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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.

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