During clashes 3 persons killed in Karachi

Three persons were killed by the firing of unknown culprits who were on motorcycle in the Chancier Ghot and Kore while in an other separate incident businessman was injured here on Monday.
According to police sources, during clashes between two groups of drug peddlers in the area of Chancier Ghot Abdul Aziz and his partner Murtaza Lassie were killed. However, later in view of intense situation in the area, rangers and police have been deployed.
Meanwhile in an other separate incident in Kore, Nasir Colony of Karachi where armed persons opened firing and killed 25 years old Shahzeb. He was working in garments factory and had quarrel with the workers of political group whereas it was a result of that row, SHO Kore Industrial Area told.

23rd March, Pakistan Day, Celebration 2010

On the directive of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the joint services parade of 23rd March, commonly known as Pakistan Day Parade, will not be held due to current security situation in the country.
The day will dawn with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salute in the provincial capitals. Special prayers will be held for the country’s progress, strength and solidarity.
The national flag will be hoisted on important public and private buildings throughout the country and all Pakistani missions abroad.
The day is a general public holiday, as people from all walks of life will take part in different programmes to mark the occasion befittingly.
Seminars and functions will be organised to pay homage to the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and poet philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Speakers will highlight sacrifices rendered by the people for the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims.
President Asif Ali Zardari will confer awards on outstanding civil and military personalities in recognition of their meritorious services at an investiture ceremony.
Newspapers will bring out supplements to underscore the significance of the day and the ideals of Quaid-i-Azam, under whose leadership Muslims passed Pakistan Resolution in Lahore on March 23, 1940, a momentous milestone in the history of Pakistan movement. On this day in 1940, the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent had pledged to create an independent homeland, where they could live in accordance with their religious and cultural values.

A pair of twin girls, who were born connected at the head, in Sahiwal, brought to Islamabad

Pakistani newly born conjoined twin girls, not named yet, are admitted at a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, March 15, 2010.


ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani neurosurgeon said that doctors were studying a pair of twin girls who were recently born connected at the head to determine whether they can separate them.

The infants were brought to a hospital in Islamabad on Monday from the city of Sahiwal in Punjab province where they were born a few days earlier.

The two are connected at the head facing opposite directions.

Khaleequz Zaman, a neurosurgeon at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, said doctors will decide this week whether they can operate on the twins.

Quetta : Baby born in Rickshaw! Feb 25 2010

According to news reports today on 25 February 2010 a pregnant woman in Quetta who was being taken in a rickshaw to a city hospital gave birth in the same rickshaw because the Airport Road was closed due to President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit. They were stopped at Askari Park section of the same road and despite their pleas with the security forces they were not allowed to continue their city-ward journey.

Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a baby was born in a rickshaw. In May last year (2009) another poor woman was caught up in the traffic jam of Quetta and she had to give birth inside the ‘tiny’ rickshaw. No president, prime/chief minister or any foreign dignitary was visiting Quetta then, yet it happened. The only difference between the two situations is that the recent birth in a rickshaw was caused by the closure of a very important and busy Quetta Airport Road just because our president with his cavalcade of ministers and heavy contingent of security forces were to use that raod while the one who was born in May last year was due to badly traffic jam.

Lessons should be learnt from the embarrassing and life threatening ordeal of the concerned family and next time round when a major road is closed for any political figure’s safety then first by putting in place necessary emergency measures the safety of the ordinary people should be ensured.

Today, the security forces who were patrolling the Airport road should have used their common sense and compassion and helped her out in getting to the nearest hospital/clinic or any place where she could comfortably deliver the baby. The security forces are well equipped with modern communication system, at least they should have called an ambulance (there are now many in Quetta!). One can only regret recurrence of such incidents and hope there will not be a repeat of these kinds of scenarios in the future.

The Dawn.com’s news headline is incorrect when it says ‘Stuck in Quetta traffic jam …’. In this case there was no traffic jam but the road was crystal clear and completely deserted due to its closure – the rickshaw could have been driven at its maximum speed and in no time they would have been at the hospital. The bottom line is the security forces need to learn to distinguish between a bomb and a baby, and, mothers only carry babies.

Islamabad. Feb. 26. President Asif Ali Zardari has apologised about yesterday’s incident in Quetta when a baby girl was born in a rickshaw and has anounced Rs 500,000.00 for child’s well being. I hope the apology and the financial aid would help the family to look after their new born baby.