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By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Monday morning sees many workers in Pakistan’s spinning and weaving factories complain of chest pain and shortness of breath. Commonly known as ‘Monday fever’, these symptoms are actually signs of respiratory disease which resurface as employees return to work and become exposed to cotton dust. Cotton dust is a colourless, odourless, substance that is an unavoidable byproduct of the process that converts raw cotton into yarn or yarn into fabric.  The exposure to this health hazard causes short-term irritation in the nose, eyes and chest; and long-term damage to the lungs leading to chronic respiratory diseases like bysinossis.  In a previous study, researchers from Aga Khan University (AKU) found that 90 per cent of textile labourers had little knowledge of the risks posed by cotton dust.  The same set of researchers are set to partner with 28 textile mills in Karachi’s industrial areas and...

By Rashid Zia Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Former President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, and the Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari remain eager for the continued the fast development of Sindh, having directed PPP's elected representatives to expand the pace of ongoing projects.  This was stated by PPP Senator Malik Imamuddin Shouqeen while congratulating newly elected office-bearers of the Nawabshah Union of Journalists (NUJ).  He observed that the fruits of development programmes would soon start reaching the doorsteps of the masses.  The Senator remarked that as per law, 65% of the oil and gas output from Sindh was to be utilized by Sindh while the remaining 35% was to be used by other provinces with Sindh to be having first right for utilization of energy sources produced in the province.  "Serving the poor people of Sindh is the motto of PPP,” he said adding that merit would be the sole cr...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chairman of the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Central, Rehan Hashmi, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, Central, Farhan Ghani, carried out visits of the various parts of the district and expressed satisfaction over the sanitary conditions and state of cleanliness. During the visit, Rehan Hashmi and Farhan Ghani launched the beautification programme by planting a sapling at the Water Pump roundabout in Federal-B-Area.  Speaking on the occasion, the DMC Chairman remarked that directives have been issued to demolish the self made garbage dumping places and encroachments wherever existed and plant trees there.  He pointed out that at the Water Pump roundabout, a self created truck stand was established which has since been removed and now colorful flowery plants planted which has beautified the area besides overcoming traffic jamming here.  The DMC Chairman looked deeply i...

By Rashid Zia Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Three illegal electric transformers were recovered during a search operation carried out by a team of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) against electric defaulters in Lakhat area near left bank of River Indus.  The team led by Superintendent Engineer Malik Imtiaz conducted the raid near Pir Noor Shah Feeder where two transformers were located hidden in bushes while one illegal transformer was mounted on an electric pole.  SE Malik Imtiaz told reporters that these three transformers were being used in running as many as twelve tube wells to irrigate hundreds of acres of land, wheat grinders besides supplying power to hundreds of houses.  He said that an application was submitted to Qazi Ahmed Police for registration of FIR against the culprits.  He disclosed that the raiding team faced resistance from local area people during operation against power thieves, adding that a d...

By Rashid Zia Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Asif Ali Zardari, a former President of Pakistan and a member of the National Assembly from Nawabshah, undertook a sudden and unplanned visit of his home city the other day.  He could not hide his displeasure over the deteriorating conditions of the city and urged for improvement in the various sectors to bring about relief for the inhabitants of Nawabshah.  Without informing the local administration and avoiding protocol, Asif Ali Zardari accompanied by only personal staff, went around various city areas and bazaars.  His sudden visit awakened the officials of Municipal Committee, Public Health and other government departments.  Soon after his departure, Deputy Commissioner immediately convened a meeting of district departments to launch anti mosquito, anti encroachment, anti-pye dog campaign, activate sewerage and water supply projects and renewed street lights and speedy dispo...

By Rashid Zia Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (Dastoor) under the auspices of the Nawabshah Union of Journalists (NUJ), staged a protest demonstration against termination of journalists from media houses and deductions in salaries.  The demonstration led by Central Assistant Secretary PFUJ (D) Shoaib Khan was held at Sheraz Chowk and participated, among others, by President, Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), Tariq Abul Hassan, Secretary, Karachi Press Club (KPC), Hanif Akbar, President, Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) Abdul Hafeez Abid, General Secretary Tajamul Hussain, President, NUJ, Muhammad Anwar Shaikh, General Secretary Arshad Ali Shaikh and others.  Addressing the protesters, the PFUJ leaders described the terminations of journalists as a conspiracy and said such media crises never surfaced earlier even during the martial law regimes.  The speakers said that more than two thousa...

By Salman Chandio (Pakistan News & Features Services) The biggest issue of Karachi nowadays remains the substantial shortage of water. In order to overcome this shortage, a critical project in name of K-IV had been taken up three years ago which is creeping so slow that people of Karachi are losing their hope day by day and they are now even afraid of riots due to water crisis. Similar conditions were witnessed in 1998 in District West and the area had to given under the control of Pakistan Army and Pakistan Ranger along with all the Water Tanker Service who managed equitable distribution in the tanks of mosques and community places which allowed people to fetch in fixed timings as per schedule in a discipline which was beyond civil authorities, specifically with the limited KW&SB management resources.  The KW&SB's K-IV (Phase-I ) project has been jointly managed by the provincial and federal governments and was planned to provide 650 million gallons o...

By Rashid Zia Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Muhammad Anwar Shaikh,  (Geo News) and Muhammad Arshad Shaikh  (Dawn News)  were elected as  President and General Secretary of Nawabshah Union of Journalists (Dastoor), PFUJ chapter   held under the supervision of President Nawabshah Press Club Muhammad Aslam Munir.  Other office bearers elected were Muhammad Arshad Munir Vice President, Muhammad Aslam Azmi , Joint Secretary, Ziaur Rehman Treasurer and Muhammad Shafique Malik Coordination Secretary.  Speaking on the occasion Muhammad Anwar Shaikh and General Secretary Muhammad Arshad Shaikh  assured that all out  efforts would be made to resolve the basic issues of the journalists and for their welfare from the platform of PFUJ.  The Central President Pakistan Union of Journalists Haji Nawaz Raza, General Secretary Suhail Afzal, President  Karachi Union of Journalists Tariq Abul Hassan, General Sec...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Special measures are being taken to make the Pakistan Super League  (PSL) matches in Karachi most  successful and memorable, this was stated by  Commissioner Karachi, Iftikhar Shalwani. In this regard,   the surroundings of National Stadium,city's various areas, their roads and  intersections  would  be decorated while steps to be taken for live streaming cricket matches  at different city parks with the support of former test cricketer Sadiq Muhammed Khan.    Such live streaming would be arranged  at about 10 parks  where  people at large along with  cricket fans could watch PSL matches, Shalwani informed while chairing a meeting held to    discussed in detail all aspects to make  PSL a successful venture in Karachi.  It was decided that images  of cricket legends  will be displayed at city's ...