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Saturday, <strong>August</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Metropolitan<br />
Nursing students protest<br />
against 'unfair results'<br />
KARACHI: A large<br />
number of male and<br />
female students of various<br />
nursing institutions in<br />
Sindh, including exam<br />
failures, on Friday, staged<br />
a protest demonstration<br />
outside the Karachi Press<br />
Club (KPC), against the<br />
Sindh Nurses Examination<br />
Board Sindh (NEBS) for<br />
what they called an unfair<br />
exam result, in which<br />
many nursing students<br />
were failed.<br />
They were carrying<br />
banners and placards with<br />
slogans against the NEBS<br />
and demanding 'fair<br />
results'. The protesters said<br />
that about 60 students of<br />
General Nursing from first<br />
KARACHI: The<br />
provincial government on<br />
Friday signed memorandum<br />
of understanding<br />
(MoUs) with six NGOs to<br />
authorize them to carryout<br />
contraceptives measures<br />
throughout the province.<br />
The MoUs were signed<br />
with Aman Healthcare,<br />
Rahnuman Family<br />
Planning Association of<br />
Pakistan, Rural Support<br />
Programmes Network,<br />
Marie Stopes Society, Save<br />
the Children and Sukh<br />
Initiative at a ceremony<br />
held at Shaheed Zulifkar<br />
Ali Bhutto Institute of<br />
KARACHI: Nurses are holding protest demonstration against Sindh Nursing Board.<br />
Sindh govt allows six NGOs to<br />
carryout contraceptives measures<br />
Science & Technology<br />
(SZABIST) in Clifton<br />
where the Sindh minister<br />
for population welfare Mir<br />
Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani<br />
was also present.<br />
Speaking on the occasion,<br />
Jakhrani said that family<br />
planning is the gateway<br />
to development in society<br />
and after the 18th amendment<br />
the department has<br />
made significant progress in<br />
expanding services.<br />
He said that we should<br />
follow the vision of<br />
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto<br />
who wanted family to be a<br />
planned family.<br />
The university chancellor<br />
and MNA Dr Azra<br />
Fazal Pechuho, who was<br />
also the head of Sindh<br />
Family Planning 2020 task<br />
force said that achieving<br />
the goal regarding the contraceptive<br />
prevalence rate<br />
(CPR) might become difficult<br />
as both partners do not<br />
put in best efforts.<br />
She said in this regard,<br />
the government has developed<br />
a Costed<br />
Implementation Plan (CIP),<br />
adding that it was a bold<br />
step by the department to<br />
provide contraceptives to<br />
NGO's for free.<br />
All Pakistan PIA scouts<br />
district secretaries forum held<br />
KARACHI: At the PIA<br />
Scouts Provincial<br />
Headquarter Karachi<br />
Airport General Manager<br />
PIA and Assistant<br />
Provincial Commissioner<br />
Mr. Qamar Shamim<br />
addressed to PIA scouts<br />
district secretaries forum<br />
in closing Ceremony that<br />
they should improve the<br />
structure of scouting in<br />
their respective districts<br />
and their scouts should be<br />
provided social and entertain<br />
able activities and customs<br />
Assistant Provincial<br />
by which they could Secretary Mr.Shamas<br />
become impressive and Khan, Secretary Public<br />
beneficial citizens. To Relations Syed Mehboob<br />
make the training systems<br />
easily understandable the<br />
Qadri , Secretary Events<br />
Ghulam Qadir , Secretary<br />
modern training should be Training Muhammad<br />
use. Provincial secretary Usman and Provincial<br />
Rashid Amin Dar was the Treasurer Sanaullah<br />
chief guest of the Bazinjo colabrated in<br />
Ceremony. District secretaries<br />
chairing the forum with<br />
of all over Pakistan provincial secretary.<br />
including Karachi ,Quetta, Forum consisted of acceptance<br />
Multan, Faisalabad,<br />
of previously recom-<br />
Lahore, Islamabad and mended points and proposing<br />
Peshawar participated.<br />
the validated recommendations.<br />
According to<br />
Provincial Spokesperson<br />
Syed Mahboob Qadri<br />
Yearly activities and training<br />
plan, domestic and<br />
Saudi Arab hajj operations<br />
, Scouts hike in northern<br />
areas , annual selection<br />
camp and annual budget<br />
was discussed in agenda.<br />
At the end wood badgers<br />
and assistant leader trainers<br />
were awarded the certificates<br />
issued by national<br />
headquarters by the<br />
chief guest.<br />
Pasban files petition against<br />
repeal of NAB Ordinance<br />
KARACHI: Pasban e Pakistan here<br />
Friday filed a constitutional petition in<br />
the Sindh High Court, challenging the<br />
repeal of the NAB Ordinance through<br />
process of provincial legislative assembly.<br />
The petitioner in their plea filed<br />
through their through their President<br />
Altaf Shakoor made chief secretary<br />
Sindh, speaker Sindh assembly and chief<br />
minister Sindh as respondents.<br />
It maintained that for the development<br />
and welfare of the country, it was necessary<br />
to check and eradicate corruption<br />
from government institutions.<br />
KARACHI: Minister Population Welfare Sindh Mir Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani along<br />
with Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and others launching the Document "Manual of Standards<br />
for Family Planning Services Sindh" at the ceremony held in SZABIST today.<br />
The NGOs representatives<br />
assured the government<br />
of their support in<br />
achieving the objectives.<br />
The population welfare<br />
department Secretary<br />
Laeeq Ahmed said that<br />
after devolution, there has<br />
been functional integration<br />
at sub district level between<br />
his and health department.<br />
PPHI and DOH have been<br />
playing their role in<br />
increasing family planning<br />
services, he added. The participants<br />
were apprised that<br />
that till date, 160 family<br />
planning camps are functioning<br />
in 10 districts.<br />
Woman among<br />
two killed in<br />
road mishaps<br />
KARACHI: Two persons<br />
including a woman<br />
were killed and one other<br />
injured in different road<br />
accidents in the metropolis<br />
on Friday.<br />
According to rescue<br />
sources, a speeding vehicle<br />
hit a motorbike at Nipa<br />
Chowrangi. As a result, a<br />
23-year-old Salman suffered<br />
severe injuries and died on<br />
the spot while a 25-year-old<br />
Amir sustained injuries. The<br />
body and injured were shifted<br />
to Jinnah Postgraduate<br />
Medical Center.<br />
Separately, a car hit a 65-<br />
year-old unknown woman<br />
while she was crossing road<br />
near Ayesha Manzil. As a<br />
result, she suffered serious<br />
injuries and died on the spot.<br />
The body was shifted<br />
to Abbasi Shaheed<br />
Hospital for a postmortem<br />
examination.<br />
KARACHI: ‘It is the<br />
need of the hour that<br />
Pakistani media should perform<br />
its role of a society’s<br />
reformer and not only as an<br />
informer, which is being<br />
done by it at present. Rating<br />
is the only purpose of electronic<br />
media now and the<br />
sense of power has made it<br />
self-proclaimed. It seems<br />
that T.V. Anchors became<br />
the extension of political<br />
parties and no research has<br />
been done before starting a<br />
take show with no result in<br />
the end in which substandard<br />
language is used.<br />
While conclusion note by<br />
the anchor at the end of a<br />
talk show is given on channels<br />
of BBC and CNN.<br />
year to final year in<br />
Karachi failed to clear<br />
their exams. They blamed<br />
this to what they called<br />
lack of fairness in results.<br />
Young Nursing<br />
Association, General<br />
Secretary, Heera Lal said<br />
new management of<br />
NEBS went for re-assessment<br />
which is not under<br />
the rule of Pakistan<br />
Nursing Council (PNC).<br />
Similarly viva voce examinations<br />
of three subjects<br />
were not held. He further<br />
said that the results were<br />
announced eight months<br />
late. The protesters said<br />
that they would hold more<br />
rallies till their demands<br />
are accepted.<br />
Police arrest<br />
50 suspects<br />
including three<br />
street criminals<br />
KARACHI: Police on<br />
Friday claimed to have<br />
apprehended 50 suspects<br />
including three street criminals<br />
from different areas of<br />
the metropolis.<br />
Police conducted search<br />
operation in Sultanabad,<br />
Monghopir and Nazimabad<br />
and detained 25 accused.<br />
Police also claimed to have<br />
recovered weapons, bullets,<br />
drugs and mobile phones<br />
from their possession.<br />
Meanwhile, the police<br />
arrested three street criminals<br />
during a raid in<br />
Saudabad area and recovered<br />
weapons and drugs<br />
from them.<br />
A police team carried<br />
out a targeted raid in a<br />
Sheesha café in North<br />
Nazimabad Block-L, and<br />
apprehended 22 Sheesha<br />
smokers. The police also<br />
seized Ingredients and<br />
equipment used to make<br />
sheesha.<br />
KARACHI: 'It is the<br />
need of the hour that<br />
Pakistani media should<br />
perform its role of a<br />
society's reformer and<br />
not only as an<br />
informer, which is<br />
being done by it at<br />
present. Rating is the<br />
only purpose of electronic<br />
media now and<br />
the sense of power has<br />
made it self-proclaimed.<br />
It seems that<br />
some T.V. anchors have<br />
become activists of<br />
political parties.”<br />
This was stated by<br />
journalist, writer and<br />
This was stated by the<br />
renowned journalist, writer<br />
and poet, Mehmood Sham<br />
while he was addressing the<br />
meeting of Shura Hamdard<br />
Karachi chapter, presided<br />
over by Justice (Rtd)<br />
Haziqul Khairi on <strong>August</strong><br />
10, <strong>2017</strong> on the theme:<br />
“Basic national problems<br />
and priorities of media” at a<br />
local hall. Mrs Sadia<br />
Rashid, President, Hamdard<br />
Foundation Pakistan was<br />
also present at the meeting.<br />
Mehmood Sham further<br />
said that the services of<br />
Madam Ruth Pfau to<br />
Pakistan were most valuable<br />
and extraordinary, but<br />
Pakistani media gave a brief<br />
news about her and all the<br />
MQM, PML (F) challenge Sindh<br />
National Accountability Ordinance<br />
1999 repeal act <strong>2017</strong> in SHC<br />
KARACHI: MQM<br />
Pakistan and Pakistan<br />
Muslim League Functional<br />
(F) have challenged the<br />
Sindh<br />
National<br />
Accountability Ordinance<br />
repeal act -<strong>2017</strong> in Sindh<br />
High Court.<br />
MQM Pakistan chief Dr<br />
Farooq Sattar and Muslim<br />
League Functional leader<br />
Sahar Abbasi filed separate<br />
petitions in High Court<br />
challenging the Sindh<br />
K A R A C H I :<br />
Muhammad Ali Jinnah<br />
University, Karachi<br />
(MAJU) has finalized its<br />
programs to celebrate<br />
Pakistan’s 70th<br />
Independence Day celebrations<br />
on Monday with<br />
great enthusiasm and fervor.<br />
Independence Day<br />
celebrations will be start-<br />
Shura condoles on demise of prominent<br />
social worker, Dr. Ruth Pfau and pays rich<br />
tribute to her Life-Long Service to Pakistan<br />
National Accountability<br />
Ordinance repeal act <strong>2017</strong><br />
implemented by provincial<br />
government in Sindh.<br />
Senator Barrister Farogh<br />
Naseem on behalf of MQM<br />
submitted petition in the<br />
court while taking the plea<br />
that the purpose behind this<br />
new law is to protect the<br />
corruption of ruling party.<br />
On the other hand,<br />
enforcing provincial law by<br />
repealing federal law is in<br />
ed with hoisting of<br />
Pakistan’s national flag at<br />
main university campus<br />
building by President,<br />
MAJU Prof. Dr. Zubair<br />
Shaikh. On this occasion,<br />
MAJU President will also<br />
inaugurate an Open House<br />
Session for the guidance<br />
and career counseling of<br />
the students seeking<br />
derogation of the basic<br />
scheme of the constitution,<br />
he added.<br />
Earlier, a notification<br />
ordering that NAB could not<br />
launch inquiry in any department<br />
of Sindh had been<br />
issued by Sindh<br />
Government to all commissioners<br />
and Deputy<br />
Commissioners.<br />
It was also said in the<br />
notification that NAB has no<br />
role in the province.<br />
MAJU finalized Independence<br />
Day celebrations progeam<br />
KARACH: Mohammad Ali linnah University,Karachi main campus building has been<br />
beautifully illuminated with colorful lights on the eve of Pakistan's 70 independence<br />
day celebrations.<br />
poet Mehmood Sham reach-based reports on<br />
addressing 'Shura education, health,<br />
Hamdard' Karachi water supply and<br />
chapter, presided over encroachment are<br />
by Justice (Rtd) being published in<br />
Haziqul Khairi on: newspapers and telecast<br />
“Basic national problems<br />
on TV. He suggest-<br />
and priorities of ed that Hamdard<br />
media”. Mrs Sadia should start its own TV<br />
Rashid, President, channel.<br />
Hamdard Foundation Justice (Rtd)<br />
Pakistan was also present<br />
Haziqul Khairi said<br />
at the meeting. that Shaheed Hakim<br />
Mehmood Sham said Mohammed Said wanted<br />
that the services of Dr<br />
to reform the<br />
Ruth Pfau were most Pakistani nation. This Usman<br />
valuable but media purpose could be Khurshid<br />
gave brief news about achieved through a<br />
her demise. He said no Hamdard TV channel.<br />
time it was busy in covering<br />
the journey of a disqualified<br />
prime minister. Priorities of<br />
TV channel had changed,<br />
because dealers of gold,<br />
cigarette and ghee had<br />
become the owners of TV<br />
channels, having no background<br />
of journalism.<br />
Owners of newspaper had<br />
become the editors-in-chief<br />
and thus became entitled to<br />
intervene in editorials and<br />
news items, resulting in less<br />
control of editors on news<br />
and editorials, he added.<br />
He said, no reach-based<br />
reports on education,<br />
health, pure water and<br />
encroachment are being<br />
published in newspapers<br />
and telecast on TV.<br />
admissions in next semester<br />
of the university. To<br />
mark the occasion an intra<br />
universities singing competition<br />
of national songs<br />
will also be held at university<br />
auditorium in which<br />
cash awards and shields<br />
will be present to the participating<br />
students on getting<br />
top positions.<br />
Entry test for admission in universities<br />
today at MAJU, NED and IBA<br />
KARACHI: Entry Test for admission at<br />
universities will be held on <strong>12</strong>th & 13th<br />
<strong>August</strong> at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University,<br />
Karachi (MAJU) under the supervision of<br />
Higher Education Commission.(HEC) It is<br />
mentioned here that HEC has established<br />
Education Testing Council (ETC) under which<br />
standardized tests will be conducted for the<br />
undergraduate students admission in Fall-<strong>2017</strong><br />
semester for various public and private sectors<br />
universities in Pakistan. The basic aim to constitute<br />
ETC is to hold Uniform, accessible and<br />
competitive assessment base for admission in<br />
universities. The test will be conducted across<br />
Pakistan in 26 cities including Karachi.<br />
According to HEC sources, in Karachi around<br />
14, 658 students will be participated in this<br />
entry test at three centers which have been<br />
established at Mohammad Ali Jinnah<br />
University, NED University of Engineering &<br />
Technology and Institute of Business<br />
Administration (IBA) Karachi main campus.<br />
Need stressed for bring media reforms<br />
Justice (Rtd) Zia<br />
Pervez was of the opinion<br />
that the new and<br />
comprehensive definition<br />
of news items<br />
should be determined<br />
so that news item could<br />
be able to set the whole<br />
city a blazed.<br />
Anwar Aziz<br />
Jakartawalla, Dr.<br />
Rizwana Ansari,<br />
Anwarul Haq, Prof.<br />
Kafeel Ahmed, Dr.<br />
Tanvir Khalid, Sheikh<br />
Damohi,<br />
Hashmi,<br />
Khalida Ghaus, Shamim<br />
Kazmi and others spoke.<br />
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch<br />
alogn with Municipal Commissioner, Imran Aslam,<br />
Chairperson Healyh Committee, Saira Baloch inspecting<br />
cleaning work at Dawood Chowrangi.<br />
KARACHI: Chairman District Council Salman Abdullah<br />
Murad inspecting decoration work at Shah Latif Family Park.<br />
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Korangi, Syed Nayar Raza<br />
along with Vice Chairman, Syed Ahmed Ali and KWSB officials<br />
inspecting development works at Malir Kala Board.