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By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services)  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has taken a number of steps to bring improvement in jail condition in the province.  In this regard to involve jail inmates in healthy activities the KPK Department of Sports and Tourism has setup an open-air gym with all necessary equipment at the Central Jail in Peshawar. This step is expected to bring about a positive change jail inmates.  The KPK Prisons department has also undertaken other measures for the welfare of prisoners such as ensuring basic healthcare, setting up hospitals and dispensaries, ambulance service at all major jails.  The specialist doctors also visit jail hospital once in a week for the provision of specialized treatment to inmates. Blood screening tests for Hepatitis B and C of prisoners in all the jails/lockups is also being ensured.  The KPK government has also appointed ten psychologists in the prisons for t...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Superintendent of the Pakistan Railways, Multan Division, Shoaib Adil, while advising all the officers to work hard and diligently, stressed that all the officers must report all the issues of their respective departments so that their immediate solution is possible while relinquishing and tracing railway lands. He expressed these views while presiding over the monthly meeting of the Divisional Officers in the Committee Room of the Railway DS Office, while addressing the officers at the monthly meeting held in the Committee Room. The officers of all departments participated in the meeting.  The DS inquired the officers about the problems being faced by their departments and he issued the necessary directives on the spot while urging the officers to work harder and more diligently.  "Our first duty is to take care of the passengers and employees while taking precautionary measures during th...

By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services)  A young girl has entered into men's dominated business by selling her domestically grown livestock in Karachi's largest makeshift cattle market attracting thousands of buyers as Eid-ul-Azha, due to be celebrated on August 1, comes nearer. The 21-year-old Ayesha Ghani can be seen attending to the customers and selling the sacrificial animals at the cattle market on Super Highway.   She has already shattered the myth that only men could do such kind of business. She has also brought along a new trend of online buying as her animals are also up for sale online on social media sites titled Desi Cows.  The resident of Karachi could be spotted, standing in the market every day, putting at least around three dozen sacrificial animals including 36 cows, oxen and calves on sale, with different prices.  "I have raised these animals at home by my own. That's why I have a special affection tow...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Superintendent of the Pakistan Railways, Multan Division, Shoaib Adil, convened an emergency meeting with the office-bearers and representatives of the union to look into their grievances and find solutions for the mutual benefit of the organization. A resolution was passed in the meeting in which the station masters and the assistant station masters were reminded to go by the book and carry out their duties and functions with utmost care and caution.  This was necessitated by the growing number of train accidents which had not only caused the loss of precious human lives but also brought the trust of the organization at stake.  The union demanded that the signaling system connected with the train operation should be fixed immediately, the distribution of scales should be stopped and the seniority list should be enforced in letter and spirit. It was resolved that the management and emp...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) As the security measures continue in the Pakistan Railways Multan Division, in view of impending floods, the departmental chiefs visited various points to get first-hand knowledge of the scenario.  After reviewing safety measures, necessary instructions were issued, according to the details submitted by the Deputy Chief Engineer Bridge Headquarters, Rizwan Cheema.  The Divisional Superintendent, Multan, Shoaib Adil, accompanied the Deputy Chief Engineer, also visited Muzaffargarh Bridge No 331, Shujaabad Canal.  Divisional Engineer, Abid Razzaq, Assistant Engineer Khurram, IOW Kifayatullah and Bridge Inspector Sheikh Adil were also present on the occasion.  The DS Railways Multan remarked that, in view of the danger of floods, full security measures have been taken by the Division.

By Mukhtar Alam (Pakistan News & Features Services) Sindh’s COVID-19 fatalities surpassed 2,100 on July 24 when authorities in the government confirmed 14 more deaths during the last 24 hours, with 917 more infections, taking the tally of patients who lost lives in July to 704 so far for the province.  An average of 29 COVID patients has died daily during July. The death tally was 1,406 on July 1, 1,501 on July 7, 1,713 on July 10, 1,826 on July 13, and 1,922 on July 16. The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in a statement on July 24, declared that with the deaths reported during the last 24 hours ending in the morning, the number of COVID fatalities reached to 2,110.  He, however, added that the number of patients who recovered from the disease so far recovered had reached to 103,491 so far, including 4,089 those declared having defeated the lethal virus on July 24.  The Chief Minister further shared that there were at present 11,19...

By Masood Sattar Khan (Pakistan News & Features Services) As coronavirus (COVID-19) has played havoc with economies of many counties during the past four or five months but at the same time it has opened new avenues for businesses. It has provided new concepts in business that got an overwhelming response. One of the innovations during this pandemic happens to be the growing widespread popularity of online trade or business through the internet.  As Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner, one of the most popular chains of superstores, having branches not only in Karachi but in other major cities of Pakistan too, has introduced a package of sacrificial animals (Qurbani).  The intending customer has to pay around PKR 20,000 for a goat weighing 12 to 14 kilogrammes while another company has offered goat for PKR 26,000. Similarly cow shares are available for PKR 13,500 as well as PKR 16,500. As the booking has started from July 10, the management of the superst...