failed

failure in hatching and would try to make next attempt with improved measures to get desired results, he added.

Syria. Pakistan has already dispatched over 500 tons of relief goods to Turkey. At least 40,642 people were killed and over 108,000 injured in two powerful earthquakes that rocked southern Turkey on February 6, according to the latest official figures. The 7.7- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes, centred in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 11 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Elazig and Sanliurfa. In Syria, at least 5,840 people have been killed.

sindh to take measures to avoid terror incidents: memon

kArACHi staff RepoRt

The initiative of hatching Ostrich eggs with the objective of promoting population of the world’s largest bird in the region could not succeed and Wildlife Department is planning another attempt in current years breeding season. Wildlife Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had arranged a new incubator in D.I.Khan for hatching of Ostrich eggs.

“We had arranged a new incubator for hatching of eggs of ostrich with the plan of keeping the grown up chicks at different wildlife parks of the province,” said Khan Malook, Divisional Wildlife Officer (DFO) D.I.Khan Division.

Talking with APP, Khan Malook said he has a pair of ostrich at Wildlife Park of D.I.Khan which laid eggs and we decided to improve population of the bird by hatching through incubator.

Ten eggs were kept in the incubator but the attempt of artificial brooding could not succeed as all the eggs were found infertile.

Khan Malook informed that in D.I.Khan electricity disruption is much high and therefore he decided to keep incubator in his office where arrangements have been made for a five KV solar system. We are also investigating reasons causing

This year after the breeding season which starts in March to April another attempt would be made by collecting eggs, he went on to say.

In response to a question about natural breeding of bird, he said according to experience Ostrich did not sit on eggs during captivity.

The process of brooding by Ostrich is mostly in natural environment and through this process the chicks will also be less in number.

Khan Malook said Wildlife Parks are meant for promotion of tourism, research and breeding of rare wild species. Ostrich is an exotic species and very rare in our region and for its promotion the process of egg hatching has been taken. Soon the grown-up chicks of Ostrich will be shifted to enclosures at different wildlife parks in the province where this breeding practice continues and help in increasing the number of world’s largest bird in the province.

He also apprised that few pairs of Ostrich are also kept in wildlife park of Lakki Marwat. He said weather of Pakistan suits Ostrich keeping both in captivity and natural environment. However, for safety and protection of the birds from the eyes of poachers, presently it is kept in captivity at parks and zoos.

Alvi orders ECP to hold elections in Punjab and KP on April 9

ContinueD froM pAge 01

In a letter written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikandar Raja president Arif Alvi said the constitution does not allow to exceed 90 days for holding elections after the dissolution of assemblies and he has taken the oath to defend and protect the constitution.

Earlier in the day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided against attending the meeting summoned by President Arif Alvi to discuss the dates for holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The decision was taken in a consultative meeting of the ECP chaired by Chief Election Commissioner, Sikandar Sultan Raja, to decide whether to accept or reject the invitation made by Presidency.

The Sindh government has decided to take special measures in order to avoid and handle any sort of terrorist activity in the future. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Sindh Information Minister

Sharjeel Inam Memon said that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had taken tough decisions to avoid any hindrance during the management of terrorism incidents. He said media representatives should show responsibility while covering terror incidents. PEMRA has been requested that breaking news is not necessary for such incidents,” he said adding that we must show responsibility. Sharjeel Memon added that if there are any such incidents, the first thing to do is to control the traffic. “If there is a three-lane road, one lane should be clear so that the security personnel, ambulance, police mobile, and fire brigade can reach the destination. He continued that wherever there are incidents, rescue forces should ask Deputy Commissioners and SSPs how many vehicles to dispatch. No need to send extra ambulances to the spot as these often cause problems in controlling the damage. Sharjeel Memon said the Sindh Chief Secretary will hold a meeting in this regard too. “Where there are such situations, media representatives should also be careful.” He said vehicles identical to police vans will not be allowed to enter in the crime scene. “Your licensed firearm cannot be held by another person.” Vehicles without number plates are not allowed till February 28, he hinted.