9 Nov 2018

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Friday, November 9, 2018
Metropolitan
Anti encroachment drive enters
4th day; 70pc of Saddar cleared
Computer science revolution
changing world, Dr. Zubair Shaikh
KARACHI: A grand
anti-encroachment operation
in Saddar area Karachi
entered the 4th day on
Thursday, and more illegal
shops were demolished.
The operation was started
on Monday 5th
November from the
Passport Office, which is
now moved to Akbar Road
area.
Officials of anti –
encroachment department
of Karachi Metropolitan
Corporation (KMC) along
with heavy contingents of
Sindh police and paramilitary
forces were present
during the operation. KMC
used heavy machinery and
dumpers to carry out the
operation.
Illegal shops and structures
erected on footpaths
were demolished on the
fourth day of the operation.
KARACHI: A World
Bank delegation met with
Provincial Minister of
Sind for Local
Government and Kacchi
Abadies Saeed Ghani on
Thursday and briefed him
on the modernization
efforts of water and sewerage
system in Karachi and
a project of WSSIP’s project
for the purpose.
The four member delegation
was led by Andres
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar is visiting the Empress Market after the
anti-encroachment operation conducted by Karachi Metropolitan Market (KMC).
It was carried out in the
areas around New Preedy
Street, Abdullah Haroon
Road and Regal Chowk.
Shahnawaz Ali told the PPI
that in four days more than
150 illegally constructed
shops and thousands of
has already been removed
from Saddar.’’
He said that the main
problem in Saddar is at
Operation in-charge of sunshades were demolished
least 1000 illegally con-
District Municipal
in Saddar. He said: structed shops around the
Corporation (DMC) South, “70 per cent encroachment Empress Market building
WB's delegation briefs minister on project
of water, sewerage system
Rodi, senior water
resource management
specialist. Other members
were Farhan Ullah Sami,
senior water and sanitation
specialist, Sarah
Afridi, associate investment
officer and Basharat
Saeed, water resource
specialist.
The delegation assured
Ghani with investment by
the World Bank in the sector.
The provincial minister
Ghani asked for details of
the concerned projects
from MD Water Board and
other officials, and
instructed them to complete
a comprehensive feasibility
report and prepare
PC1 in this regard. He
stressed for the rapid practical
work to complete the
project.
Ghani also agreed with
the suggestions from the
KARACHI: Anti encroachment operation in progress demolishing illegal encroachment
during anti encroachment drive under the supervision of Karachi Metropolitan
Corporation (KMC) over directions of Supreme Court of Pakistan orders, at Regal Chowk.
8 arrested from Karachi
KARACHI: Police
arrested eight accused
from different parts of
the city on Thursday.
Police conducted raid
near PIB Colony and
arrested three accused. A
drug peddler was arrested
from Paposh Nagar
and one kilogram
hashish recovered from
him. He was identified as
a Kashif, said to be a
serving policeman of
Madina Colony police
station.
Separately, four
accused were held from
Baghdadi area of Lyari
and arms and drugs
recovered from them.
delegation for administrative
reforms.
Khalid Haider Shah,
Secretary for Local
Government, Khalid
Sheikh, MD Water Board,
Ayub Sheikh, DMD
Planning Water Board,
Muhammad Shakeel
Qureshi, Director
Investment Karachi and
Sewerage Services
Improvement and other
also attended the meeting.
45-year-old
man commits
suicide
KARACHI: A45-year- old
unknown man committed suicide
after jumping from
Gollimar Chorangi Nazim
Abad bridge, in Karachi.
According to media reports, an
unidentified man, 45, committed
suicide after jumping from
Nazim Abad pull located at
Gollimar Chorangi, Karachi.
On information, Police
reached the scene and shifted
the dead into nearby Abbasi
Shaheed Hospital for medicolegal
formalities. SHO Rizvia
Nawaz Brohi has said that they
found no such thing from the
victim possession through
which they could identify him.
and they will carry out
operation to demolish these
shops when a go-ahead is
given to them by the senior
officers.
He said that Saddar
would be made a model
area of the megacity
Karachi as per the orders of
Supreme Court of
Pakistan.
On October 27, the
Supreme Court ordered
that all encroachments be
removed from Karachi
within 15 days. The
Karachi mayor and commissioner
had devised a
plan to clear encroachments
from Saddar.
However, the city witnessed
a massive traffic
jam on Thursday owing to
the anti-encroachment
operation. Long queues of
vehicles were seen on the
roads of affected areas.
Benazir Bhutto
remembered as role
model, Shehla Raza
KARACHI: Minister for
Women Development Sindh
Syeda Shehla Raza said that
political and social reforms of
Benazir Bhutto are a magnificent
role model not only for
Pakistan but the whole world.
We need to identify true
Aalims, the government’s writ
is to differentiate between
Ulema and extremists, the
government must not put the
nation in front of these extremists.
This is high time to
enforce the principles and ideology
of Benazir Bhutto.
She was addressing at
Inaugural ceremony of
National Conference on Socio
Political Reforms of Shaheed
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto at
ArtsAuditorium, University of
Karachi.
She added that every government
except of PPP considered
Steel Mills as burden and
ignored the fact that how many
families are dependent on it.
These are assets of the nation,
those who damaged it, built
their own steel mills. We saved
these assets and will save it;
our leadership wants betterment
of infrastructure.
Vice Chancellor of KU
Prof. Dr Muhammad Ajmal
Khan said that the purpose of
establishment of Benazir
Bhutto Chair is to propagate
the vision of Benazir Bhuttu
through academic research.
KARACHI: Computer
science revolution have
changed the world completely
and our future
depends on human computer
interaction, business
ethics have also been
changed after introduction
of computer and transformation
of technology. This
was stated by President,
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
University, (MAJU)
Karachi Prof. Dr. Zubair
Shaikh while he was
addressing to the first
anniversary
of
International Association
for Computing Machine,
(ACM)
MAJU Students chapter,
yesterday as Chief
Guest. Associate Dean,
Computing
&
Engineering, Dr. Asim
Imdad, head of Computer
Dock workers plan more protests
KARACHI: Group photo of International Association for Computing Machine, (ACM)
M.A.Jinnah University students chapter with President, MAJU Prof. Dr. Zubair Shaikh
and senior faculty members taken on 1st anniversary of the chapter held yesterday.
KARACHI: Anti-Car
Lifting Cell (ACLC) police
on Thursday claimed to
have busted motorbike
lifters’ and drug peddler
gangs, involved in snatching
motorcycles, robberies,
drug peddling and other
heinous crimes, in two separate
targeted operations in
the metropolis.
ACLC SSP Muneer
Sheikh in a press conference
at his office said a special
ACLC police team
arrested four gang members
of motorbike lifters,
Muhammad Umair, son of
Riazuddin, Kamran alias
Phthan, son of Kamil
Hussain, Koriab son of
Muhammad Yousuf and
Hamza son of Riaz and
recovered eight
snatched/stolen motorbikes,
three pistols with
rounds, 10 cell phones and
Rs40000 cash from their
Science department, Dr.
Shoukat Wasi, head of
ACM, MAJU students
chapter, M. Adil Rao and
Sr. faculty members were
also present on this occasion.
Addressing to the
students of Computer
Science department, Dr.
Zubair Shaikh said that
Computer Science education
is fascinating the
world and open for all people
and he also feel proud
to be a computer scientists.
He said that computer science
is beyond something
which has changed our life
style completely and now
we need transformation in
every sector. He said that
the time has come we need
transformation of our
banking sector for which
data science and information
security system are
possession.
SSP further said the
group of motorbike lifters
was wanted to the police in
dozens of motorbikes lifting
and robberies cases
including a recent robbery
incident in Waeel Bakery in
most important. Dr. Zubair
Shaikh asked the students
if you’re looking to leverage
your love of technology
to make a difference,
the rest assured. He said
that Computer science is
an incredible career to
choice for someone who
wants to change the world.
He said that the Computer
Science field is one of the
fastest growing and highest
paying career paths in the
world, however, there is a
diminishing supply of
teachers and students interested
in Computer Science.
He further said that this is
largely based on how
exposed students are to
technology and resources
as well as whether or not
the students are being
encouraged to explore the
world of computer science.
ACLC bust bike lifting, drug peddling gangs
KARACHI: Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) SSP, Munir
Ahmed Shaikh addresses to media persons during press
conference regarding showing recovered the cash,
mobile phones and other items from arrested criminals,
at ACLC office.
Azizabad.
He said that the accused
were members of an interprovincial
gang and they
have admitted snatching or
stoling 400 motorbikes and
selling them to a man
Saleem in Khuzdar.
Pakistan to introduce an international
mathematics, science assessment framework
KARACHI: Pakistan’s
plans to introduce an
international mathematics
and science assessment
framework, TIMSS,
nationwide could deepen
flaws in the way student
performance is assessed,
according to experts at a
conference jointly hosted
by the Higher Education
Commission, the British
Council and Aga Khan
University’s Institute for
Educational Development
(IED).
Speakers at the event
noted that TIMSS – an
international assessment
system that measures student
performance in
mathematics and science
– provided a robust, global
comparison of student
performance. However,
they also urged the country
to work on introducing
a variety of assessment
methods as focusing on
standardised tests alone
would only reinforce the
prevailing culture of
‘teaching to the test’.
Commenting on the
value of such summative
assessment methods (tests
to judge quality of learning
at the end of a module),
speakers noted that
while they provided a
good evaluation of a student’s
knowledge and
skill acquisition, a more
rounded assessment of a
student’s ability requires
a different approach.
Conference Chair Dr
Razia Fakir Muhammad,
an assistant professor at
IED, noted that since
knowledge is changing at
a rapid pace in today’s
world just knowing how
to pass an exam is no
longer enough. She added
that assessment methods
that are in tune with the
needs of the modern
world are needed to judge
higher order skills such as
problem-solving, critical
thinking, collaborative
skills and creativity.
“The best assessment
systems improve the quality
of teaching and learning,”
said Dr Razia
Muhammad. “They are
interactive and dynamic
in nature and provide a
holistic assessment of a
student’s depth of engagement
with the subject.”
Using the example of a
physics class, Dr Razia
Muhammad explained
that most students in
Pakistan memorise the
formulas of speed, distance
and time. They then
learn how to solve simple
statement-based problems
that will appear in the
exam.
She noted that in other
education systems, student
learning was
assessed through a problem-solving
exercise in
groups. For example, a
student could be asked to
compare the cost of rides
by ride-hailing services
such as Uber or Careem
in a variety of instances.
For example, when a journey
lasts longer due to
traffic, when a driver is
kept waiting, or at times
when a longer route has to
be taken due to diversions.
KARACHI: Members of Workers Union of Port Qasim are holding protest demonstration
for acceptance of their demands, at Karachi press club.
KARACHI: Protesting
dock workers of Port Qasim
are planning to stage sit-in
in front of parliament house
Islamabad simultaneously
along with Karachi protest
for acceptance of their
demands. Dock workers
continued their protest in
front of Karachi Press Club
here on 45th consecutive
day, here Thursday.
This protest is called by
the Workers Union of Port
Qasim CBA to get their
issues solved by federation
government and port qasim
authorities. On Thursday,
hundreds of workers participated
in sit-in and chanted
slogans in favor of their
demands.
Union President Akhlaq
Ahmed Khan said that government
should accept their
four demands. Pending
salaries of five months of
dock workers should be
paid; their identity cards be
issued without any further
delay and Dock Workers
Act 1974 be implemented in
letter in spirit at Port Qasim.
He told that on assurance
of few parliamentarians,
they postponed their ultimatum
for marching towards
Sindh governor house but
no support was provided.
Our delegation including
Secretary General Hussain
Badshah, Additional
Secretary General Abdul
Wahid, Qari Ziaullah and
others were in Islamabad
since a week to visit parliamentarians.
They have already met
with Speaker National
Assembly Asad Qaiser,
Federal Defence Minister
Pervez Khattak,
Parliamentary Secretary
Capt. Retd. Jameel Khan,
MNAs Gul Zafar Khan,
Aslam Khan, Agha
Rafiullah, Abdul Qadir
Patel, Jam Abdul Karim,
Abdul Akbar Chitrali and
Federal Minister for
Religious Affairs Noor-ul-
Haq Qadri. Our delegation
has presented them
demands and urged to raise
voice for workers on assembly
floor, he added.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch
along with Vice Chairman, Abdul Khaliq Marwat inspecting
ongoing road carpeting at Dawood Chowrangi.
KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwar inspecting
Municipal arrangements on the occasion of IDEAS 2018.
KARACHI: Health workers of City District Government
Karachi during their special campaign, spraying fumigation
in different markets to eliminate harmful mosquitoes
and larvas, at DHA area.