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CNG supply stopped in Sindh: 650 stations<br />

closed, 40000 workers made jobless<br />

Our Correspondent<br />

HYDERABAD: CNG<br />

stations in Sindh have<br />

been closed rendering<br />

more than 40,000 workers<br />

jobless. CNG association<br />

comprising 650 CNG<br />

pumps have warned to go<br />

on strike from 16<br />

December . Sindh CNG<br />

Association patron-inchief<br />

Dr Zulfiqar Ahmed<br />

Yousfani appealed to “new<br />

Pakistan prime minister”<br />

to open all closed-CNG<br />

stations and ensure gas<br />

supply to them for the sake<br />

of over directly 40,000<br />

workers who were rendered<br />

unemployed as there<br />

are 650 CNG stations in<br />

Sindh. Moreover, transporters<br />

would block all<br />

highways on Dec 16<br />

against closure of the stations<br />

as their businesses<br />

were being hurt..<br />

OUR STAFF REPORT<br />

BADIN: “U-turns”<br />

Govt has nothing to deliver<br />

the nation despite of<br />

void slogans and series of<br />

the U-turns. The public<br />

was being crushed in the<br />

tempest of the overpriced<br />

of common modalities.<br />

These views were<br />

expressed by senior leader<br />

Pakistan Peoples Party<br />

(PPP), district Badin,<br />

Allah Dino Chandio, Vice<br />

Chairman, District Council<br />

Badin while talking with<br />

this inscribe at his office<br />

on Thursday.<br />

Mr. Chandio added that<br />

there were much assumptions<br />

of price hiking of<br />

common modalities in coming<br />

month January. He<br />

deplored that there was no<br />

experienced and expert<br />

team to PTIs lead Govt<br />

“this is the local, economical<br />

and environmentfriendly<br />

fuel which is now<br />

an industry where over<br />

40,000 workers are working<br />

while several thousands<br />

are indirectly associated<br />

with this industry<br />

including CNG-fitted<br />

Hiace vans, rickshaws, bus<br />

and others,” he said this<br />

while speaking to journalists<br />

during a press conference<br />

held at the local press<br />

club on Wednesday.<br />

he said that it was utter<br />

injustice that the CNG stations<br />

were closed from<br />

Tuesday for indefinite<br />

adding that it has no agenda<br />

of public welfare and development.<br />

He maintained that<br />

PTI lead Govt brought the<br />

nation at the turn where it<br />

has no chance to back<br />

except to leave the Govt.<br />

Mr. Chandio expressed<br />

that it was injustice with<br />

period without any reasonable<br />

reasons. He said that<br />

it was for the first time that<br />

the stations were closed<br />

indefinitely.<br />

He slammed federal<br />

government and said that it<br />

boasted to generate thousands<br />

of jobs but thousands<br />

of workers were<br />

being rendered unemployed<br />

these days because<br />

Sindh Province by Federal<br />

Govt because of acute<br />

shortage of water in across<br />

the province which lead<br />

down the economic condition<br />

of province and special<br />

its coastal districts. He<br />

added that Pakistan<br />

Peoples Party (PPP) is sole<br />

of poor policy of the government.<br />

He said that all<br />

stakeholders would hold a<br />

meeting in Karachi<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

and Industry (KCCI) later<br />

today to evolve a strategy<br />

in this respect.<br />

“Sindh produces total<br />

70 percent gas in the country,<br />

consumes 30 percent<br />

and gives another 40per-<br />

U-turns” Govt has nothing to deliver<br />

the nation: Allah Dino Chandio<br />

party which can overwhelm<br />

the prevailing crises<br />

occurred in the country.<br />

He said that people of<br />

Pakistan including Sindh<br />

province were united under<br />

the young leadership of<br />

Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto<br />

Zardari and are enthusiastic<br />

to fulfill the vision of<br />

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto<br />

and Shaheed ZA Bhutto.<br />

Adding he said that the<br />

development of the district<br />

Badin was a deep dream of<br />

PPP and all are taking their<br />

untiring effort towards<br />

adding that journalists are<br />

their reflections of their<br />

activities and they were<br />

playing their role to lead us<br />

towards development of<br />

the province and district as<br />

well. He assured all possible<br />

and positive support to<br />

the journalists of Badin.<br />

Old man dies in<br />

road accident<br />

FAISALABAD: 55<br />

year old man has died and<br />

other has been critically<br />

injured in a road mishap.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, Speedy Truck on<br />

Pensara road hit Motorbike<br />

and as a result the rider<br />

Zahir khan died on the spot<br />

and Irfan Illahi was critically<br />

injured.<br />

1122 team reached<br />

scene and shifted critically<br />

injured man to Bahwana<br />

hospital.<br />

cent to other provinces,<br />

while there must be no gas<br />

loadshedding in that<br />

province which produces<br />

the maximum gas or other<br />

natural resources<br />

TRANSPORTERS TO<br />

BLOCK ALL HIGH-<br />

WAYS ON DEC 16:<br />

Sindh Hiace Van<br />

Association president<br />

Manzoor Ali Brohi threatened<br />

that transporters<br />

would block all highways<br />

on Dec 16 from Sukkur<br />

and they would not call<br />

them off , until the stations<br />

were opened.<br />

He said that there were<br />

5,000-6,000 CNG-fitted<br />

Hiace vans in Sindh and<br />

over 35,000 workers were<br />

directly associated with<br />

this business, while over<br />

400,000 passengers travelled<br />

daily in the province<br />

by using these services.<br />

He said that there were<br />

over 70,000 rickshaws and<br />

over 2,500 pick-up vehicles<br />

on CNG.<br />

Later on, they held a<br />

protest demonstration outside<br />

the local press club.<br />

AIOU develops<br />

research-based<br />

botanical garden<br />

ISLAMABAD: A<br />

botanical garden has been<br />

formally set up in Allama<br />

Iqbal Open University<br />

(AIOU) that is to work as<br />

research-lab for the students<br />

of horticulture sector.<br />

“We are planning to<br />

plant soon around 100<br />

medicinal saplings in the<br />

garden that will meet wideranging<br />

needs of academic<br />

research, said the Head of<br />

the University’s<br />

Horticulture section Fozia<br />

Anjum.<br />

The botanical garden is<br />

a part of Green House that<br />

is maintained by the<br />

University’s gardeners on<br />

regular basis. We are making<br />

it an exemplary one in<br />

line with concept of Green<br />

Pakistan, she added.<br />

The botanical garden<br />

will have documented collections<br />

of living plants for<br />

the purposes of scientific<br />

research, conservation,<br />

display and education.<br />

STAFF REPORT<br />

BADIN: Deputy<br />

Commissioner Badin,<br />

Dr. Hafeez Ahmed<br />

Siyal held a meeting in<br />

Darbar hall Badin on<br />

the eve of International<br />

corruption day and<br />

NGOs working in the<br />

district.<br />

While addressing DC<br />

Badin said corruption<br />

FAISALABAD: Brother<br />

has allegedly shot dead his<br />

sister in Shor khot, Chak no<br />

491. According to media<br />

Friday, December <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2018</strong><br />

National<br />

reports, Muhammad Usman<br />

opened fire on her sister<br />

Iqra Bibi-23 over a domestic<br />

dispute who died on the<br />

3<br />

Brother guns down his sister<br />

STAFF REPORT<br />

BADIN: Sindh Abadgar<br />

association to hold protest<br />

demonstration and sit-in in<br />

front of Sindh assembly<br />

Karachi on 17th of<br />

December, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

These views were<br />

expressed by Advocate Ali<br />

Palh, president, Sindh agriculture<br />

research council,<br />

Advocate Muhammad<br />

Thebo, Advocate<br />

Muhammad Saleem<br />

Khizri, Fida Hussain<br />

Chohan, Zaheer Ahmed<br />

Thebo, Pir Fayaz Shah<br />

Rashdi,president, Sindh<br />

Abadgar association,<br />

Tarique Mehmood Arain,<br />

Lutuf Ali Malkani and others<br />

during a press conference<br />

held in Badin press<br />

club on Thursday.<br />

Advocate Ali Palh said<br />

they would hold protest<br />

demonstration against<br />

acute water shortage, sugar<br />

mills owners and anti<br />

growers policies. Growers<br />

said government was not<br />

taking action against those<br />

involved in water theft but<br />

FIRs were registered<br />

against growers of tail<br />

ends.<br />

While<br />

president,Sindh Abadgar<br />

association, Pir Fayaz<br />

Shah Rashdi and general<br />

secretary, Tarique<br />

Mehmood Arain alleged<br />

that government was not<br />

implementing honourable<br />

Supreme Court's verdict<br />

spot. The killer escaped<br />

from the Scene. Waryam<br />

police have started further<br />

investigation.<br />

Sindh Abadgar association to hold protest demo<br />

and sit-in against anti agriculture policies<br />

and delibrately neglecting<br />

to held influencial growers<br />

involved in water theft and<br />

growers of tail ends were<br />

suffered of FIRs.<br />

Representitives of<br />

growers said to make<br />

protest demonstration successful,<br />

they were visiting<br />

to meet elected representitives,<br />

growers associations<br />

and civil society and they<br />

would be invited to participate<br />

the protest. They said<br />

due to irrelevant policies<br />

agriculture of Sindh<br />

province was destroyed<br />

and devastated. They said<br />

sugar mills owners should<br />

be directed to purchase<br />

sugarcane at the rate of<br />

Rs:182 per 40kgs.<br />

RAWALPINDI: Workers of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) are busy in planting<br />

of sampling on green built.<br />

Survey of illegal plazas in<br />

Rawalpindi region kicks off<br />

RAWALPINDI: Just<br />

after the operation<br />

against encroachments<br />

and land mafia , now<br />

provincial government<br />

has decided to launch a<br />

drive against the illegal<br />

plazas.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, decision has been<br />

taken to launch an operation<br />

against the illegal<br />

plazas in the Rawalpindi<br />

region.<br />

was cancer for the society<br />

and affecting development<br />

and progress.<br />

He said all departments<br />

were working properly<br />

if any citizen has complaint<br />

against any civil<br />

servant or department it<br />

could be complaint to<br />

DC office Badin and<br />

anti corruption department<br />

and those to be<br />

Orders have also been<br />

issued to Anti-corruption<br />

department to prepare a<br />

report after conducting<br />

survey .<br />

On the other hand,<br />

teams of technical department<br />

have started conducting<br />

survey.<br />

A n t i - c o r r u p t i o n<br />

department has been<br />

directed to identify such<br />

plazas which have constructed<br />

shops in the<br />

resolved.<br />

Dr. Hafeez said<br />

NGOs should serve<br />

people and collaborate<br />

district management.<br />

He said NGOs should<br />

utilize funds efficiently<br />

for the welfare and<br />

progress of people.<br />

On the other hand, a<br />

delegation of Badin<br />

press club led by<br />

basement instead of<br />

parking without approval<br />

of maps and they have<br />

either sold out these<br />

shops or given them on<br />

rent.<br />

Progress report will be<br />

presented to provincial<br />

government after completion<br />

of survey.<br />

Director Anti-corruption<br />

region has said that<br />

further action will be<br />

taken after the survey.<br />

DC Badin holds meeting of NGOs<br />

Tanveer Ahmed Arain,<br />

president, Badin press<br />

club also met with DC<br />

Badin in connection of<br />

payment of advertisement<br />

of <strong>14</strong>th Agust,<br />

<strong>2018</strong>.<br />

DC Badin assured<br />

the delegation that the<br />

matter of payment of<br />

advertisement to be<br />

resolved within week.<br />

HYDERABAD: Photos of art gallery organized by HR activist Dr. Ashothama on health<br />

and education.<br />

PTA hosts 19th meeting of South<br />

Asian Telecom Regulators’ Council<br />

ISLAMABAD: The<br />

three-day 19th Meeting of<br />

the South Asian Telecom<br />

Regulators Council<br />

(SATRC-19) commenced<br />

here on Thursday.<br />

The high level meeting digitization<br />

from 13-15 December <strong>2018</strong><br />

is being hosted by the<br />

P a k i s t a n<br />

Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n<br />

Authority (PTA) in collaboration<br />

with Asia-Pacific<br />

Telecommunity (APT).<br />

In his inaugural address,<br />

Dr.<br />

Khalid<br />

MaqboolSiddiqui, Federal<br />

Minister for Information<br />

Technology<br />

&<br />

Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s<br />

(MoIT) said that, MoIT is<br />

continuously working on<br />

new projects for maximum<br />

economic impact through<br />

collaboration, digitization,<br />

research and innovation in<br />

new emerging technologies<br />

within the ICT and other<br />

socioeconomic sectors.<br />

The Telecom Policy and<br />

recently announced Digital<br />

Pakistan Policy envisions<br />

us to become a strategic<br />

enabler for an accelerated<br />

ecosystem<br />

which propagates the<br />

knowledge based economy<br />

and spurs socioeconomic<br />

growth.<br />

The Minister said that,<br />

the Government is also<br />

planning for development<br />

of IT zones, software technology<br />

parks at major<br />

cities, and to finance<br />

research & development<br />

activities, entrepreneurship<br />

and innovation.<br />

He appreciated the<br />

efforts of PTA and APT to<br />

promote regional harmony<br />

and knowledge exchange<br />

through the platform of<br />

SATRC and vowed to provide<br />

continuous patronage<br />

from the Government for<br />

such efforts.<br />

On this occasion, Ms.<br />

A r e e w a n H a o r a n g s i ,<br />

Secretary General, Asia-<br />

Pacific Telecommunity<br />

said that this event will<br />

assist the regulatory bodies<br />

of member countries in<br />

acquiring knowledge and<br />

skills to address the common<br />

challenges facing the<br />

region..<br />

In addition, it will also<br />

promote cooperation and<br />

dialogue between regulators<br />

and industry to introduce<br />

best regional and<br />

international practices in<br />

the member countries.<br />

SATRC is an important<br />

forum under the APT that<br />

provides delegates with a<br />

unique networking opportunity<br />

to the country delegates<br />

which may lead to<br />

mutual collaborations on<br />

similar opportunities and<br />

challenges.<br />

Red meat raises heart disease risk through gut bacteria<br />

ISLAMABAD: Scientists<br />

have uncovered further evidence<br />

of how a diet rich in<br />

red meat interacts with gut<br />

bacteria to raise the risk of<br />

heart disease.<br />

They found that people<br />

who ate red meat as their<br />

main source of protein for 1<br />

month had levels of trimethylamine<br />

N-oxide (TMAO)<br />

that were two to three times<br />

higher than those in people<br />

who got their protein primarily<br />

from white meat or nonmeat<br />

sources.<br />

Gut bacteria produce<br />

TMAO as a byproduct when<br />

they feed on certain nutrients<br />

during digestion.<br />

Previous studies have<br />

implicated high circulating<br />

levels of TMAO in the development<br />

of artery-blocking<br />

plaques and raised risk of<br />

heart-related conditions.<br />

In the recent research, scientists<br />

at the Cleveland<br />

Clinic in Ohio uncovered<br />

two mechanisms through<br />

which a diet rich in red meat<br />

raises TMAO levels.<br />

It appears that not only<br />

does frequent consumption<br />

of red meat enhance gut bacteria<br />

production of TMAO,<br />

but it also reduces elimination<br />

of the compound<br />

through the kidneys.<br />

The European Heart<br />

Journal has published a<br />

report on the study and its<br />

findings.<br />

"This is the first study of<br />

our knowledge," says senior<br />

study author Dr. Stanley L.<br />

Hazen, who chairs the<br />

Department of Cellular and<br />

Molecular Medicine in the<br />

Cleveland Clinic's Lerner<br />

Research Institute, "to show<br />

that the kidneys can change<br />

how effectively they expel<br />

different compounds<br />

depending on the diet that<br />

one eats — other than salts<br />

and water."<br />

In previous work, Dr.<br />

Hazen and his team had<br />

found that TMAO alters<br />

blood platelets to raise the<br />

risk of thrombosis, or<br />

blood clots.<br />

Their work revealed that<br />

TMAO modifies calcium<br />

signaling in blood platelets.<br />

In addition, it showed that<br />

platelets respond differently<br />

to blood-clotting triggers<br />

when blood levels of TMAO<br />

are high.<br />

The team proposed that<br />

the compound could be a<br />

powerful predictor of the<br />

risk of heart attack, stroke,<br />

and death — even when<br />

cholesterol and blood pressure<br />

levels are healthy.<br />

Others have since replicated<br />

the findings and, like<br />

Dr. Hazen and his team,<br />

have continued to investigate<br />

TMAO and its impact<br />

on health.<br />

Research from the<br />

University of Leicester in<br />

the United Kingdom, for<br />

example, demonstrated that<br />

people with acute heart failure<br />

fared worse if they had<br />

higher circulating levels of<br />

TMAO.<br />

Clinical trials are also<br />

underway to test TMAO as a<br />

predictive marker ofheart<br />

disease risk.<br />

The recent study<br />

assigned 113 individuals to<br />

follow three tightly controlled<br />

diets in a random<br />

order for 4 weeks each with<br />

a "washout diet" preceding<br />

the changeover.

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