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200 STUdEnTS from SIndH To GET EdUCaTIon In ISlamabad: Jam KARACHI
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HE Sindh Education Department is striving hard to provide better education facilities to the students of rural areas of the province. These views were expressed by Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar, while wit-
nessing an MoU signing ceremony between the Sindh Education Foundation and AQ Khan Schooling System Islamabad, said a statement on Thursday. Through this agreement as many 200 students from the schools of SEF will be able to get a quality education in AQ Khan Schooling System Islamabad for seven years. AQ Khan Schooling System will conduct a test in Urdu, English, Mathe-
matics and Science for those students who have passed class five, studying in schools, managed by the Sindh Education Foundation in remote areas of the province. The test will be conducted in the second week of May and the successful students will commence their studies in Islamabad from July 1 of the current year. Jam said that the Sindh Education
Department would pay Rs 15,000 quarterly for each student and it included tuition fee, lodging and boarding and successful studies would complete their higher secondary education in Islamabad. On this occasion, MD SEF Naheed Durrani, representatives of AQ Khan Schooling System Dr Nasir Iqbal and Dr Kashif Ali also witnessed the signing ceremony.
NCHD organises school enrolment awareness rally Unidentified body found in Zia Colony area KARACHI OnLine
A body of an unidentified person has been found in Zia Colony area of Karachi. A passerby spotted the body on road and informed police beside Zia Colony area of Karachi. The police reached the area and shifted the body to local hospital for medico-legal formalities. The police have gathered the evidence and started an investigation. The reasons behind the killing have not been ascertained as yet.
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National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) Badin carried out a rally aiming to create awareness about enrollment of children in schools. The rally was attended by people from different walks of life, especially the younger generation and
students and was led by government officials Imran Shah, Imtiaz Hussain Rind. The rally was taken out from the Government High School Badin and concluded at Badin Press Club. While addressing the rally, Imran Shah, Imtiaz Hussain Rind, Abdul Kareem Soomro, Abdul Mubeen Mallah, Ashfaque Ahmed Memon, Maqsood
Ahmed Kalhoro, Manzoor Ahmed Khaskheli, and others urged the parents to enrol their children in schools. Educated youth would contribute to sustainable Pakistan, the speakers said. Education is being provided free from primary to secondary and children should benefit from it, the speakers at the rally concluded.
Threats, attacks on Hindus: IGP Sindh orders inquiry STUDENTS ORGANISE TRAFFIC RULES AWARENESS DRIVE KARACHI aPP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja has taken notice of alleged threats by armed men to some members of the Hindu community in Darya Khan Marri area of Nawabshah. This was stated by the spokesman of the Sindh Police in a statement issued here on Thursday. He said that the IGP Sindh directed that the case pertaining to reports about threats and attacks on Hindu community in Darya Khan Marri area of Nawabshah. The IGP also issued directives in this regard to the Central Police Office’s (CPO) Complaint Cell incharge. He also transferred investigation of this case from police station concerned to the in-charge Complaint Cell for ensuring investigation in an effective and coordinated manner. The IGP directed that those responsible be brought to book and justice be provided to the affected families and their protection be ensured.
KARACHI: Federal Urdu University Mass Communication Department’s students organised traffic rules awareness campaign, course in-charge Tahira Tariq said on Thursday. She said that it was held on the University Road in front of the main gate of Federal Urdu University's Gulshan Campus in collaboration with the Sindh Traffic Police. During the drive, a large number of students with traffic awareness posters and banners informed general public and motorist about traffic rules and road safety. Tahira Tariq said that the objective of this campaign was to foster awareness among the youth and general public to follow traffic rules in order to avoid road accidents, injuries and loss of precious lives. The awareness campaign was organised exactly at the same place where, during the month of February, this year four students of the university Rabia Hussain, Kiran Zafar, Amna Batool and Hunza died becoming a victim of over speeding and reckless driving, she said. If traffic rules were followed such accident could have been avoided, she added. Additional DIG Traffic Tahir Noorani and senior officers of the Traffic Police joined the campaign. ADIG Tahir Noorani appreciated the efforts of the university and students and insisted that everybody must follow the traffic rules to avoid accidents and traffic jams. aPP
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Session on EHS awareness held KARACHI sTaFF rePOrT
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) measurements and their awareness is very important for workers and other stakeholders of ports and terminals to avoid any untoward incident at the workplace, experts agreed in a seminar on EHS. A session regarding EHS was held by AlRahim Group at their newly renovated facility named Al Noor Terminal in collaboration with SGS. This session was meant for the concerned staff of Al-Rahim Group but people from Keamari Oil Installation area were also invited and the event was well attended. Faraz Ahmed, EHS specialist from the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) Pakistan’s Safety Department gave a detailed presentation on issues and precautions related to Environment, Health and Safety. The session was well attended by the business community, clients, dignitaries and concerned officials from the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Marine Pollution and Control Department and Customs along with the port fire officer, and port traffic in-Charge. Al-Rahim Trading Company (Pvt) is running four terminals at Keamari Oil Installation area, which are; Al-Rahim Terminal, Al-Hamd Bulk Storage and two other namely Al-Rahim Tank Terminals. The session was well attended and was followed by question and answers session from participants and was promptly and precisely replied by Faraz Ahmed from SGS. After question and answer session, the participants and guests visited the newly commissioned terminal and then proceeded towards lunch. Al-Rahim Group’s Engineering Department organised the event and their efforts were applauded by Al Rahim Group Chairman Haji Haroon Kapadia and also by Anas Kapadia. Anas Kapadia, while expressing his views, said that these type of events are essential for liquid storage industry and should take place at frequent intervals. He further said that for this industry even a very minor error can prove to be fatal and EHS measures and precautions must be adhered to. Haji Haroon Kapadia distributed certificates among the participants of the session and also gave away cash awards to employees of the company.
Police arrest 45years-old man for marrying minor girl SUKKUR OnLine
A 45-year-old man has been put behind the bars by police for marrying a nine-year-old minor girl in Sukkur. According to the police, the man along with a father of the girl, and nikkah priest were also jailed. Earlier, in February this year, upon complaint of a family member, a girl was rescued from being married to a 50-yearold man. The father and brother of the girl were also arrested.
Cannabis compound may help treat severe epilepsy ONLINE A new study finds that the occurrence of seizures could be significantly reduced with a daily dose of cannabidiol - a chemical component of cannabis. The new study from Dr Patel and colleagues suggests that cannabidiol may be a promising treatment strategy for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), after finding that the cannabis compound more than halved atonic seizure frequency in patients with the condition. Cannabidiol is one of the more than 80 cannabinoids, or active chemicals, present in the cannabis plant. Research has suggested that
cannabidiol has therapeutic potential, with studies linking the chemical to reductions in anxiety and improvements in bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other mental health conditions. Studies have also indicated that cannabidiol may be a promising treatment strategy for epilepsy. The effect was stronger with the higher cannabidiol dose; patients who took 20 milligrams of cannabidiol daily experienced an overall atonic seizure reduction of 42 percent, while a minimum of 50 percent reduction in atonic seizures was found for 40 percent of these patients. Among patients who took the placebo, there was an overall reduction
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in atonic seizures of 17 percent, while 15 percent of patients saw their atonic seizures reduced by at least half. Compared with patients taking the placebo, those taking cannabidiol were up to 2.6 times more likely to report improvements in their overall condition, say the authors. Around 94 percent of patients taking the higher cannabidiol dose and 84 percent taking the lower dose experienced side effects, the researchers report. However, the researchers say that the majority of these side effects were mild to moderate, with the most common being a reduction in appetite and sleepiness. Overall, Dr Patel and colleagues believe that their results indicate that
cannabidiol may be beneficial for patients with LGS. "Our results suggest that cannabidiol may be effective for those with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in treating drop seizures. This is important because this kind of epilepsy is incredibly difficult to treat. While there were more side effects for those taking cannabidiol, they were mostly well-tolerated. I believe that it may become an important new treatment option for these patients." The researchers plan to submit a New Drug Application later this year to the US Food and Drug and Administration (FDA), proposing cannabidiol as a treatment for LGS.