PPP ~ Development projects and modernisation of Sindh

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Sindh govt lauded for improving polio situation

ISLAMABAD: During the last 18 months, for the first time all three samples collected in February, one each from Khamiso Goth, Machar Colony and Sohrab Goth showed non-presence of wild polio virus.

This formed the basis for the federal government to appreciate theperformance of Sindh Polio team in reaching out every child for polio vaccination.

In an official correspondence sent by Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq to the Chief Secretary Sindh, she expressed that the recent negative environmental samples from Gadap town Karachi indicate a good initial sign towards potential positive epidemiological development in Karachi.

Gadap Town and other high risks UCs of Karachi posed a serious threat towards stopping the transmission of poliovirus. Last year in 2014 Karachi alone reported 23 polio cases from high risk areas including Baldia, Bin Qasim, Gadap Town, Korangi Town, Orangi Town, Landhi, Liaqatabad, North Karachi and Site Area.

This year no polio case has been reported from Karachi while four cases have been reported from interior districts of Sindh including Dadu, Kambar and Sukkar.

This year the government of Sindh has made all necessary arrangements to successfully reach the unreached children in Karachi especially in high risk union councils with special strategy involving local level female community volunteers, law enforcement agencies for provision of security cover to polio workers during campaign days as well as establishment of health camps in high risk union councils.

Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq expressed the gravity of the situation by stating that it would be critical to carry on and enhance the efforts in the super high risk UCs of Karachi.

At the same time, it would be of utmost importance to achieve high quality in the SIAs conducted in entire Sindh.

Currently environmental samples are collected from 36 of 15 high risk major cities of the country.

The environmental samples are being regularly collected from identified sites in three towns of Karachi (Gadap, Baldia and GulshanIqbal), Hyderabad, Sukkur and Jacobabad.

Sindh govt lauded for improving polio situation | AAJ News

 

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Agreement signed between Sindh solid waste management department and Transparency International

 

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Two Natural History Museums to be constructed in Karachi

KARACHI: Two planned Natural History Museums will cost around Rs 20 million including construction and development in the coming months each at Karachi Zoo and Safari Park respectively.

Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed, Director Local Government Rubina Asif, senior Director Culture Sports and Recreation Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Raza Abbas, represntatives of World Wildlife Fund, Zoology Department of Karachi University, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Sindh Wildlife Department and directors of Zoo and Safari Park attended the meeting in this regard.

Meeting was informed the museums would be made of the kind, which existed in zoos, globally. A 3,000 square yard land would be allocated in Safari Park for this purpose, while museum would be built in a building adjacent to Karachi Zoo, encircled with galleries on its four sides.

WWF already allocated Rs 1 million for development of museums in this regard.

Zoo and Safari Park would provide aesthetic atmosphere in collaboration with Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.

The meeting reviewed arrangement being made for care of animals, their food and the condition requirements of cages for the animals.

The meeting decided to approach corporate sector to raise funds to ease off financial constraints of KMC mainly from Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, KCCI and various industrial and trade bodies.

 

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Healthcare: DUHS sets up labs in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas

KARACHI: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) inaugurated the Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas on Tuesday.

Besides the main laboratory, there are three collection centres at different locations. The centres have been established to provide reliable, high quality diagnostic services for all possible tests at extremely economical rates.

The ceremony was inaugurated by DUHS vice-chancellor Prof Masood Hameed Khan.

He said that the university’s objective is to provide high-quality healthcare that is convenient and easily accessible to larger populations that reside in areas away from the main campus.

 

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Latest pics of Clifton flyover and 2 underpasses' construction work (a public-private venture)

 

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Up-gradation of Sindh Government Children Hospital completed

KARACHI: The up-gradation work of Sindh Government Children Hospital, North Karachi has been completed and inauguration ceremony of the new building will be held soon, sources at Children Hospital said on Wednesday.

They said up-gradation of the Children Hospital in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has already been completed and the hospital administration has sent a summery for formal inauguration of the new building to the Sindh Health Department.

They said with the up-gradation of the hospital, the number of beds for patients has been increased to 250 enabling the hospital to accommodate 250 patients at a time.

The improved facilities include operation theatres, medical and surgical ICUs, nursery incubators, ventilator unit, surgery facilities, orthopedic unit, MRI, CT scan, diagnosis unit, as well as treatment of other child diseases.

The hospital has become second largest children healthcare institution in city after National Institute of Child Hospital (NICH).

The project has been completed at a cost of over Rs1 billion.

Up-gradation of Govt Children Hospital completed - thenews.com.pk

 

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Swiss team to visit Pakistan for exploring options for investment: envoy

Consul General of Switzerland in Karachi HE Mr Emil Wyss has said that soon this year a trade delegation from Switzerland will visit to hold B2B meeting with potential local business partners.

He said this in a working session with SBI here. The consul general highlighted that Swiss companies, the small and medium size enterprises SMEs in particular consider Pakistan an important market.

The aim of this session is to highlight the existing potential of the province and to attract foreign direct investment and to meet the identical sector specialist in Swiss to discuss and promote quantum of trade between the two and mutually benefited the output.

Sindh Board of Investment chairman Dr Asif A Brohi said the Sindh government was looking forward for mutual cooperation with Swiss counterparts in different socioeconomics uplifting. He further elaborated that serious efforts could also be made for containment of energy crisis in Pakistan through multiple measures other than promoting investments in Thar coal and Sindh wind corridor.

SBI Vice Chairperson Ms Naheed Memon said that Sindh province was looking forward for mutual cooperation with Swiss counterparts in different sectors. Moreover, they were trying to highlight the existing potential of the province and to attract FDI, he added.

During the discussion, Muhammad Riazuddin, Director General SBI, presented overview of the various opportunities in the province for foreign investment. On the occasion, Abrar Shaikh, Director Admin, SBI CEO Sindh Enterprise Development Fund, Mehboob Ul Haq, and Faisal Farooqi, Deputy Director SBI were also present.

Swiss team to visit Pakistan for exploring options for investment: envoy | Pakistan Today

 

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KMC-DMCS raze illegal marriage lawns in parks/playgrounds

Karachi: Following the directive of Minister for Local Government & Information Sharjeel Inam Memon, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation along with DMC Central Karachi, jointly carried on its operation against illegally built marriage lawns in city parks, playgrounds and green belts on Saturday during which 9 marriage lawns were demolished and sealed.

Administrator Karachi Saqib Ahmed Soomro said it was clear policy of government that the marriage lawns built on amenity plots will be completely removed so that citizens could avail recreational facilities. According to details on the directive of Minister for Local Government & Information Sindh, KMC and DMCs carried out joint operation against illegally established marriage lawns in city parks and play grounds during which 7 marriage lawns in New Karachi zone and one lawn each in Liaquatabad and Gulberg Zone were demolished and sealed.

These marriage lawns were built in parks, playgrounds and green belts. Administrator Karachi Saqib Ahmed Soomro said the Supreme Court had also banned the commercial activities in parks, green belts and playgrounds and the government also has clear policy in this connection therefore any such lawns which had been built on amenity plots will be razed. He said necessary law making was already made after giving approval of the resolution in this regard.

He also appealed to the citizens of Karachi to cooperate with the government in this connection. As the government was taking this step in the larger interest of the city and its citizens.

 

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WB to provide $ 188 million for Sindh projects

Two separate agreements were signed for US$ 188.00 million on Wednesday to support implementation of governance reforms and improving the irrigation systems of governments of Sindh.

Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, signed the financing agreements on behalf of government of Pakistan while the special finance secretary and secretary irrigation department, government of Sindh, signed the project agreements on behalf of government of Sindh. Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director, World Bank, signed the agreements on behalf of World Bank. Under the agreements, the World Bank will provide$ 50 million for Sindh public sector management reform project and $ 138 million additional financing for Sindh water sector improvement phase-1 project.

The development objective of the Sindh public sector management reform project is to strengthen public sector performance in the province of Sindh through improved revenue generation and expenditure management. The project will result into provincial reforms plans for financial management and procurement and revenue mobilization. These plans will provide a vision and road map for the govt of Sindh as its pursues its governance reforms over the next five years.

The additional financing for Sindh water sector improvement phase-1 project is aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of irrigation water distribution in Gothki AWB (Area Water Board), Nara AWB and left bank AWB, particularly with respect to reliability, equity and user satisfaction.

The project will include community development and capacity-building, rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation drainage systems, management plan for major irrigation and drainage infrastructure, monitoring and evolution of project impact, environment management framework and social impact management framework and project coordination, monitoring, technical assistance and training.

WB to provide $ 188 million for Sindh projects | Pakistan Today

 

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CCTV security cams to be set up at worship places of minorities

 

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Renovation of Naz high schoool, Khairpur has begun

 

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