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Court officials schooled on dealing with VAW cases * Human Rights Ministry and Aurat Foundation conduct two-day training workshop to enhance capacity building of prosecutors ISLAMABAD:  The Human Rights Ministry in collaboration with the Aurat Foundation conducted a two-day capacity building workshop for prosecutors and court officials in Islamabad. Held under the project 'Devising and Putting Forth Women Centred Laws and Capacity Building of Prosecutors and Court Officials', the workshop was attended by Human Rights Ministry Secretary Rabiya Javeri Agha, Joint Secretary Humera Azam Khan and Aurat Foundation deputy chief of party Mahpara Shakil Ghauri, besides several legal advisers and prosecutors. The purpose of the workshop was not only to highlight the productive role of women in society but also to train prosecutors and legal advisers on handling different cases related to women abuse and violence. Legal advisers also guided the participants about the mechanism a...

78 graduated from LNH School of Physiotherapy KARACHI:  The 4th convocation of Liaquat National school of Physiotherapy, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College was held Saturday. A total of 78 students graduated this year, of which, 27 were awarded the DPT (Doctor of Physiotherapy) degree, 18 were awarded the MS degree, and 33 were awarded BS degree. Vice Chancellor University of Karachi, Dr. Mohammad Qaiser conferred the degrees. The best performance medals were given to 09 students, divided into three categories. Among the successful students of the Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) the first position holder was Sania Naqi, on the second position was Ramsha Khan, and on the third position Umber Nawaz. In the catafory of MS, the first position holder was Sidra Inam, second position holder was Misbah Tabba and the third position holder was Sabiha Kafeel. In the category of BS Physiotherapy, the First position holder was Ayesha Ahmed, the second position holder was Farhad...

Adult Literacy Programmer on the back burner KARACHI:  Adult Literacy Program which was meant for the uneducated over-age adults faces hindrance for the last five years due to lack of funds, Daily Times has learnt. The program was initiated in 2006 by the curriculum department of the federal ministry of education with the assistance of community and welfare organizations. It was aimed that those people especially women who are between the ages of 15 to 45 years and still want to get education at an older age, which would unable them to have better earning opportunities. Under this program, federal ministry of education, with the help of local communities hired women from those communities to teach their fellow women at community centers and also provide them with the training of different skills and crafts. Twenty five thousand women were enrolled in these programs, and were provided skills training and basic education for six months to every student. The teachers were ...

CM visits rain-affected areas KARACHI:  Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government would address all the reservations raised by Ministry of Interior to including a certain number of Madars in the list of first schedule. He said this while talking to media during his five- hour extensive visit of rain-affected areas of the city today. He was accompanied by provincial ministers, Jam Khan Shoro, Syed Nasir Shah, Mukesh Chawla and Imdad Pitafi. Talking about the plight of the city after receiving continuous downpour, Syed Murad Ali Shah said that he would not term it satisfactory but" it is comparatively better now because the cleaning of nala and removal of Encroachments has been made, he had visited Picher Nala near airport and Gujar Nala which were flowing smoothly. It was a gigantic task to remove encroachment from Gujjar Nala and Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro has done a wonderful job for which he must be appreciated. Replying to...

Rain wipes out three-day food festival in Karachi KARACHI:  Rain has caused millions of rupees loss to organizers and exhibiters as well as food outlet owners on the first day of the three-day annual 'Karachi Eat Festival'. The rain had forced organizers of the event being held at the Frere Hall to suspend their activity. Thousands of visitors were expected to attend the event marred by the rain on the opening day. Talking to Daily Times, Saif Abbas, senior Director Sports and Culture of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and a collaborator of the event said that due to continuous rain the event has been cancelled. He said that the food festival was organised to generate revenue for the financial-crunched entity. He further said that such festivals would also be held at different parts of the city in future. Due to bad weather and wet conditions there was a risk of electric short circuit, which forced the organisers to cancel the event in the evening, disappoi...

Pakistan’s newborns face rising risk of non-communicable diseases KARACHI:  Stress, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and the prevalence of chronic diseases in adults are leaving Pakistan's newborns more vulnerable to the threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to speakers at an event at the Aga Khan University on Saturday. Experts at the International Conference on Stress and Conditioning: Impact on Maternal and Generation Health noted that economic, social and psychological pressures lead to stress and high levels of stress hormones affect the baby in the womb. These chemicals can trigger genetic changes which stall the development trajectory of the brain and heart of a fetus resulting in lifelong effects on the fetus's learning capability, social functioning and ability to fight disease. Pakistan has approximately 80 million people who suffer from NCDs or life-style related illnesses such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, chronic lun...

Life in Karachi disrupted as rains continues for the 2nd day KARACHI:  Karachi receives heavy rain on second consecutive day on Saturday, which turned the weather pleasant, but also brought in problems with it for the city. The rainwater flooded the major arteries and roads, the rain water overflowed the sewage courses since they were pounded with garbage not been lifted for weeks ; power outages disrupted life in several areas of port. At least four people were killed and another four people got injured in rain-related incidents in the city. One man was electrocuted at Bufferzone. Slippery roads resulted in accidents with two people being killed in Nazimabad. Another man was electrocuted in Korangi area, officials and rescue sources said. Around four people, including a minor, were also injured as the roof on an under-construction house collapsed in Shirin Jinnah Colony. Met office recorded 30mm of rain at PAF Base Masroor, 33.5 mm in North Karachi, 46mm in North Naz...

Pakistani students have great skills of debate: British high commissioner ISLAMABAD:  British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CMG has said Pakistanis have a lot of talent and he was impressed by the great skills of debate of Pakistani students. He was addressing the final of the GREAT Debate 2016 competition organized by the British High Commission. The event was attended by Chevening Scholarship alumni, members of the media and senior officials from the British High Commission and British Council. Thomas Drew said that this is the second consecutive year that British High Commission has conducted the GREAT Debate. He said that he was delighted this time to have been able to increase nation-wide footprint to include debaters from Baluchistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. "Today I have witnessed bright young people from across Pakistan debate topics of great importance to Pakistan's future. I congratulate all the finalists and in particular the winner and runner-up. I urge al...

HEC forms committee to probe ‘corruption’, ‘irregularities’ at QAU ISLAMABAD:  At last Higher Education Commission (HEC) swung into action and constituted a probe committee to investigate the alleged corruption and irregularities made by the senior management of the top ranked Quaid-i-Azam (QAU), Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per letter, copy of available with this scribe states that the HEC formulated a three member committee that includes M A Kamal Dean University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila as convener while the members of the committee were HEC's Director General Planning and Development (DG-P&D) Muhammad MazharSaeed and Muhammad Shahid joint Chief Economist Planning Commission Islamabad. The letter reads that the committee will complete the investigation in alleged irregularities within 15 days and submit it with HEC. The sources in the QAU disclosed that a couple of days ago the committee visited the university and held a day-long meeting wi...

KP govt evolves strategy to retrieve land meant for project * Land is in illegal occupation of its previous owners MANSEHRA:  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for the first time has evolved a comprehensive strategy to retrieve land meant for New Balakot city housing project from the illegal occupation of its previous owners and to restart development to allot plots to October 8, 2005 earthquake survivor families of Balakot. The fresh development came following Provincial assembly's standing committee on Rehabilitation and settlement taken a notice of delay in completion of project being development to settle survivor's families of red zone Balakot and Garlat and asked divisional administration in Hazara to retrieve land from its occupants and start development within a month. "We are directed by our high ups in a meeting held in Peshawar to implement the law to retrieve land and start development of the project," Iqbal Hussain the deputy commissioner Mansehra t...

Polio eradication drive opened by administering oral polio vaccine to several children LAKKI MARWAT: Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Bakhtiar Khan opened the polio eradication campaign by administering oral polio vaccine to several children at a function held in government city hospital in Lakki city. District health officer Dr Abdul Ghaffar Wazir, EPI coordinator Dr Hafeez, district coordinator national program of lady health orders Dr Tariq Saleem Marwat and DHQ hospital MS Dr Abdur Rehman were also in the attendance. The anti polio drive will formally commence on Jan 16 (Monday). Bakhtiar Khan also conducted finger marking of the vaccinated children and said that the local administration would ensure effective monitoring of the campaign. He directed polio workers to ensure access to each child so that the goals to vaccinate targeted population against the crippling disease could be achieved successfully. Bakhtiar Khan also chaired a meeting at his office to review preparedness of...

PTI workers set wheel of agitation in motion demanding intra-party election * They also demanded immediate removal of minister's slot from party cabinet PESHAWAR:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter workers set wheel of agitation in motion in favor their demands to hold intra party election and remove the minister's slot from the party cabinet immediately. In this connection, the second PTI workers meeting held in Nowshera on Saturday after Peshawar which will continue across the province in order to stimulate workers for the intra party election. The workers mutually demanded party chairman Imran Khan to hold intra party elections and fill the provincial cabinet through proper election instead of nomination by the PTI Core Committee in 2016. Headed by former District Peshawar Zafarullah Khattak the workers showed their reservations on the nomination of PTI Regional President Shah Farman, District Peshawar President Arbab Jandad and General Secret...

Anti-polio drive starts at Khyber Teaching Hospital * Three-day anti-polio campaign will start in FATA and FR Peshawar tomorrow PESHAWAR:  Anti-Polio drive has started in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar on Saturday while three days anti-polio campaign will be kick-off in Federal Administered Tribal Aras (FATA) and FRS Peshawar on Monday. In this connection a program was organized at Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar where Medical Director DrRooh-ul-Muqeem inaugurated the anti-polio drive by administrating polio drop to the children. Today was the first inauguration ceremony of polio campaign in year 2017 was organized in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. The chief guest of the ceremony was Medical Director Prof. DrRooh-ul-Muqeem. DrIrshad Ahmed and DrFazalRaheem also administrated by polio drops to few children. The ceremony was chaired by Hospital Director Dr Nek Dad Khan Afridi, Paediatricians Professor DrIrshad, DrFazalRaheem, Associate DrQamar Ali, Assistant Prof D...

Wade’s thrilling ton as Australia draw first blood BRISBANE:  Matthew Wade hit a thrilling last-ball century to set up a 92-run victory for Australia over Pakistan in the first one-day international at the Gabba on Friday. Wicketkeeper Wade boosted Australia to 268 for nine off their 50 overs after the batting top order had slumped to 78 for five. Seamer James Faulkner then took four wickets for 32 to help Australia dismiss Pakistan for 176 off 42.4 overs. Pakistan were well placed with Australia five down in the 17th over before Wade and Glenn Maxwell (60) put on 82 runs for the sixth wicket to push on. The tourists could not put any pressure on the Australians in their innings with skipper Azhar Ali injuring a hamstring and Babar Azam topscoring with 33. Mohammad Amir struck early with the key wickets of adventurous opener David Warner and skipper Steve Smith with successive balls to have Australian rocking at 13 for two in the fifth over. “It was challenging at the to...