Feb 23, 2012 Posted by amjad

Oasys School’s first World Youth Festival 2012

KARACHI - The Oasys School held its first World Youth Festival 2012 at the Royale Rodale Sports Club in which 18 schools participated in various events including table tennis, chess, counter strike, debate, singing, caricature, earth quiz, photography, poster painting and young geniuses. The chief guest at the opening ceremony was provincial Additional Education Secretary Riaz Ahmed Memon along... read more

Feb 23, 2012 Posted by amjad

Samples collected from 13 sugar mills, sent to lab for analysis

KARACHI - On the directives of Sindh Environment Minister Shaikh Muhammad Afzal, the provincial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected samples from 13 sugar mills and sent them to the laboratory for analysis so that any violation of environmental laws can be ascertained. According to a press release, the Home Department has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC against dumping and burning of... read more

Feb 23, 2012 Posted by amjad

Sindh’s jails… hmmm sound more like 2-star hotels

KARACHI - The Sindh government has paid special emphasis on converting jails into “reform houses”, Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said on Wednesday. He was presiding over a meeting at the Chief Minister’s House to review the progress made in the prisons of the province. “Under the reform programme, many initiatives and schemes including the improvement of the environment, teaching, learning,... read more

Feb 23, 2012 Posted by amjad

Beware! Multi-drug-resistant strains on the loose ■ WHO identifies AMR as a major public health problem

KARACHI - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a major global public health problem. In its recent publication, the international body has asked countries to implement hospital infection control measures so as to limit the spread of multi-drug-resistant strains, a significant contributor to AMR. AMR - the ability of micro-organisms to find ways to evade... read more

Feb 23, 2012 Posted by amjad

WSPC organises fundraiser

KARACHI - The friends of the Welfare Society for Patient Care (WSPC) organised a fundraiser featuring some comedy on stage written up by Imran Aslam and performed by his team of artists. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, 100 percent of the proceeds raised will go towards benefiting the WSPC, which is dedicated to the treatment of less privileged people with kidney ailments. The event, held... read more