Economically troubled, Thatta’s flood survivors fear next floods
Life in Thatta yet to return to normal after last year’s floods By: Amar Guriro | Published: April 18, 2011 KARACHI – Despite the passage of over eight months, thousands of survivors of the unprecedented monsoon floods last year in Thatta district have not unable to start their routine life again. Though the majority of these flood survivors, who were displaced from their native residences during the floods, have returned…
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Wildlife Dept doesn’t bother to find out stats on migratory birds
Many of department’s matters pending ever since its provincial conservator was shown the door; Wildlife minister unaware that his department carries out a survey on migratory birds each year By: Amar Guriro | Published: April 17, 2011 KARACHI – The bad news for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts is that they would be unable to find out how many migratory birds from cold countries visited Sindh this year, as the provincial…
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Good samaritans at disaster sites end up creating problems for rescue staff: Edhi
By: Amar Guriro | Published: April 15, 2011 KARACHI – The common people who rush to disaster sites for helping victims, instead create problems for the rescue workers in shifting the injured to hospitals, said renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi. He said this while talking with Pakistan Today after delivering his speech at a lecture session titled ‘Emergency Medical Care During Disasters’ organised by the Aga Khan University Hospital on…
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If you can dance, sing or act, you may find yourself in a plane to the United States
Group of different US-based organisations in Karachi to select artistes for exchange programme By: Amar Guriro | Published: April 13, 2011 KARACHI – A group of different US-based organisations is in Karachi to select Pakistani dance, music and theatre artistes for Center Stage – a pilot programme sponsored by the United States government to select international performing artists from Haiti, Pakistan, and Indonesia. “Pakistan has lot of talent and majority…
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