1 October 2016

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Saturday, October 1, 2016
Metropolitan
Gunmen attack police in Karachi,
free two alleged target killers
KARACHI, Sep 30:
Unidentified armed men
ambushed two policemen
who carried two operatives
of Lyari gang, a notorious
group of thugs involved in
kidnappings for ransom and
target killings among other
crimes, in a private vehicle
and successfully freed their
supposed aides in Baloch
Colony.
One of the three security
personnel named Rafique
was killed, another was critically
wounded while one
remained unharmed as the
miscreants resorted to gunfire
in the attempt.
The two criminals who
fled the scene along with
the attackers were reportedly
arrested on charges of
target killings.
Contingents of Rangers
and police reached the
COURTS
KARACHI: Security officials gather at the site after unidentified gunmen attacked a police
mobile and managed to free two alleged target killers in Manzoor Colony near Malir River.
923 more vehicles impounded for default, violations
KARACHI, Sep 30: Excise
and Taxation Department
Sindh has impounded 923
vehicles and seized the documents
of 2681 vehicles for
default and violation of rules.
On the special directives of
provincial Minister for Excise
and Taxation Mukesh Kumar
Chawla, a road checking campaign
was launched across
Sindh from 20th September to
29th September. In Karachi,
Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana,
Mirpurkhas and Shaheed
Benazirabad, overall 24117
vehicles were checked.
The breakup of checked
vehicles is as Karachi 11370,
Hyderabad 4412, Sukkur
Annual students research seminar
Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry
KARACHI, Sep 30: Like previous
years, Hamdard College
of Medicine & Dentistry
organized the Annual Students
Research Seminar at the
College. In which fourth year
MBBS students presented nine
research papers on various
important health related topics.
On this occasion, Madam
Sadia Rashid, Chancellor of
Hamdard University, was the
Chief Guest. Others who were
present included Professor Dr.
Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice
Chancellor of Hamdard
University, Deans, Professors
and faculty members of the
University.
The panel of judges for
evaluating the presentations
included Dr. Fatema Jawad,
Chief Editor of Journal of
Pakistan Medical Association
(JPMA), Professor Dr. Brig ®
Khalid Hassan Mehmood,
Dean, United Medical
College, Professor Dr. Masood
Kadir, Vice-Chair, Department
of Community Health
Sciences Aga Khan University
and Dr. Kashif Shafique,
Principal, School of Public
Health, Dow University of
Health sciences. The main
objective of this seminar is to
promote research culture
among the students and faculty
members of the University.
KARACHI: Prof. Dr. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice Chancellor Hamdard University giving away
the shield to successful Annual Students Research Seminar organized by Hamdard College
of Medicine & Dentistry at Hamdard University Mrs. Sadia Rashid Chancellor, Hamdard
University is also present on this occasion.
Demo held against DMC East for not
removing sewerage from graveyard
KARACHI, Sep 30: A large
number of residents on
Friday continued their
protest in Sachal Goth on
third consecutive day
against
District
Municipality Corporation
(DMC) East for not pumping
out accumulated sewerage
from the local graveyard
since one and half
months.
Despite staging a protest
demonstration against
DMC East by hundreds of
residents, the relevant
authorities have still not
contacted with affected residents
who have been
demanding solution to the
issue soon.
Annoyed protesters, carrying
placards and banners
outside graveyard, shouted
slogans against the newly
elected Safoora Union
Council's Chairman, Ilyas
Gabol and Vice Chairman
Maula Bux Chand for noncooperation
with residents.
The residents demanded
of the local government to
get the graveyard cleared of
sewerage as soon as possible
and urged action against
those involved in the issue.
Alleged encroachment
on amenity plot: SHC
dissatisfies with KDA's report
KARACHI, Sep 30: The Sindh High Court
(SHC) on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction
on the report of Acting
Director Land Karachi
Development Authority (KDA)
according to which the amenity
plot in North Karachi is not being
used for commercial purpose in fact it was
a commercial plot.
The SHC bench, headed by Justice
Nadeem Akhter, was hearing the petition
filed by Muhammad Siddiue Rafi and Syed
Shehzad, the president and general secretary
of Gulshan Farooq Social Welfare
Association, submitting that the construction
are being raised on the plot allocated
for amenity purpose in Town Ship North
Karachi but the authorities concerned had
failed to restrain them.
While complying up the court directives,
acting director of the KDA's land
department appeared in Thursday's hearing
and submitted that according to the record,
the said plot was commercial and the stanch
of the petitioners was false.
The court expressed its dissatisfaction
on KDA's report and summoned
Master Plan Officer of KDA
along with entire record and original
plan pertaining to the plot by the
next hearing scheduled for 21st October
2016.
Earlier, the petitioners had submitted
that a plot, allocated for amenity purpose,
was being used commercially and residentially
but authorities concerned were not
willing to take action for the evacuation of
the land from the grabbers.
4298, Larkana 1148,
Mirpurkhas 1921 and
Shaheed Benazirabad 968.
Due to non-payment of motor
vehicle taxes and non availability
of proper documents,
923 vehicles were impounded
while the documents of 2681
vehicles were seized.
Rs 12,686,921 was collected
in term of due taxes and
fines as well. However, 1604
impounded vehicles have
been released after receiving
tax and fines. Chawla has
congratulated the checking
teams for conducting a successful
campaign and said
that it was a great achievement
with collective efforts.
Socially sustainable
enterprises in Pakistan
still need strengthening
KARACHI, Sep 30: Pakistan's
social entrepreneurship ecosystem
still requires dedicated
investors and knowledge base
to grow socially responsible
businesses and contribute to
youth employment; this was
the main focus of speakers at
the University town hall on
“Social Entrepreneurship:
Breaking Glass Ceilings” held
at the Karachi School of
Business and Leadership on
previous day by Jinnah
Institute and KSBL.
Starting the dialogue,
Nadeem Hussain said that
socially sustainable enterprises
in Pakistan still need strengthening
of the eco-system,
investors and mentors to support
young men and women
that want to start businesses
targeting service provision for
the poor in Pak He added that
unfortunately even today, most
loans are going to old businesses
instead of supporting new
business ideas of youth cohort.
He said that it was unfortunate
that universities in Pak focused
on creating business managers
rather than business owners.
Asad Jafri added that ACU-
MEN is one such platform
which invests in leaders that
serve the bottom of pyramid.
crime scene after learning
about the untoward incident
while the injured cop
was shifted to Jinnah
Hospital for treatment.
Seemi Jamali, medic in
charge of emergency at the
hospital has stated that a
bullet punctured policeman’s
head.
Analysts have
expressed their reservations
regarding the fact
that the cops were using a
private vehicle to shift the
criminals.
However, many have
argued that although
wrong, police more often
than not shift criminals to
court and back to prison in
either rickshaws, motorcycles
or other modes of
transport due to lack of
required number of police
vehicles.
'Nation united to foil
Indian conspiracies
against CPEC'
KARACHI, Sep 30: The
Pakistani nation is united to
foil the conspiracies against
the China-Pak Economic
Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan
Army is fully capable and
ready to give a befitting
reply to any aggression and
if India dared to wage a war
it would itself burn in its
fire, said speakers of a
demo outside the Karachi
Press Club (KPC) here on
Friday.
The participants of the
demo arranged by Pasban e
Pakistan, carrying national
flags raised slogans of long
live Pakistan. They condemned
the war crimes of
Indian occupation forces in
the held Kashmir. They
said the heroic struggle of
freedom fighters in
Kashmir has baffled India
and now it has resorted to
firing over the Line of
Control and hurling threats
of water terrorism. They
said the Pakistan nation
fully understands the frustration
of Indian extremist
junta and is poised to reply
it in the same coin.
Dengue cases on the
rise again in Karachi
KARACHI, Sep 30: As
many as 85 more dengue
fever cases have been
reported in Karachi in a
week, taking the patients toll
to 1,250 in the city since 1st
January 2016.
According to the weekly
report issued by Prevention
and Control Program for
Dengue in Sindh, at least 95
new dengue fever cases surfaced
in Sindh province
from 23 to 29 September
2016 out of which 85 were
reported in Karachi, five in
Mithi or Tharparkar, four in
Hyderabad and one in
Sukkur.
In Karachi, a total of 85
new dengue fever cases
were detected out of which
17 were reported from
District Central, 19 from
District South, six from
District West, 33 from
District East, six from
District Korangi and four
from District Malir.
In 2016, a total of 1,367
dengue fever cases had been
reported in Sindh province
since 1st January 2016, out
of which 1,250 were detected
from Karachi, 43 from
Hyderabad, 13 from Mithi or
Tharparkar, nine from
Sukkur, seven from Ghotki,
six each from Larkana &
Tando Muhammad Khan,
five from Khairpur, four
each from Mirpurkhasr &
Shikarpur, three each from
Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad,
Naushero Feroz & Thatta
,two each from Badin,
Jamshoro,Umer Kot &
Sanghar.
A total three deaths were
also reported from dengue
fever in the province so far
out of which two from
Karachi and one from
Shaheed Benazirabad.
KARACHI: Mr. S.M. Muneer, C.E. TDAP addressing at the Oath taking ceremony 2016. All
Private Schools Management Association Sindh at local Club Karachi.
HRCP raises voice for
rights of mine workers
KARACHI, Sep 30: The regulation
of the mining industry
in all parts of Pakistan
needed to be urgently looked
at in order to prevent injury
and loss of lives among mine
workers, mitigate hazards to
the environment and minimize
mining-related displacement
and its impact.
This was the consensus of
a two-day national consultation
on concerns regarding
the mining sector organised
by the Human Rights
Commission of Pakistan
(HRCP) that concluded here
on Friday.
HRCP’s ‘National
Consultation on Mining,
Environment and Workers’
Rights’ brought speakers
together from all the
provinces as well as Gilgit-
Baltistan and Federally
Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA).
Advisor shocked at
children's death in blaze
KARACHI, Sep 30: Advisor
to Chief Minister Sindh on
Information Moula Bux
Chandio has expressed his
deep sorrow and grief over
Bait-ul- Mal Mirpurkhas
Sweet Home fire in which
five children lost their lives.
Provincial Advisor said that a
high level inquiry has been
ordered in the incident and if
negligence of officials was
found, they will be dealt with
strictly according to law.
Chandio further informed
that Sindh government had
also taken notice of this tragic
incident and ordered
inquiry. Advisor Information
added that hospital and local
administration had been
directed to provide best medical
facilities to the injured
children.
Building Information Modeling Centre opened in NED Varsity
KARACHI, Sep 30: NED University of
Engineering and Technology's (NEDUET)
Dept of Civil Engineering Co-Chairman Prof
Dr Rizwan Farooqui has said that BIM Centre
established at the department's premises will
provide free service to industrialists for resolving
pre-construction issues of high rise and
complex structured buildings related to wind
zones, emergency exits, temperature through
developing visual models of the projects at the
centre. Giving overview of the BIM to the audience
at the inaugural ceremony of BIM Centre
held at Video Conference Hall of NEDUET's
Department of Civil Engineering, Prof Farooqi
said that first BIM centre in Pak was gifted from
NED Alumni Association of Tri-State
(NEDATS) to students of the NED Varsity and
the industrialists for their benefit and they had
funded at least Rs 2.4 mln for BIM centre which
was developed with total cost of Rs 3.5 mln.
KARACHI: Pakistani people hold demonstration against brutality by Indian Army over the
Muslims of Kashmir, Indian Government and Indian Army aggression at the Line of Control
(LOC), and in favor of Pakistan Army, under the banner of Aafia Movement at Karachi press club.
Representatives from the
academia, civil society, the
legal fraternity, media and
activists were in attendance.
The speakers expressed
grave concern over the
authorities’ failure to ensure
implementation of the legal
provisions that could protect
the lives and the rights
of the mine workers and
also prevent serious damage
to the environment on
account of unregulated mining
operations.
The speakers noted that as
an industrial sector, mining
had tremendous potential in
providing viable economic
development and sustainable
employment opportunities.
Yet, in terms of the applicable
regulatory regime, lack of
enforcement, and punishment
and penalties, much
reform was required.
The participants stressed
that an important step
towards that end would be a
comprehensive survey to collate
the actual labour
employed by sector, which
should inform an urgently
needed policy on protecting
the lives and rights of mine
workers. They said the workforce
in the mining sector
was particularly vulnerable
because most workers were
seasonal and migratory and
there was no check on mine
owners putting profit over
their safety.
Taking all possible steps
to eliminate the health hazards
and loss of life in mines,
ensuring that workers had
equitable compensation and
all the benefits that they were
entitled to at least under the
prevailing laws, and sufficient
disability recompense
was urgently needed, the participants
said.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwer along with Vice
Chairman, Abdull Rauf Khan inspecting cleanliness work on
the eve of Muharramul Haram.
KARACHI: Municipal Commissioner DMC West, Ashfaq
Ahmed Mallah inspecting ongoing cleanliness work at
District West.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch
along with Vice Chairman, Abdull Khaliq Murwat review public
issues at Haji Shah Ali Goth.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Korangi, Syed Nayyar Raza
inspecting cleanliness work around various Imambargahs
on the occasion of Muharramul Haram.