and provide cable which is their job as consumers will purchase their cable from meter to their residence but poles cannot be left without cable.

LARKANA:Land levelling work of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Girls Cadet College started near Moenjo Daro on Monday.

Sources said here on Monday that the total cost of the project is Rs1600million out of which Rs400 million rupees have already been released during current fiscal year by the Sindh Government.

The original completion period of the college was three years but it has been desired by the Sindh Government that the college should be completed within two years.

Approximately 200 acres of land of Boys Cadet College is being used for the girls cadet college where hostels, admin block, academic blocks, canteen, play grounds, library and other buildings will be constructed. With the construction of this college, girls’ education will be improved in the province.