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Food poisoning claims four lives

Nasir Mahmood

Karachi—At least four people died including a woman and another seven were hospitalized in critical state after developing food poisoning as they ate unhygienic Biryani in Sohrab Goth locality in metropolis. According to police sources, 11 people including two women were shifted to hospital after they took poisonous food. Two of them including a woman died during treatment. Medical treatment was provided to nine others.

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Country’s first law university approved

Karachi—Initial approval has been granted by the Sindh Governor, Dr Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, for the country’s first law university in Karachi. An official statement here on Monday said that the institution would impart higher education in law as well as carry out research. It said that the university would be named after the first elected prime minister, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who remained associated with the teaching at the city’s S.M. Law College.

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Cash distribution through Benazir Cards starts

Staff Reporter

Karachi—Benazir Income Support Programme is the main social safety net mechanism established by the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to contribute to the alleviation of poverty said Mr Sajid Jokhio, Provincial Minister of Zakat & Ushr on the Opening ceremony of Benazir Card. He said that It was initiated to pay unconditional cash benefits of Rs 1000/- to underprivileged families, worst hit by the high inflation especially of food items resulting in reduction of their purchasing power.

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Wassan for controlling street crimes

Staff Reporter

Karachi—Sindh Home Minister, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, has called for effectively controlling the street crimes as well as mobile and vehicle snatching.He issued directives to this effect to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Inspector General of Police Sindh and Additional IG Karachi.A statement here on Monday said that Wassan called for further activating Madadgar 15, Thana and Special Branch Police.

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Experts for infection control societies

Karachi—Every hospital in the country must have an Infection Control Society with written protocol about handling of hospital and operation theaters induced infections, said speakers at a seminar organized by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA -Karachi) on Monday. The seminar largely attended by post graduate students, general physicians, midwives and paramedics was addressed by Dr. Sikander Sohani (Aahang for protection against infections), Dr. Nazli Hossain (Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Civil Hospital, Karachi) and Dr. Aafia Zafar (Microbiology Department, Aga Khan University).

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