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  • Coronavirus: PSL matches likely to be shifted from Karachi as another two infected

    Coronavirus: PSL matches likely to be shifted from Karachi as another two infected

    Sindh Health Department is mulling over a proposal to issue an advisory for the public and requesting a ban on public events in Karachi, including the Pakistan Super League (PSL), after nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the port city on Monday, followed by another two in Sindh on Tuesday.

    According to Geo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are in touch with the Sindh government regarding the fate of the PSL matches that are to be held in Karachi over the next two weeks.

    “PCB officials are in constant touch with the Sindh government and attending all the meetings regarding PSL matches in the city,” a PCB spokesperson was quoted as saying.

    The spokesperson further said that the board would follow the Sindh government’s directives. “However, for now, the matches are still scheduled for Karachi.”

    As per the details of the two cases surfacing Tuesday, the first case of the novel coronavirus emerged in Hyderabad. The patient had reportedly come to Pakistan from Doha via Syria. The second case of the virus emerged in Karachi, putting the total tally of cases in the port city at 15.

    The total number of infections in Pakistan has now reached 18.

    ENGRO SHUTS DOWN KARACHI HARBOUR FRONT OFFICES:

    Engro Corporation shut down its offices in the HarbourFront building on Tuesday after an employee was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. 

    Engro is a Pakistani multinational conglomerate company with subsidiaries involved in production of fertilizers, foods, chemicals, energy and petrochemicals. Its major subsidiaries, Engro Fertilizers, is one of the largest fertilizer manufacturers in the world.

    A statement from the corporation stated that at 1 pm on Tuesday, an employee who worked at the eighth-floor office of the building was diagnosed with the coronavirus. 

    The statement further said that the employee was last in the office for a few hours on Friday, March 6, 2020. The organisation said it had decided to shut its offices for three days “on medical advice from our doctor and in consultation with relevant experts”. 

    “Only as a precautionary measure, all Engro offices at the HarbourFront building shall remain closed over the next three days, with business to resume on Monday, March 16, 2020,” read the statement. 

    The organisation told its employees to work from home for the next three days and stated that upon their return, they will be screened for the novel infection.

    Meanwhile, Sindh education secretary has dismissed rumours claiming that the provincial government was mulling plans to extend school holidays across the province as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.

    Earlier in the day, it had been reported that the provincial health department will send a recommendation to Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah for schools to remain shut for a longer period.

    Speaking to a private media outlet, Khalid Shah said the Sindh government was not considering any recommendations seeking an extension in school holidays. “All educational institutions in Sindh will re-open on March 16,” he said.

    The decision was taken during a meeting of the health department held on Tuesday morning under the chair of the province’s health minister.

  • Sindh Food Authority seals Dunkin Donuts factory for using expired products

    A donut factory was temporarily sealed for using substandard and expired products in Karachi’s SITE Industrial area.

    As per reports, the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) conducted a raid at the Dunkin Donuts factory on Monday and found expired bunties and sub-standard ingredients.

    The SFA team also found unrefined items that had been intermixed.

    Factory hygiene rules were also being violated, officials said. A fine of Rs250,000 has been imposed. SFA Operations Director Imtiaz Abro discarded the substandard food items.

  • Kate and William highlight the Pakistani women who inspired them

    Kate and William highlight the Pakistani women who inspired them

    Prince William and Kate Middleton marked International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, by sharing a list of “remarkable” women who inspired them in the past year. And it turns out that the women of the SOS Children’s Village in Lahore are among those who inspired the royal couple.

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s official Instagram account shared a picture of the couple at the SOS Village with which they wrote, “The women of the SOS Children’s Village in Lahore, Pakistan: where staff provide children, deprived of their natural parents, with an environment which is as close as possible to a natural home, along with loving care, security, higher education and job-training.”

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    Kate and William visited Pakistan last year in October and their five-day trip included a visit to the SOS orphanage in Lahore. Kate was reportedly so moved with the visit that when an unexpected thunderstorm forced them to spend the night in Lahore, the next day the couple made a secret visit back to the orphanage where they spent time with the children there and played cricket with them.

    The Duchess’ first-ever Instagram post, shared through the Kensington Royal account, was also about her visit to the SOS Village.

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    William was also touched when a little girl presented him with a handmade bracelet. He wore the blue design for the rest of the day at his following engagements.

    Check out some more pictures from their secret visit:

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  • PTA warns people to beware of thumb impression forging mafia

    PTA warns people to beware of thumb impression forging mafia

    The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has warned people to be careful of a gang that has been forging thumb impressions to issue SIM cards used in grey trafficking.

    A report submitted during a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Communication showed that more than 15,000 SIM cards were used for grey trafficking in 2020.

    Grey trafficking is a route that is legal for one country but illegal for the alternative end.

    The PTA spokesperson said, the mafia steals people’s identities, even their thumb impressions, to commit crimes.

    He added that it is suspected that data is being stolen from NADRA and an investigation is being initiated to look into the matter.

    All the complaints received by the authority this year have been sent to the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) for further investigation.

  • Judge summons buffalo to court

    A senior civil judge has summoned a buffalo into the court after two persons claimed ownership of the dairy animal in Chiniot.

    A case was being heard by a senior civil judge in the suburban area of Punjab’s Chiniot city after the theft of the buffalo that was stolen from Sambha and was found from a house in Kakkay Tibbay village.

    A local of Moza Samundar village, Nazir, had filed the complaint to the Chiniot local court where he claimed that he owns the buffalo recovered from Kakkay Tibbay village.

    Following his claims, the judge directed authorities to summon the dairy animal in the court. The person accused of stealing the buffalo kept insisting that the animal belongs to him. 

    The civil judge ordered police not to hand over the buffalo to any party until ownership of the animal is proved with evidence and witnesses.

  • Sham Idrees, Froggy’s newborn already has thousands of followers on Instagram

    Sham Idrees, Froggy’s newborn already has thousands of followers on Instagram

    YouTube stars Sham Idrees and his wife, Seher (Queen Froggy) have welcomed a baby girl who they have named Sierra. The couple shared the big news with their fans on social media.

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    The baby girl has her own account on Instagram and though it has only one post, Sierra already has close to 60,000 followers. Her parents shared the same picture with the caption, “Hi world.”

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    Idrees also responded to those asking for his baby girl’s pictures.

    “Wait a little while, let her grow up. She’s too precious and tiny,” he wrote on Twitter.

  • CJP distributes motorbikes among female lawyers

    CJP distributes motorbikes among female lawyers

    Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed distributed motorbikes among women lawyers on Friday. While giving out the motorcycle-driving training to women lawyers, the CJP encouraged women to ride the bikes adding that this was a good start and that he hoped this practice will continue. He also advised women lawyers to avoid talking during motorcycle-riding.

    Addressing a motorbike distribution ceremony at the Sindh High Court Bar Association, the CJP appreciated the bar association’s efforts for providing a motorbike-driving training opportunity to women advocates.

    He said that although motorbike-riding was dangerous, it was the responsibility of the trainers as well as of women motorbike riders to drive safely and ensure that they did not meet with an accident.

    He said women lawyers kept on talking during the programme and advised them to curb their habit of talking during motorcycle-riding.

     Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh also appreciated the SHCBA and senior lawyers for making arrangements to award motorbikes and training to the women lawyers.

    Salman Sufi, head of Salman Sufi foundation, said that his organisation had given motorbike-riding training to as many as 15,000 women since 2016, and have set a target that his organisation would provide training to 500,000 women by 2025.

  • ‘Why I march’: 90 per cent people hold bias against women, study reveals

    ‘Why I march’: 90 per cent people hold bias against women, study reveals

    Almost 90% of the global population irrespective of gender holds some prejudice against women, indicated a United Nations (UN) study released ahead of International Women’s Day.

    The UN Development Programme studied 75 countries representing 80% of the world’s population and found that nine in 10 people — including women — hold such beliefs.

    The prejudiced views include: that men are better politicians and business leaders than women; that going to university is more important for men than women; and that men should get preferential treatment in competitive job markets.

    The percentage of those holding at least one sexist bias was largest in Pakistan — where 99.81% of people held similar prejudices — followed by Qatar and Nigeria, both at 99.73%.

    Countries with the lowest population of those with sexist beliefs were Andorra, at 27.01%, Sweden with 30.01%, and the Netherlands, 39.75%.

    France, Britain, and the United States each came in with similar scores, 56%, 54.6%, and 57.31% of people, respectively, holding at least one sexist belief.

    The numbers show “new clues to the invisible barriers women face in achieving equality” despite “decades of progress,” the UN Development Programme said in a statement accompanying the report.

    “The work that has been so effective in ensuring an end to gaps in health or education must now evolve to address something far more challenging: a deeply ingrained bias — among both men and women — against genuine equality,” UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said.

    The agency called on governments and institutions to change discriminatory beliefs and practices through education.

    Beyond inequalities in education, health, and the economy, the statement also called out one of the report’s most chilling findings: 28% of people believe it is okay for a man to beat his wife.

  • PSL to go pink to raise awareness on breast cancer

    PSL to go pink to raise awareness on breast cancer

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise awareness on breast cancer during the Pakistan Super League season 5 (PSL 5) in Lahore and Rawalpindi on March 7.

    Pink ambiance will be produced while the bails will also be branded as pink as part of spreading the message by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The match officials, all the players, and commentators will don Pink Ribbons during the match.

    Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators are to play at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, while a match between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United is scheduled at Pindi Stadium on Saturday.

    The digital screens at the Gaddafi stadium and Pindi stadium will air breast cancer awareness messages.