21 March 2017

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Metropolitan
PPP challenges population
census process in SHC
KARACHI, Mar 20:
Pakistan People’s Party
(PPP) has challenged in
Sindh High Court (SHC)
the process of holding
population census by federal
government .
PPP senator Farhat
Ullah Babar filed a petition
in SHC Monday challenging
the process of population
census.
The petitioner took the
plea that government
should allay the reservations
of all segments over
census after stopping this
process temporarily
KARACHI, Mar 20 installation in any public
:Formal opening of the hospital of the country.
country's first free of cost Position Emission
PET/CT Cyclotron facility Tomography popularly
which is used for detection
and treatment of cancer
patients will be formally
known as PET/CT is the
back bone of all oncology
treatment. It helps to the
inaugurated at the SIUT's doctor to diagnose the
Mehrunissa Medical Center stages of cancer and helps
of Korangi tomorrow ( the to decide methodology
Wednesday). The facility required for the treatment.
had become operational Currently there are five
since December last year. PET/CT Scanners throughout
The important aspect of
the country which
the facility is that is the first includes two in Lahore and
KARACHI, Mar 20: Justice
(R) Majida Rizvi,
Chairperson Human Rights
Commission of Sindh
stressed the need to establish
consumer courts in lower
courts of all districts of
Sindh province which need
proper coordination between
all stakeholders and the government
machinery. She was
presidingover a seminar on
“Importance of Consumer
Rights in Pakistan” organized
by The Consumers Eye
Pakistan TCEP, Helpline
Trust and Consumer Voice
Pakistan with the support of
Intellectual Property
Organization of Pakistan-
IPO, Dairy & Cattle Farmers
KARACHI: Censes official along with security officials collecting data of family members
from a resident of Defence area.
SIUT to offer first free cancer scanning facility
Association, Consumer
Voice Mag,and National
Citizen Forum on occasion
of World Consumer Rights
Day 2017. Justice (R)
Majida Rizvi Chairperson
HRCS in her speech said
that consumer rights are now
becomes Human rights and
Human rights are the basis
on which civil society
moves towards an advanced
state of social development.
She lauded the Services of
Mr Umar Ghauri and Mr
Hamid Maker for their
efforts regarding Consumers
empowerment in Pakistan.
Chief Guest Mian Zahid
Hussain President Pakistan
Businessmen and
three in Karachi.In comparison
with other developing
countries there are 150 in
neighboring India. A single
session of PET/CT session
cost around Rs 45 thousand
to Rs 60 thousand in private
hospitals while SIUT is the
only medical establishment
in the country which provides
this state of the art
medical services free of cost.
The Sindh Government
extended wholehearted support
to SIUT in installing the
KARACHI: Dry fruits vendors, who are the women belonging to Hindu community are
holding protest demonstration against high handedness of police.
JI THANKS PEOPLE GATHERED AGAINST KE, NADRA
Govt will have to take Orangi seriously: Hafiz Naeem
Dr SJA Jafri
KARACHI, Mar 20:
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi
Chief Engr. Hafiz Naeemur-Rehman
has thanked people
of Karachi for their overwhelming
response to the
JI's rally in Orangi Town.
Earlier on Sunday, thousands
of people took to
streets in Orangi, demanding
redress of thier miseries as in
pursuance to its demands on
provision of civic facilities
to Karachiites. They rally
was organized by JI Karachi
Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Mar 20: Renowned
Nuclear Scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer
Khan said that when India conducted
nuclear tests in 1974, I wrote letter to
the Prime Minister (PM) Zulfikhar Ali
Bhutto from Holland and offered my
chapter. In a statement on
Monday, the JI leader said
that Karachi and particularly
Orangi Town has become a
town of problems while the
rulers are showing a criminal
negligence towards the
prolonged issues of the residents.
Engr. Hafiz Naeem-ur-
Rehman said that
Karachiites were betrayed
by those who claimed to be
the representatives of the
city. Instead of uplifting the
status of the city and the citizens,
the so called leaders
only raised the living standards
of their own families.
He added that the city was
victimized of the divide and
rule policy, he added.
He vowed that the JI
would not put the citizens on
the mercy of thug rulers. He
said that the party would
increase the momentum of
its drive for the rights of citizens.
He also appealed
masses to maintain unity
among themselves so as to
the fascist elements in the
disguise of politicians could
not use again anyone.
services for Pakistani nuclear program.
PM Bhutto called me immediately,
during meeting I ensured him
that we can make better nuclear
weapons than India. I had no political
background that’s why I PM Bhutto
gave me the responsibility of the
nuclear program and we acquired
Intellectuals Forum PBIF in
his speech said, Pakistani
traders should realized consumer's
importance not
only for the betterment of
their businesses but for the
specialized medical treatment
facility as this facility
will go a long way in treating
the patients coming from
interior of the province and
other parts of the country.
Cancer is a major health
issue all over the world and
presently the second leading
cause of death in developed
countries while in developing
world the issue is equally
alarming as more than six
out of deaths are caused by
cancer.
Road Checking
Campaign launched
across Sindh
KARACHI, Mar 20: On the
directives of Provincial
Minister for Excise and
Taxation Mukesh Kumar
Chawla, a Road Checking
Campaign has been
launched from today till
31st March to nab the tax
defaulting vehicles across
the province. For the purpose,
11 teams consisting of
officers and officials have
been constituted in Karachi
only to recover motor vehicles
tax to those who have
not deposited the tax yet.
E&T Department has
selected 38 places in
Karachi where the assigned
teams will check the vehicles
plying on the roads.
Chawla has directed the
assigned staff to wear proper
uniforms during the road
checking Campaign and no
violation will be tolerated
in this regard. He advised
the owners of the vehicles
in their own interest to
deposit due tax before
bringing their vehicles on
the roads to avoid any
unpleasant situation
because tax defaulting vehicles
would be impounded
and would be released only
after payment of due tax
and penalty too.
Pakistan has no security threats due to
its nuclear weapons: Dr AQ Khan
nuclear capability in a span of mere
six years which was a great milestone.
He was addressing at the prize distribution
ceremony of the poster competition
organized by Dr A.Q Khan
Institute (KIBGE) Karachi University
at KIBGE Auditorium, Karachi
University.
strong economy. He further
said “we are the worst
nation in the world in
terms of consumer rights
in masses, need special
focus on rural populated
because if government
didn’t address the concerns
of all provinces then it will
not be good for the country
and also for the federation.
Balochistan and Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa had
expressed their reservations
over population census
earlier and it is basic
demand of PPP that the
whole process of conducting
census should be transparent.
Federal government
and Pakistan Bureau of
Statistics have been made
respondents in the petition.
Teachers tests:
Demo held against
delay in appointments
KARACHI, Mar 20:
Eligible candidates for the
post of teachers staged a
protest demonstration outside
the Karachi Press Club
here on Monday against
inordinate delay in their
appointments by the Sindh
Education Department.
The protestors, carrying
banners and placards,
chanted slogans, like 'stop
killing merit' against the
Sindh Education
Department and demanded
issuance of the appointment
orders within a week.
This protest was organized
by the qualified candidates
for the post of the headmasters
and headmistress.
The Sindh Education
Department had to recruit
head teachers through a
transparent testing system,
but it has failed to issue the
appointment letters to 1080
candidates who had
cleared the written test and
interview.
KARACHI, Mar 20:
Administrative Judge of
the Anti-terrorism Courts
on Monday allowed the
Counter Terrorism
Department (CTD) to
keep two suspects on
physical remand for their
alleged involvement in
Chuadhry Aslam murder
case.
Police's department
produced accused Zafar
Ali alias Sain after the
completion of his remand
and Ubaid aka Abi for the
first time and requested
the court to grant their
physical remand for interrogation.
The CTD claimed that
the suspects were arrested
after an encounter conducted
on March 6 along
with other accomplices
and huge cache of explosives
was also seized. The
CTD maintained that during
the interrogation, the
suspects had disclosed
their involvement in the
murder of Chuadhry
Aslam.
areas are the main victim
of counterfeit products of
FMCG. Mr Umar Ghauri,
Chairman Consumers Eye
Pakistan in his key note
speech said “There is an
CM says provision of
drinking water top priority
KARACHI, Mar 20: Sindh
Chief Minister Syed
Murad Ali Shah has said
that water shortage in
Kharif is expected from 10
to 60 percent; therefore, he
has directed Irrigation
department to evolve strategy
to provide drinking
water to people on priority.
This he said while presiding
over a meeting on
expected water shortages
during the upcoming
Kharif season here at the
CM House . Secretary
Irrigatyion Jamal Shah told
the meeting that the water
availability situation has
worsened with the new
spell of snowfall in
Northern areas and reduction
in the temperature.
The run-off from the
catchments has reduced
which resulted in alarming
KARACHI, Mar 20: The
Pakistan Coast Guards
(PCG) have seized a huge
cache of drugs during search
operation in coastal areas
and arrested the smugglers
allegedly involved in it.
As per details, PCGs
have conducted a search
operation following the
instructions of Director
General. The concerned
commanders have constituted
various mobile raiding
parties and searched the suspicious
places.
The mobile raiding team
has searched a suspicious
house located in Pathan
colony near Thatta and
recovered 65 kg of charas
from a person residing in it.
The team witnessed a
suspicious Suzuki van near
Gharu (Thatta) and persuaded
it. The smugglers in
the van have opened fire on
Establish consumer courts in all districts of Sindh: Justice (R) Majida Rizvi
KARACHI: Justice (R) Majida Rizvi, Mian Zahid Hussain President PBIF, Umar Ghauri
Chairman TCEP, Hamid Maker, Waheed A. Sheikh IPO Pakistan, Rasim Khan, Shakir
Gujjar and others in Seminar "Importance of Consumer Rights in Pakistan.
CTD gets remand of two
suspects in Chuadhry
Aslam murder case
depletion of Tarbella and
Mangla Reservoirs.
He said that indent of
the province of Sindh at
Chashama Barrage in
March 2, 10 daily is
40,000 CFS against which
22,798 CFS is the total
flow of the downstream
Chashma. This includes
the Punjab requirement of
the canals off-taking from
Taunsa Barrage.
The secretary said that
the expected shortage
would start from March
18, starting from 10 percent
to 60 percent in the
first 10-daily of April. He
added that the situation has
a similar trend as of the
year 2012 with better hope
that the snow fall in the
2017 is more than that of
the 2012. The complication
is the abrupt fall in
the personnel of PCG, in
response they also retaliated.
The smugglers have
managed to escape from
the scene while benefitting
the darkness while leaving
the van. The personnel of
Skardu temperature.
“IRSA has informed if
melting of snow and rainfalls
are delayed, the situation
may further aggravate
and can extended to the
end of April 2017,” he
said.
The chief minister said
that he had directed him to
hold a meeting with chief
engineers of all three barrages
and discuss the way
forward to face the ultimate
situation at maximum
shortage that the province
would face.
The secretary Irrigation
said that almost all the
canals have to bear 50 percent
shortage in the supply
of water however, the
experience of dealing with
such a situation already
exists and would be dealt
according.
PCG seizes huge drug cache,
smugglers arrested
The Investigating
Officer requested the
judge to allow them to
interrogate the suspects
in police officer murder
case by granting their
physical remand. While
accepting the police
request, the court handed
the suspects over to
police till March 25.
Besides, these accused,
the police have shown
then chief of banned
T e h r e e k - i - T a l i b a n
Pakistan Mullah
Fazlullah, spokesperson
Shahidullah Shahid, the
head of proscribed
L a s h k a r - i - J h a n g v i
(Naeem Bukhari group)
Naeem Bukhari, and others
as absconders in the
case.
SP Mohammad Aslam
Khan better known as
Chaudhry Aslam and two
policemen were killed
when an explosive-laden
vehicle rammed into their
car on the Lyari
Expressway in January
2014.
urgent requirement for setting
up consumer court in
Sindh under the Sindh
Consumer Protection Bill
2014, to protect consumers’
right as well as to
end the nefarious practice
of adulteration, counterfeiting
and overcharging
by the traders and Openly
sold adulterated food products
are taking people
lives. He asked Murad Ali
Shah, Chief Minister
Sindh to establish
Consumer Courts at the
earliest so that the hapless
citizens of Sindh are protected
from counterfeit,
lookalike, substandard
products and services.
KARACHI: Coast Guard staffs showing marijuana and
drugs apprehended during raids in Thatta and its suburbs,
during press conference at PCG House.
PCG have taken the van
into custody. During the
searching of van, the raiding
team has recovered 6 kg
of charas and 456 bottles of
liquor hidden in the secret
cells of the van.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi inaugurating
new road in New Karachi.
KARACHI: Citizens are recreating pleasant evening
while enjoying flower show held at Model Park organized
by District Korangi.
KARACHI: Chairman District Council, Salman Abdullah
Murad along with Chief Officer, Masroor Ahmed Memon
inspecting road carpeting.
KARACHI: Administrator DMC West, Ghulam Fareed
inspecting ongoing cleanliness work.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwar Baloch paid
a detailed visit of Baloch Colony to review and inspect
ongoing works.