Volume VIII, Issue-4, April 2018

April in History PIA planes get a facelift

April 8, 1950: Liaquat-Nehru agreement is signed in New Delhi for Inter-Dominion problems. April 18 – 24, 1955: Pakistan participates in the Bandung Conference. April 22, 1961: Government institutes Film Awards. April 6, 1970: First ordinance factory is inaugurated at Ghazipur.

April 21, 1972: Martial Law lifted; constitutional rule is restored in the country. Hamoodu-ur-Rehman is Pakistan International Airlines Senior officials of the PIA and PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar sworn in as Chief Justice of Pakistan. (PIA) has formally introduced a Civil Aviation, including Secretary said the PIA’s A320 would take off new livery and added a portrait of Aviation Irfan Elahi, PIA Presi - from Benazir Bhutto International April 10, 1973 : 1973 Constitution of the Markhor on its aircraft, includ - dent and CEO Musharraf Rasool Airport at 12:30pm on Saturday as Pakistan enacted by the National ing a large one on the tail and two Cyan, COO Zia Qadir, CCO Bilal PK-9001 and will make landing at Assembly. on the engines. Munir Sheikh, Chief Technical new Islamabad International Air - April 6, 1978 : First of the 13-volume Officer Amir Ali and HR Chief port at 1pm. exhaustive Urdu Dictionary is The font of the PIA logo has also Asma Bajwa, were also present on published by Taraqqi-i-Urdu Board. been changed and it has been the occasion. He said PIA president and CEO added to the belly so it is visible Dr Musharraf Rasool Cyan will be April 8,1982 : Jahangir Khan wins when the aircraft is flying over - Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan said on board to assess the operational British Open Squash Championship. head. PIA had taken a progressive step to ability of the new airport. rebuild its image and that it is one April 20, 1988: Jahangir Khan wins The previous livery was introduced of the endeavours to rebrand PIA. For the mock exercise, more than seventh Squash title in a row. 10 years ago and needed to be He said the move also reiterates the 350 invitations have been issued to April 25, 1991: Jahangir Khan creates changed, said PIA spokesperson country’s commitment to the the PIA staff members’ families, in - history by winning British Open Mashood Tajwar, adding that these preservation of the Markhor. cluding some retired officials. Squash title for the record tenth changes were part of the airline’s Courtesy: Dawn consecutive time. transformation and strategic Mr Cyan said the PIA manage - business plan in order to give it a ment will be upgrading the level What’s inside: April 26, 1992: Pakistan's Alam new and pleasant look. and standard of facilities it offers. Channa enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world. “This is the first brand change in 10 “I appreciate this effort of rebrand - F 200 year old palace Faiz Mahal ..... years. Markhor is our national ing the airline’s image. Markhor is April 15, 1999: Pakistan conducts test F Dozens participate in all ...... animal which can be found in the the national animal, it is a fighter of a nuclear-capable short-range mountainous regions of Pakistan,” and does not lose heart in hard F Swat trout fish industry ...... ballistic missile, Shaheen. he said. times,” said the adviser on aviation. F Cake earns over 4 crore in ...... April 16,1999: Pakistan won Meanwhile, Airbus A320 will land F Google Doodle celebrates Nazia .... Coca-Cola Cup final at Sharjah Adviser to the Prime Minister on at the new Islamabad International crushing India by 8 Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Airport on Saturday as part of a F Health department plans to ...... Khan formally inaugurated the mock exercise aimed at assessing April 26, 2006 : Pervez Musharraf new livery and the portrait of the preparations for official inaugura - F Mohsin Hamid's Exit West ...... lays foundation-stone of Diamir- Markhor on Friday. tion of new airport on April 20. F PM Abbasi reaches China to ...... Bhasha dam.

Positive Post is published to project positivity all around Pakistan amongst our youth and the entire nation. Our efforts are to inculcate patriotism and a sense of ownership in them. It is a compilation of news extracted by the students of Mass Communications and Media Studies of Greenwich University. First T20: Pakistan outclass Windies in one-sided 200 year old palace Faiz Mahal gets a second life encounter to record 143-run victory Pakistan thrashed a depleted West Khairpur's pink palace, built in Indies side by 143 runs in the first 1798, is being revived to its original Twenty20 on Sunday at the Na - glory through elaborate renovations tional Stadium in Karachi — the first international match in the city For someone expecting a glorious after nine years. frontal view of one of the country’s most beautiful heritage sites, the en - Pakistan, the world's top-ranked trance gate to Faiz Mahal in Khair - T20 side, equalled their highest Opener Fakhar Zaman hit a 24-ball pur (Mirs), down to the dishevelled total in the format of 203-5 in 20 39, while played a array of security personnel, is non - overs before bowling the West In - Standing proud over acres of prime fiery knock of 37 , facing 14 descript. In all its renovated glory, dies out for their lowest-ever T20 real estate in Khairpur (Mirs), the deliveries and hitting two sixes and Faiz Mahal comes into view only total 60 runs in 13.4 overs. mighty pink palace with its white four boundaries. after you turn a sharp bend on the gravel-shorn road that must have trimmings, delicately-shaped bal - The West Indies, missing their reg - The charge helped Pakistan get 66 once been adorned by regal vehicles conies resting on cupolas of lily ular skipper Carlos Brathwaite and in the last five overs. ferrying even more regal human leaves, the sunbeams filtering flores - stars like and Kieron freight. cent through the windows and tiers Pollard, could not handle Pakistan's Despite this being the first interna - of countless rooms, bring back varied bowling attack. tional match in Karachi Pakistan's Today, it stands in forlorn splendour, memories of the early days of the largest city only 18,000 people its current owners probably hard put Talpur dynasty. Only Marlon Samuels (18), Rayad watched the match in the 33,000- in reviving the original glory that Emrit (11) and (10) Having wrested the fiefdom from capacity stadium. But those present was lost to years of state apathy, a reached double figures. the Kalhoras for whose defence they were in a celebratory mood. shortage of funds and the sheer had been commissioned, the Talpur Pakistan's margin of victory is the helplessness of the Talpur executives A relatively weakened West Indies foot soldiers had set up their own second-biggest in T20s, behind Sri of the estate when it came to tack - 13-member squad arrived late on dynasty in 1783. Thereafter, had Lanka's 172-run win over Kenya in ling such a huge renovation project. Saturday night amid tight security. begun a reign of peace and prosper - Johannesburg in 2007. The tourists have been provided It is only in very recent times that ity riddled only by occasional famil - West Indies won the toss and chose with presidential-like security with the historic, architectural and her - ial disputes that resolved in due to field. Previously, the hosts' biggest dozens of armed guards escorting itage values of the building were time. Faiz Mahal was built by Mir victory in T20s was a 102-run win the teams during travel. taken into consideration. As a result, Sohrab Khan in 1798 and presently a painstaking renovation process has it serves as the home of H.H. Mir against Bangladesh in Karachi in Pakistan awarded debuts to Asif Ali given Faiz Mahal a second lease of Murad Ali Khan Talpur ll and his 2008, after scoring 203-5. and Hussain Talat, who both per - life. The once withering structure, sons Prince Abbas Raza Talpur and formed well with the bat in the PSL Mohammad Amir, Mohammad where for a time (to quote Keats Prince Prince Mehdi Raza Talpur. while representing champions Is - Nawaz and Shoaib Malik got two from La Belle Dame Sans Merci) lamabad United. An elaborate renovation process has wickets each. ‘no birds sang’ and where the ‘sedge given Faiz Mahal a second lease of has withered from the lake’, now Debutant Hussain Talat top-scored West Indies has Marlon Samuels life. and Samuel Badree as its most ex - sings a different tune: majestic grace, for Pakistan with a 37-ball 41, hit - Courtesy: Dawn ting a six and two boundaries. He perienced players in the side, led by albeit with shades of nostalgia. added 75 for the third with Jason Mohammed. All-rounder skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, who scored Keemo Paul and left-arm spinner UN honours 7 Pakistani peacekeepers a 22-ball 38 with a six and four Veerasammy Permaul made Seven Pakistani peacekeepers who boundaries. Twenty20 debuts for the tourists. Courtesy: Dawn laid down their lives for global peace and security were honoured Christians celebrate Easter with religious with a medal at the annual memo - zeal across Pakistan rial ceremony held at United Na - tions headquarters in New York. Christian community on Sunday cel - ebrated Easter with fullest traditional UN Secretary General Antonio (UN Multidimensional Integrated religious zeal and fervour across the Guterres attended the programme Stabilisation Mission in the Central country. The religious festival com - as the chief guest and paid homage African Republic), Sepoy Yasir Abbas memorates the day followers believe to the peacekeepers who lost their (African Union/UN Hybrid opera - Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem lives in the line of duty. tion in Darfur), Sepoy Muhammad 2,000 years ago. Ishtiaq Abbasi (UN Organisation Easter, saying the day has great Pakistan has been one of the largest Stabilisation Mission in the Demo - Special services were hosted at differ - importance for the community. troop contributing countries for cratic Republic of the Congo), Hav - ent places where the Christian com - UN peacekeeping missions across He said all religious minorities enjoy ildar Zishan Ahmed (MONUSCO munity attended special prayers for the globe. So far, 156 Pakistani blue equal rights under the Constitution Congo), Sepoy Hazrat Bilal (MI - salvation, and for the progress and helmets have embraced martyrdom of Pakistan. The minister said there NUSCA Central African Republic), prosperity of Pakistan. while serving under the UN was a great need to follow the teach - Naik Abdul Ghafoor (MINUSCA umbrella. Punjab Minister for Human Rights ings of Jesus Christ to promote love, Central African Republic) and Naik and Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir peace and sacrifice. The seven Pakistani peacekeepers Attaur Rehman (MONUSCO Congo). Sandhu felicitated Christians on Courtesy: Dawn honoured were Naik Qaiser Abbas Courtesy: Dawn 2 Pakistani-Australian engineer wins Dozens participate in all-women bike Commonwealth Young Person of the Year award rallies across Pakistan A Pakistani-Australian engineer The Girls at Dhabas movement was who helps refugees start their own established to encourage women to business in Australia was awarded repossess accessibility of streets and the Commonwealth Young Person public spaces of the Year award at a forum in London's QE2 Centre. The third annual bike rally by Girls at Dhabas started off on Sunday. Eighteen months after launching The rally is an initiative aimed at the programme, Usman Iftikhar collectively asserting a woman’s was awarded the Commonwealth's resume, yet I faced a major road - right to navigate and hence reclaim then to the starting point again. highest honour for young achievers. block to finding any meaningful public spaces on her terms. work in Australia,” he wrote in a The rally consisted of about 30 or 40 He was presented with the award post for Medium. The event encourages women in La - women of all age groups, nationali - by Commonwealth's newly ap - hore, Karachi and Islamabad to ties and with varying cycling skills. He then co-founded Catalysr, pointed youth ambassador, Prince challenge the dominant mindset which aims to help migrants and Harry. that it is inappropriate for a woman “Today, we are here to support one refugees develop their own business to exercise her freedom of mobility. another in promoting women em - plans and make money using the Iftikhar, who represented Australia The rally was first started two years powerment, recognition and inclu - skills they already have. at the forum, conceptualised the ago in solidarity with Aneeqa Ali, a sion in society. We are here to idea of helping refugees and mi - cyclist in Lahore who was harassed motivate one another through sup - “Catalysr is the first startup incuba - grants find job opportunities based and injured for riding her bike. The port,” said a participant of the rally, tor for refugees and migrants in on his own struggle after moving to event triggered debate and condem - Sana. Australia, enabling them to start Australia in 2013. nation for the misogynistic and sex - their own business, create jobs for ist comments and actions of those Several other women participating Born in Pakistan, Iftikhar com - themselves and others, and be in who had harassed her and the idea in the rally said the issue of street pleted his Bachelor's degree from control of their own destiny,” ac - that women should use cycling to harassment that women face is sel - the GIK Institute of Engineering cording to Iftikhar. empower themselves became in - dom given importance. Sciences and Technology and then triguing and urgent. moved to Australia to pursue a “Our approach is to provide an al - “People often dismiss it by referring master's degree in engineering ternate pathway to people and un - The positive response to the rally led to catcalling in a funny way or for it management. leash their untapped potential to to women cyclist chapters to be to be taken as flattery or worse, help change the landscape not just formed in Lahore, Karachi and Is - when the woman is blamed for the “After finishing a master's degree for them, but also their communi - lamabad simultaneously. The Islam - harassment she endures,” another with a distinction at the University ties. We aim to provide the right abad chapter is led by Meharbano cyclist said. of Wollongong, I had high hopes conditions to accelerate that chain Raja in collaboration with CYKIQ, and big ambitions for my career. I reaction in their life,” he says. a Nust student start up which pro - “The Girls at Dhabas movement had all the right ingredients on my Courtesy: Dawn vided bicycles for rent. was established in order to encour - age women to repossess accessibility Karachi police trace family of man stuck in The 1.5 hour bicycle ride started of streets and dhabas and other pub - Saudi prison after video goes viral from Attaturk Avenue in the lic places they are not ‘meant to go’. evening and went down main Mar - It has received great response for its Karachi police managed to trace the Riyadh. rallies,” Ms Raja said. family of an elderly man reportedly galla Road, the F-6 Markaz and After the video did rounds on social Courtesy: Dawn languishing in a prison in Saudi media, Nadeem's family were con - Arabia, days after his plea for help tacted by the police. 18,000 Karachiites saved the national anthem at the went viral on social media. Pak vs WI match In the video, inmate Muhammad The prisoner's brother Waseem told The sound system abruptly broke before you facepalm, let us tell you Nadeem told the viewers the ad - Dawn that after Nadeem's job down at National Stadium, but was there's a happy ending to this story! dress of his Pakistan residence. ended, he took asylum in a mosque the patriotic kick-off to the match Halfway into the playing of the Nadeem also explained that he does and became a Moazzin there. The ruined? Not really national anthem yesterday, the not have his National Identity Card brother said he was not sure if audio system at National Stadium (NIC) or passport with him and has Nadeem's travel documents were And yesterday's Pak vs West Indies abruptly broke down, leaving the been in jail for nearly a month. expired or lost. The family have since asked rele - match at Karachi's National players with no background music. "I have lived in Saudi Arabia for the vant authorities to help with the re - Stadium saw another goof-up. But But was the patriotic kick-off past 35 years and returned to Pak - quired paperwork to bring Nadeem ruined? Not really. istan thrice in all this time," back to Pakistan. Nadeem said in the video. Karachiites belted out the rest of According to police, contact has the tarana from the stands to keep Another man can be seen asking been established between Nadeem Nadeem questions in the video the players going, and while it and his family, and a process has wasn't the most mellifluous while a third is heard in the record - been initiated to arrange for re - ing. The men say that the elderly performance, we have to appreciate quired legal documents. the love. man is being held as a prisoner in a Courtesy: Dawn jail in the Shahrah Khazan area of Courtesy: Dawn 3 Swat trout fish industry booming again After years of recession the fishing and Usush was termed the most ment rehabilitated its own hatchery. industry in Swat is booming again suitable for trout fish farming. “At least 26 trout fish farms have with the fisheries department claim - been constructed by the government ing that the production of trout fish “The first successful experiment was after 2010 floods taking the number would soon surge to 240,000 kilo - conducted in 1953 to breed trout fish of such farms to 52,” he said. gramme annually and Swat would in Swat River and since then the pro - become one of the highest trout pro - duction has been on the rise. In our He added that a project titled “De - ducing districts in the country. area, for both the trout fish farms velopment of Farm Fisheries in KP” who has been connected with the owners and those who catch them in has been launched by the provincial During the Swat insurgency period business since 2004, said that till the river it is the major source of in - government on 50/50 public-private from 2007 to 2009 most of the trout 2007 his farm was profitable, but come,” said Shamsul Haq, a resident partnership and under which con - fish farm owners left their business after that during insurgency period of Kalam who at first used to catch struction work was underway on 35 as they said the militants would de - militants would take trout fish from trout fish in the river, but recently es - trout fish farms. About 10 of these mand trout fish free of cost and they his farm free of cost which resulted tablished two trout fish farms and in - farms are near completion,” he said. lost huge money. However, the 2010 in heavy financial losses for him. tended to establish more. floods wreaked havoc on the fishing Mr Ahmad said that the total num - industry, washing away the fish “During the militancy I suffered The 2010 floods had destroyed all ber of trout fish farms in Swat would farms along with destroying natural Rs2.50 million losses as Taliban did the 27 trout fish farms along with reach to 116 taking the annual pro - fish fauna of all types of fishes in not pay a single penny to me. When the natural breeding and feeding duction from presently 6,000kg to Swat River and all other smaller normalcy returned after military op - grounds of fish in the Swat River 240,000kg. “It will generate Rs204 rivers and streams. eration in 2009 and no sooner did I and all its tributaries and lakes, says million as an annual revenue. Thus take a sigh of relief that the flood fisheries official Ibrar Ahmad trout fish industry will become the “The floods destroyed all the 27 washed away my entire farm worth third cash crop after fruit and veg - trout fish farms along with natural Rs4 million in 2010, leaving me pen - He said that the trout fish in Kalam etables in Swat,” he said. breeding and feeding grounds of niless,” he told this correspondent. and upper belt was famous for its Swat and other local fish in the Swat taste and it was used as a gift. “We According to the fisheries depart - River and all the tributaries, streams However, with the help of USAID used to catch trout fish in the Swat ment, Swat is famous for brown and lakes,” assistant director fish - and fisheries department his fish River with rod whenever special trout and rainbow trout. “In hatch - eries, Ibrar Ahmad, told Dawn. He farm was rehabilitated in 2011 and guests came to us,” he said. He said ery we rear rainbow trout and in nat - said that the total production of he was also provided trout fish seeds that there were more than 100 gla - ural water bodies we rear brown trout fish before 2010 was estimated and feeds with all other equipment. cial lakes in Swat and these were the trout. In the entire Asia, Swat valley at 50 tonnes. “Now my business has been success - most suitable sites for trout fish has got uniqueness that Kamloop fully revived and my small fish farm where the government must carry trout can easily be reared here which Private fish farm owners in Swat produces about 13,000 kilogramme out stocking activities. Of late, the is one of the types of rainbow trout said that the years from 2007 to trout fish annually,” he said. fish industry saw a gradual uplift be - and is bigger and more expensive 2010 proved bad for them as during cause both the governmental and than the normal trout,” he said. the militancy their business activities Swat valley has great potential for non-governmental sectors invested halted because tourists stopped vis - trout fish and more and more people in the industry. Mr Ahmad said that extensive iting Swat and majority of the mili - are trying their luck in the business. gravel mining and disposal of drain tants took trout fish without paying According to people in Kalam, the Assistant director fisheries Ibrar water in the Swat River had also money. first survey for trout fish was con - Ahmad said that with the USAID badly affected the natural breeding ducted during the former Swat state funding the 26 trout fish farms and feeding grounds for fish which Khurshaid Alam, a trout fish farm in which the area from Madyan up which were destroyed by the floods must be controlled. owner at Biha village in Matta tehsil to Kalam, Utror, Gabral, Matiltan were rehabilitated while the govern - Courtesy: Dawn Kami Sid's short film Rani will premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival Transgender rights activist Kami Sid has been that more people will get to see this wonderful making strides as a model and actor in recent years work done by Pakistan," said Kami. and the latest highlight of her career will be her She added, "Everyone needs to know how we're short film Rani's upcoming premiere in the States! doing good work. Hopefully, people will love it The short film has been selected for screening at and it'll be played in many more film festivals." the Newport Beach Film Festival, which will run from April 26 to May 3 in Orange County. Rani After breaking the barrier by becoming the first will screen on April 30 as part of the 'A Short Mo - transgender model in Pakistan, Kami had been ment of Decision' program. working on Rani since last year. The film revolves around a transgender woman finding an aban - I'm seeing society change for the better and every - While she won't be able to attend the premiere doned infant and becoming a mother while facing one is starting to accept these changes in a very due to a prior engagement in Germany, Kami is, many obstacles. positive way. The transgender community is com - of course, ecstatic about the premiere: ing into the mainstream and we have many allies Said Kami, "I started my work in this industry in helping us." "I feel so proud that my film has been selected and 2016 as the first transgender model in Pakistan. is premiering in America. People are appreciating Now there are many transgender models making More power to Kami! it and the film's story is actually very good so I love it in the media industry, getting all sorts of work. Courtesy: Dawn 4 Cake earns over 4 crore in first week Google Doodle celebrates Nazia Hassan's 53rd birthday The Asim Abbasi directorial has performed well at the box office due to positive word of mouth, says distributor

Asim Abbasi's family drama Cake has injected some fresh energy into the Pakistani box office, with earnings of 4.2 crore in the first was a contained production. Have week of its running. we broken even yet? No, but we are Google is paying tribute to leg - mond, The American International remaining positive because the film endary singer Nazia Hassan with its University and University of London. The film, which stars Aamina has yet to release in North America. doodle feature on her 53rd birthday. Sheikh, Sanam Saeed and Adnan But from what we're hearing, in Google honours prominent person - She started singing at the age of 10 Malik, has earned 2 crores locally local cinemas all the evening shows alities and occasions with special and became one of the most promi - and 2.2 crores overseas, confirms have been sold out and we're logos that it calls ‘doodles’. nent singers in Pakistan and India. the distributors Footprint hoping the momentum will carry She earned the title of “Queen of Entertainment. through this weekend as well.' In the past Google had also paid Pop” in South Asia. She along with tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, her brother Zoheb Hassan sold over Director Asim Abbasi says he The film continues to show strong Abdul Sattar Edhi, Noor Jehan and 65 million records worldwide and expects the film to earn more in the performance over its second week - many others. her English language single coming weeks, for Cake will release end with heavy bookings in Dreamer Deewane made her the in USA and Canada on April 13. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, ac - In a statement Google wrote, first Pakistani singer to make it to cording to Footprint. A representa - “When young Pakistani girls in the the British charts. Speaking to Images, Abbasi said, tive attributed its success so far to 1980s closed their eyes and clutched "This was not a big budget film, it positive word of mouth. a pretend mic in their hands, sway - Nazia was Born on April 3rd , 1965 Courtesy: Dawn ing and singing, a major inspiration came into the limelight through Pak - was Nazia Hassan. Hassan, some - istan Television’s programme “Sung Iran eyes CPEC with growing interest times referred to as the “Princess of Sung” and became Pakistan’s most after port visit Pop”, was a sensation the likes of famous celebrities of 70s and 80s. which hadn’t been seen in the region Nazia was not only a singer but she in years. Young and graceful, with had also worked for the UN as well long flowing hair, she charmed the as for UNICEF. She also remained country by belting out favourite a dedicated scholar and philanthro - songs Disco Deewane and Boom pist who worked for the rights of Boom alongside her brother Zo - young people. haib.” She died of lung cancer at a very Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani pop young age of 35, in London leaving singer, lawyer and social activist. She her fans in a state of dismay. graduated from well reputed Rich - Iran’s Minister for Roads and Akhtar briefed the Iranian delegation Courtesy: Express Tribune Urbanisation Abbas Akhoundi about various projects. expressed keen interest in exploring Karachiites show up in great numbers amid He said the port is currently working avenues available under the China- tight security to welcome international Pakistan Economic Corridor on the expansion programme under Pakistan outclass West Indies in a Aftab Khan, a student, said he was (CPEC). the 10-Year Karachi Port Improve - ment Plan. one-sided encounter to record a hoping for more top-level cricket The minister is leading a high level mammoth 143-run victory against on Pakistani soil. “I can't express The Iranian delegation took keen in - Iranian delegation which visited the visitors. my feelings in words so we wel - terest in the deepwater container port Karachi Port Trust (KPT) . come all the players from the inter - project of KPT along with other fu - Pakistan thrashed a jet-lagged national cricket,” he said. Akhoundi also showed interest in ture projects including the multipur - West Indies by 143 runs in their transshipment cargo handling. He pose bulk terminal, cargo village, Twenty20 opener on Sunday for “They should come to Pakistan and said that Iran is keen to work with LNG terminal and port elevated the second biggest margin of vic - play... because Pakistan is a very Pakistan for interconnection linkage expressway. tory in top-level T20 cricket. peaceful country.” between Karachi Port and Bandar The KPT chairman said that special Despite this being the first interna - Abbas as well as the development of The three-match T20 series against care has been taken for opening up tional match in Karachi Pakistan's tourism and facilitation of ‘zaireen’ the West Indies is seen as a big step investment opportunities in marine largest city only 18,000 people (religious pilgrims). towards reviving international sector for private sector. watched the match in the 33,000- cricket in Pakistan, which was sus - He further said there was ample capacity stadium. But those present The Iranian delegation was also given pended in 2009 following a 2009 space of 204,000 hectares available at were in a celebratory mood. a tour of the South Asia Pakistan militant attack on the Sri Lankan Bandar Abbas for promoting trans - Terminals Ltd at the Deepwater “It's something we've been trying team bus in Lahore. shipment cargo handling facility. Container Port. to prove, that it's safe to play here,” Courtesy: Dawn KPT Chairman Rear Admiral Jamil Courtesy: Dawn said Zehra Kazmi, a housewife. 5 Health department plans to introduce generic prescriptions in hospitals

The health department has planned about introduction of pharmacies the prescribed stuff happened to be written prescription and a mecha - to introduce generic prescriptions and ensure that people get correct painkillers, which harmed people nism for record keeping should be in hospitals to provide less costly drugs. economically and tended to give devised for public and private hos - and quality drugs with appropriate birth to ethical issues besides caus - pitals in the province. dosages to the patients and avoid It said that prescriptions should be ing resistance and reactions etc. health complications. written in generic names with re - It says that patients should be pro - quired strength, dosage with full It also listed harms caused by mis - tected not only from wrong med - Officials said that initially a govern - name and address and history of ill - use of drugs, prescribed by doctors ication but over-prescription of ment hospital would be selected for ness with warnings and instructions in some cases hurriedly and without both the required and not-so-re - piloting a project on generic pre - at hospitals where pharmacies taking into account proper patients’ quired drugs including pain-killers scriptions with plans to replicate it would operate in presence of phar - history. It said that presence of should be reduced. in other hospitals in the province, macists. pharmacist was must in every hos - according to a recent initiative of pital to help in appropriate use of “It is also imperative that we strike the health department. The plan also seeks to streamline medicines. a balance of sort between prescrip - writing of drugs to patients with tion on generic and brand names so A contact group, comprising senior support of doctors, main stakehold - There were stances in which drugs that public has a choice of going for officials, has been tasked by Health ers, to put their signature or initials were prescribed at the behest of the less costly drugs, which will pave Secretary Abid Majeed to come up at the end of prescription proformas manufacturers and the purpose of way for competition between with a plan to introduce pharmacy to be developed. the measure was to have pharmacies brands and people will get products shops in public sector hospitals and in hospitals and help proper dosage at lesser rates,” it adds. devise a mechanism in consulta - According to it, a recent study has of medicines in accordance with in - tions with the doctors to start pointed out that none of the 1,097 ternational best practices and Therefore, hospital-based pharma - generic prescriptions in line with prescriptions analysed in six Pe - guidelines. cies, run on no-profit, no-loss basis, the WHO’s and international stan - shawar-based hospitals qualified to should be started from selected dis - dards, studies and protocols. meet the global set standards as It has cited findings of premier in - trict headquarters hospitals to pro - 58.5 per cent weren’t readable, 89 stitutions which say that written vide drugs on generic name. Move meant to provide less costly per cent didn’t carry physician’s prescriptions must be printed or Experts said that the plan would and quality drugs to patients name and 78 per cent lacked details typed along with full information of provide cheap medication and end about diagnosis. patients and the prescribed drugs. A letter issued by health secretary monopoly of brand-based pharma - Standard operating procedure on March 28 wants the group to ceutical companies. The study found that 62 per cent of should be put in place for clearly- give a plan within two months Courtesy:Dawn Mohsin Hamid's Exit West wins Aspen Pakistan set to open first ever school for Words Literary Prize 2018 transgender community

Mohsin Hamid is definitely one of The author was awarded $35,000 as the best authors Pakistan has to offer. prize money. A school for the education and vo - told the media that it has been built Hamid’s latest novel Exit West won cational training of Pakistan’s trans - in collaboration with an NGO and the author the Aspen Words Liter - The Aspen Words Literary Prize is gender community is set to open its two more such schools will be es - ary Prize 2018. The inaugural awards an annual award for an influential doors from April 15 in Lahore. tablished in Islamabad and were held in New York on April 10. work of fiction that illuminates a Karachi. vital contemporary issue and Named “The Gender Guardian”, “Exit West is a novel about migra - demonstrates the transformative the school offers a full 12 years of The management said that more tion and how the world is changing power of literature on thought and academic education from the pri - than 40 aspiring students from the and could change and how we are culture. mary level to matriculation and transgender community have all migrants, and how we can find an then leading up to college. already registered with the soon-to- Among its many other nominations, optimistic future together,” Hamid be-operational school. Exit West has been nominated for remarked in his acceptance speech at The school will also impart techni - LA Times Book Prize and was also The school will be formally the ceremony. cal education, such as fashion de - shortlisted for the Man Booker signing, beautician and hair styling launched through an opening cere - Prize. mony at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore’s “I’m really grateful to be honoured courses, graphic designing, com - Earlier this year, Mohsin was also Alhamra Hall, with several names by this prize in particular, which is a puter and mobile repairing, among awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his from the showbiz industry expected prize that looks to books to have an others. services to the field of literature. to attend. impact on the world.” Courtesy: Pakistan today Asif Shahzad, the school’s founder, Courtesy: Pakistan today 6 KP education dept launches drive to enrol over 800,000 children

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elemen - taking steps to increase enrolment in Zada launched the drive by en - tary and Secondary Education schools across the district. rolling students at a function held (E&SE) Department on Tuesday at the government school, Daggar. launched an enrolment campaign to District education office Nawab Ali Teachers, students, parents and achieve the target of enrolling vowed that the department would local people participated in the 850,000 children in nursery classes achieve the enrolment target. function. across the province. “We increased the education MPA Fazal Hakeem said that the In Battagram, a function was held According to a handout, the enrol - budget from Rs64 billion to Rs136 PTI-led provincial government had in the Government Centennial ment drive has been started in the billion and have inducted more initiated multiple activities for the Model High School. An awareness government schools across Khyber than 40,000 highly qualified teach - uplift of education in the province. walk was held at the main bazaar Pakhtunkhwa and it will continue ers through NTS,” the minister The ceremony was followed by an which was participated by the edu - till April 30, to achieve the annual said, adding that Rs29 billion had awareness walk in which teachers, cation department officials, teach - enrolment target of 850,000 com - been spent on the provision of students and parents participated. ers, students and local people. pared to the last year’s 800,000. missing facilities in schools. In Kohat, the education department has fixed a target of enrolling In Karak, an awareness walk led by In this connection, the department 19,000 out-of-school children dur - SDEO Mohammad Farooq Khat - organised a launching ceremony at On this occasion, free books and ing the current drive. District nazim tak was held in Sabirabad. The par - the Government Higher Secondary school bags were also distributed Naseem Afridi, district education ticipants, including parents, Husnain Sharif Shaheed School No among the newly-enrolled students officer Haziqur Rehman and teachers and students, carried ban - 1, Peshawar. Minister E&SE Depart - and awareness walks held in various deputy commissioner launched the ners and placards which were in - ment Mohammad Atif Khan and districts to highlight the impor - enrolment drive at the Government scribed with slogans about the MPA Shaukat Yusufzai were the spe - tance of education. School No 2. importance of education. cial guests on this occasion . In Mingora, education activists put An awareness walk from the said On this occasion, Mr Khattak In his brief remarks, the minister the number of out-of-school children school up to Peshawar Chowk was asked the teachers to visit all areas said that education was a key prior - at 170,000 in Swat and vowed to mo - also held and free bags and copies and pursue the parents to send their ity area of the provincial government tivate parents to enrol their children. were distributed among the admit - children to the schools as education as it had introduced a number of re - Speaking at the launching ceremony ted children. was necessary for the progress and forms to improve the quality of of the campaign in Saidu Sharif, development of the country. teaching and students learning out - ADC Mohammad Tahir claimed In Buner, deputy commissioner Courtesy: Dawn comes. that the district administration was Zariful Maani and DEO Bakht Pakistan conducts successful test of enhanced PM Abbasi reaches China to attend Boao version of Babur Cruise Missile: ISPR conference 2018 Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and seniors members of his cabinet on Sunday touched down in China to attend the Boao Forum Annual Conference for Asia.

The Prime Minister, who is accom - panied by Foreign Minister The successful test of an enhanced Area Co-relation. Khawaja Asif and Interior Minister version of the indigenously devel - Ahsan Iqbal, will deliver his speech oped Babur Cruise Missile was Pakistan Navy test-fires submarine- on Tuesday. conducted by the Armed forces on launched cruise missile The theme of this year’s conference is “An open and innovative Asia for Saturday, according to the Inter- Chinese President Xi Jinping, a world of greater prosperity”. Par - Services Public Relations (ISPR). These technologies enable it to Philippines President Rodrigo ticipants will be expected to discuss engage various kinds of targets with Duterte, Netherlands Prime Min - key issues related to globalisation, The cruise missile incorporates ad - pinpoint accuracy even in the ister Mark Rutte and other global the Belt and Road Initiative and in - vanced aerodynamics and avionics absence of GPS navigation. leaders are also scheduled to make novation. that can strike targets with high ac - an appearance at the conference, curacy at a range of 700 kilometres. According to the military’s media which is being held in South According to experts, the Boao wing the cruise missile is an impor - China’s island province of Hainan. forum will be a platform for global Moreover, it is a low flying, terrain tant part of Pakistan’s strategic PM Abbasi is also expected to hold political and business leaders to hugging missile, which carries deterrence. meetings with the regional and share insights on China’s economy, stealth features and is capable of global leaders in attendance. carrying different warheads. The President and Prime Minister the B&R Initiative and fostering innovation, which will be the fun - of Pakistan lauded all those The Boao conference is modeled damental drivers for the creation of Babur is equipped with state of the involved in the successful test of the after the World Economic Forum new growth engines for the world art navigational technologies of missile. and is sometimes referred to as the economy. Terrain Contour Matching and all Courtesy: Express Tribune Asian Davos. time Digital Scene Matching and Courtesy: World Tribune Pakistan 7 Awami Theatre Festival begins with Munda Bigri Jaey

It was befitting on the part of the lines. This made the audience heckle Arts Council to dedicate its first the performers a bit. Awami Theatre Festival to the coun - cil’s treasurer Shahnaz Siddiqui who The play features the character of passed away on April 13 because he Ghulam (played by the senior artist himself was a renowned commercial Shakil Siddiqui) at its centre. He has theatre producer with plays such as just got married. His father (Rauf the extremely popular Bakra Qiston Lala) and mother (Naima Garaj, Per to his credit. who received a generous applause when she appeared on stage) are It should also be appreciated that worried about their daughter-in- the council dedicated the event to law’s behaviour. And they’re not the late Moin Akhtar too, who, wrong. among other things, was known for begun). though, waiting for the fun to begin. his successful stints on awami stage. The play, as it is always in the case of This meant that the audience, which The play that was staged on the first such ventures, is replete with sharp However, it’s high time that the packed the open-air auditorium in day of the festival was titled Munda and witty one-liners and rib-

Arts Council revisited its strategy of two shakes of a lamb’s tail, waited Bigri Jaey written and directed by tickling repartee. It reminded one of having high-profile chief guests to for the minister to arrive for two Rauf Lala. One assumes that since the good old days of Karachi when inaugurate its events. For example, hours. Yes, the council’s president the drama started a little late, the di - the brilliant Umar Sharif used to on Monday, provincial Information Ahmed Shah later on said that what rector didn’t have enough time to rule awami theatre. Speaking of Minister Syed Nasir Husain Shah mattered to him was the audience check the sound system. So, when which, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for was supposed to declare the festival and not the chief guests, but by that the curtains went up and the first the organisers to invite Sharif to open. But he did not turn up time it had already been quite late; scene unfolded, the microphones close the festival on April 28. (at least till the time the play had and the weather was not friendly ei - weren’t properly working because of Cortesy: images.dawn.com ther. The awam sat there patiently, which the actors had to repeat their

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