Day: October 20, 2021

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Anti-polio campaign begins in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Thursday

A five-day anti-polio campaign begins in thirteen districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from tomorrow (Thursday).

According to Emergency Operation Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the districts include Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Mohmand, Khyber, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, Tank, North Waziristan and South Waziristan.

More than three point one million children up to five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops.

About fifteen thousand teams have been constituted which will visit door to door to ensure administration of anti-polio drops to the children. Polio teams will also be deployed at railway stations, bus stands and other public places.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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No-confidence motion against CM presented in Balochistan Assembly

A no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan was presented in provincial Assembly session Quetta today.

Session of Balochistan Provincial Assembly held under the chairmanship of Speaker Abdul Quddus Bizenjo.

During the session, an Assembly member Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran presented a no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister.

The motion demanded that Jam Kamal should step down from the slot of Chief Minister as he lost confidence in the House due to his poor governance.

The poll on the motion will be carried out after completion of debate.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Islamic University Students Protest Against Fee Hike

The students of the International Islamic University, Islamabad, protested on Wednesday against the recent fee hike.

According to the details, the protesting students said that there has been a 50 percent increase in fee announced for first-semester students.

Consequently, students protested with placards in their hands and chanted slogans against university administration at the varsity’s main gate.

“The money charged for transportation has been jacked up as well and scholarships have been canceled,” one of the protesting students said.

“The education department should immediately take notice of the fee hike and release our scholarships,” another student said, adding that if the demands are not met the protests shall continue.

“The university management has two days to come up with a solution for us or else we will shut down the varsity,” the protesters warned.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Chief Justice Reprimands Sindh Govt Over Non-Appointment of PUMHS VC

Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said on Wednesday that the Sindh government does not even have the capacity to appoint a Vice-Chancellor of a university.

He made these remarks while hearing a petition pertaining to the implementation of the decision regarding the appointment of the VC of People’s Medical University Nawabshah in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry.

The apex court had directed the appointment of the VC in October last year. However, petitioner Dr. Shamsuddin’s counsel apprised the court that the candidates are being interviewed today.

“It is unfortunate for Sindh province that the incumbent government cannot even appoint a vice-chancellor. The real problem is that they want to appoint a person of their own interest.”

He said that the committee formed to appoint the VC cannot make new rules after the Supreme Court order.

The court reprimanded the Sindh Attorney General for the delay and ordered the appointment of the university’s vice-chancellor within two months.

CJP Gulzar said that strict action would be taken if the court order was not implemented within the stipulated time.

Dr. Shamsuddin had filed a petition with the Supreme Court for his inclusion in the appointment process. On his petition, the court in October last year had ordered the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the varsity and directed to complete the proceedings under the earlier advertisement for the post.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Dutch Movie Maker to Make a Documentary on Famous Mountaineer’s K2 Journey

Acclaimed Dutch documentary maker, Sjors Ruijter, has decided to make a movie on renowned mountaineer Wilco van Rooijen’s journey to the world’s second-highest mountain and one of the most difficult mountains, K2.

Famous Dutch mountaineer and adventurer, Wilco van Rooijen, revealed this while meeting with Pakistan envoy in the Netherlands, Ambassador Suljuk Mustansar Tarar.

As per the details, Wilco presented Ambassador Tarar his book about his K2 climb whereas the Ambassador also shared Urdu travelogue ‘K2 Kahani’ covering the track to the base camp of K2.

The Ambassador informed him about increased tourism in Pakistan and efforts being made by the government to increase tourism including adventure tourism.

The Pakistan Embassy is working to increase the interest of Dutch tourists to visit Pakistan as the country’s diverse landscape and mountains offer unique challenges to adventurers and mountaineers from across the world.

It is pertinent to note that Wilco had successfully scaled K2 in 2008. During his descent, Wilco got lost and survived after being reported missing for three days. He had earlier attempted to climb world’s second-highest mountain in 1995 and 2006.

Source: Pro Pakistani