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Sindh Culture Department has announced to organize two-day Children's Literature Festival (CLF) on 15-16 February at Sindh Museum, Hyderabad. A programme titled "Diya Diya Laat Asan" would be especially arranged for children of different public and private schools to participate in it. Conference of children literature writers and editors would be held, while open stage for children titled "Jal Jal Mishall Jal" would also be available. Furthermore art work of students from class Six to Matric would also be exhibited during the two-day festival. In this regard Secretary Culture Sindh, Mr. Akbar Laghari told WiseSindh : "We celebrate it to bring children in the mainstream,  they are the nurseries, if they are writers, singers, painters etc, they will get chance to present it at higher forum. It will not provide entertainment to children but it will increase their confidence too. We may have some of them as best artists of future."

Sindh University Teachers Association's (SUTA) The Reformist Panel led by Prof: Dr. Azhar Ali Shah staged a protest outside Central Library (CL) against massive corruption and irregularities at University of Sindh, Jamshoro. While addressing the media Prof: Azhar Shah accusing Dr. Arfana Mallah of taking her share said that: "Arfana Mallah was shouting against massive corruption at University of Sindh, but after getting her share she has become silent, and now she and her panel is engaged in actions against teachers. She along with her group is engaged in threatening the teachers so that she could gain her vested interests, which is condemnable act. Arfana Mallah's appointment as Associate Professor and Professor is illegal and a neutral committee should probe into this matter. From 2015 to 2017, Ms. Arfana was Associate Professor and Syndicate Member but she got remunerations of a Professor." He further said that: "The wrong decisions against teachers in

It’s time to solve the NBP leadership mystery. Finance Minister Asad Umar has appointed Zubyr Soomro as Chairman Board of Directors, National Bank of Pakistan today with immediate effect. Zubyr Soomro is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and presently is Chairman for Pakistan Microfinance Investment Co. Ltd. He is also on the board of 7 other companies. In his past career he occupied the position of Chairman for Karachi Stock Exchange, Chairman & President for United Bank Ltd., Chairman at Pakistan Banks’ Association, Chairman at Pakistan Banks’ Association and President at American Business Council. Zubyr Soomro Career: After gaining his BSc (Hons) Degree from London School of Economics in 1970, Zubyr Soomro went on to complete his Masters' from School of African & Oriental Studies, University of London in 1971. In 1972, Zubyr started his banking career as Relationship Manager for Citibank Pakistan. His major part of career was wor

Sindh government on Wednesday approved fund for lifting debris of the illegal structures demolished as a result of the citywide anti-encroachment campaign, as reported in media. According to details, the provincial chief minister has approved the summary of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for Rs200 million funds. The summary read that repairing of footpaths would also be carried out along with lifting debris of the encroachment. The local government department will supervise the work on lifting the debris by the KMC. Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar last month said the KMC was facing shortage of funds, hence “it will take time to remove debris piling up after anti-encroachment drive in different areas”. Speaking to media here, Akhtar said the KMC was razing all illegal encroachments on order of the Supreme Court. He added that first information reports (FIRs) were also registered against elements who had illegally occupied lands in different parts of the city.

Sindhi short story writer and Dramatist Prof: Ayoob Umrani has been critically injured in a road mishap on Sehwan Road here on Friday, as he was returning to his home from Sehwan after college. According to sources and information gathered by WiseSindh , Prof: Umrani got head injury and fracture in arm. Sources claimed that bleeding from nose was not stopping and there was chance that he might go into coma, while the family has decided to shift him to Karachi. The accident took place on 2:30 pm on Friday near Amri, as a speedy passenger van travelling from Sehwan to Jamshoro collided with a truck due to which six people including women and children died on spot. Among the dead were Mohammad Ameen Solangi, Aijaz Solangi and his seven year old son Mohammad Rahim Solangi, 35 year old Mohammad Mohammad Paryal Laghari, 35 year old Bakhtawar Gharmani and 10 year old Rashda Gharmani. While 15 people including Prof: Ayoob Umrani, Zaheer Hussain Samejo, Nadir Hussain Samejo, Kulsoo

Chinese scientists announced Thursday they had cloned five monkeys from a single animal that was genetically engineered to have a sleep disorder, saying it could aid research into human psychological problems. The claim, detailed in two reports published in a Chinese science journal, is the latest in a series of biomedical advances in the country, some of which have fuelled medical ethics debates. Most recently a Chinese scientist claimed last year he had altered the DNA of babies to make them HIV-proof. A research team from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai said it had altered the genes of a macaque to give it circadian rhythm disorder, in which the body’s “clock” is out of sync with normal sleep times. They went on to clone five macaques from that individual, and found that the new monkeys — born over the past six months — show signs of mental problems associated with sleep disorders including depression, anxiety and behaviours

Sindh government presented a bill in the Assembly on Thursday which will make it possible for the injured to get treatment on priority basis and fulfill medico-legal requirements later on. The proposed bill has been named after a girl-child Amal Umer, who passed away after being hit by a bullet shot by a police officer during an encounter last year. In the bill, it has been recommended that all private and government hospitals should treat the wounded first and then complete the paperwork. The bill stated that no hospital, either private or government, would refuse the treatment of injured and will provide treatment on emergency basis. Every hospital should have two ambulances incorporating all latest first aid material and must have paramedical staff. In a private hospital, the treatment on emergency basis will be on the government and if the patient’s condition is not critical then he can be shifted to a government hospital, the bill proposed. It was recommended that a

PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has criticized the PTI government's mini budget here on Thursday claiming that the mini budget was neither a plan nor a detailed review of the chronic problem of generating revenue. Sherry took on to micro-blogging site twitter and shared her thoughts on the PTI government's mini-budget this morning. She tweeted: "A not so mini budget -which is neither a plan nor a detailed review of the chronic problem of generating revenue. Business groups may be smiling but the taxation time bomb just acquired quantum speed. No idea of where the gaps will be financed, more debt?" In another tweet Ms. Rehman was of the view that: "The budget with a quiet amnesty clause for undeclared offshore wealth. No prizes for guessing who this will serve.. the Senate is still working." It is pertinent to mention here that the Federal Government yesterday presented mini-budget, while the Finance Minister Asad Umar claimed that this was not a mini-budge

Traffic movement along one section at a busy University Road was disrupted after water pipeline burst near Central Jail flyover on Thursday morning. In addition, the pipeline failure has also led to forming a pothole on the road, making it difficult for the vehicles to pass through easily. The Karachi traffic police have advised motorists to exercise caution while driving on the specified road due to skidding wet surface due to pipeline burst. In August last year, supply to majority of the areas were affected after a pipeline at the Dhabeji pumping station burst. The executive engineer at the KWSB had said the pipeline that has 72-inch diameter malfunctioned due to power breakdown, resultantly suspending water supply to many areas of the city. The main sources of water for Karachi are Keenjhar Lake (Indus River) and Hub dam, from where water is pumped through three main bulk pumping stations located at Dhabeji, Gharo, and Hub. For some time, Karachi is facing an acute shor

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered the Sindh government to enact new police rules within six weeks, as reported in media. The SHC was hearing contempt proceedings against former chief secretary of the province, Rizwan Memon, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, inspector general Sindh police and other relevant officers. The petition was filed by Karamat Ali. In October, 2017, the SHC had given a verdict after the petitioner challenged the government’s move to repeal Sindh Police Order, 2002 and its illegal action in transferring then IGP A D Khawaja. Court ordered for reforms in posting, transfer and tenure in police department. In the contempt of court petition against Sindh Chief Minister, petitioner contended that SHC had issued detailed directives to provincial government and federal government in the order for enactment of statutory rules for transfer and postings in police department at all levels. During the hearing today, Advocate General Sindh Salman Talibuddin to

Novel is the most read genre in the literature, while suspense and thriller novels are widely read in the world. Jules Verne, Robert Lewis Stevenson, and H. G. Wells are better known as the earliest suspense and thriller writers. While Sydney Sheldon and Agatha Christie are popular suspense and thriller novelists in the entire world. Here is a list of few thriller and suspense novelists, who have gained worldwide acclimatization for their writings in modern times: (1) Dan Brown: Dan Brown is an American author most well known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon stories, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013) and Origin (2017). His novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 56 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & D

China’s cyber watchdog said on Wednesday it had deleted more than 7 million pieces of online information as well as 9,382 mobile apps, and it criticized tech giant Tencent’s news app for spreading “vulgar information”. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on its website the action was part of a clean-up of unacceptable and harmful information that started this month, adding that it had also shut down 733 websites. The administration singled out Tencent’s Tiantian Kuaibao news app, saying the platform had been ordered to make changes as it had been spreading “vulgar and low-brow information that was harmful and damaging to the internet ecosystem”. Tencent did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The regulator also criticized Huaban, a photo-sharing social network, as having “serious ecosystem problems”. Huaban said on its website its online service had been temporarily taken down for upgrades. Control of the internet has tightened u

Paramilitary Rangers in a raid in Lyari captured illegal arms and ammunition from a main-hole, as reported on Wednesday. A spokesman of Rangers in a statement said the paramilitary agency conducted raid in Dubai Chowk area of Lyari and recovered a bag of arms and ammunition from a main-hole. The weapons were kept in the main-hole by the miscreants of Zahid Ladla gang, the spokesman stated. The rangers found five hand grenades, four detonators, 1220 rounds of M4 rifle and 130 rounds of 8mm rifle, the spokesman further said. Rangers and police had launched an operation in Karachi on September 5, 2013 following the directives of the then government in the wake of the rising incidents of terrorism, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and targeted killings. The operation now in its sixth year, has improved the law and order situation in the city, which has become more peaceful during these years. The paramilitary agency in a major raid at a house in Azizabad, Federal B Area, poi

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday approved an increase of Rs0.57 per unit in electricity prices. The increase was approved on account of the fuel adjustment charges for December 2018, said the officials. According to the reports the surge in power price will put a burden of Rs4.2bn on consumers. NEPRA officials said that Rs5.10bn could be saved, if the power plant had been run on the Liquefied natural gas (LNG). While Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) officials said that plants could not be run as Liquefied natural gas was not available to the plants. Earlier,  the NEPRA, on November 14, had approved an increase of Rs. 0.41 per unit in the electricity tariff. The decision was taken by NEPRA in a public hearing on the petition filed by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) and will have a cumulative burden of around Rs 3.8 billion on the consumers. The electric power regulator had announced the hike in tariff on account of the fue

An anti-harassment cell established in the University of Sindh to assure female students of protection against harassment, has been closed by the university administration. Female students of Mehran University, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences and University of Sindh expressed concerns over the closure of the anti-harassment cell. The anti-harassment cell was established after the suicide of Naila Rind, a Sindh University student who had allegedly committed suicide following exploitation and blackmailing. Rind’s body was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room in SU’s Marvi Hostel in Jamshoro on January 1, 2017. She was a final-year student of the Sindhi department.

The Supreme Court Karachi Registry on Tuesday ordered that the city be restored to how it was 40 years ago and directed authorities to demolish unlawful constructions. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sajid Ali Shah heard the case regarding illegal construction of wedding halls, shopping malls and plazas in residential areas. During the hearing, the top court’s Karachi Registry ordered, “In Karachi, no house will be demolished to be used for commercial purposes.” Barring the use of residential houses for commercial purpose, the bencj said, "Wedding halls, shopping malls and plazas will not be constructed on residential plots." The bench also sought details of wedding halls, shopping malls and plazas constructed in the city in the last 30 to 40 years and sought recommendations from the Sindh government regarding restoring the city to how it was 40 years ago. Further, the bench summoned the chief secretary in personal capacity.  “Do wha

LUMHS, Jamshoro student Atif Arain committed suicide, claimed the police report here on Tuesday. The Investigating team in this mysterious death submitted its report to SSP, Jamshoro. According to police, from the gathered information regarding this case it could be said that Atif committed suicide. The report claims that Atif was depressed by family issues, while he was also depressed over ailment of his mother. Reliable sources of WiseSindh have claimed that Atif had told his friends about his worries before committing suicide. It further claims that he stole his father's pistol, and used it for suicide. In this regards, SSP Jamshoro Mohammad Touqeer told that statements of LUMHS administration, Atif's father and uncle and friends were recorded. He also said that during the investigation police found no clue of involvement of Rafay, who happened to be Atif's roommate. SSP said that the detailed report of this case would be publicized within two days. It is p

  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said the government will present its economic agenda before the masses when it tables the ‘mini-budget’ in the National Assembly on Wednesday, January 23. In a tweet earlier today, the minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government coped with financial emergencies during its first five months in power, resulting from balance of payments issue and flawed economic policies of the previous government. The government will now unveil its economic vision, Chaudhry said, declaring 2019 as the year of realisation of “actual targets”. Finance Minister Asad Umar had earlier this month  announced  the mini-budget would be revealed on January 23 – the second such budget introduced by the PTI government since it was voted into power in the July 28 general election. The forthcoming mini-budget is expected to bring relief in terms of downward revisions in four import slabs by 1% and elimination of regulatory duty on 15

The following are the nominees for the Academy Awards which will be held on February 24 in Hollywood: Best picture "Black Panther" "BlacKkKlansman" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "The Favourite" "Green Book" "Roma" "A Star Is Born" "Vice" Best director Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman" Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War" Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite" Alfonso Cuaron, "Roma" Adam McKay, "Vice" Best actor Christian Bale, "Vice" Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born" Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity´s Gate" Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book" Best actress Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma" Glenn Close, "The Wife" Olivia Colman, "The Favourite" Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born" Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Sindh United Party (SUP) chief Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah here on Saturday has condemned the forceful abduction of SUP activist Manzoor Memon from Mirpurkhas and claimed that the attitude of courts towards missing persons issue was non-serious and he hoped that the new Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khoso would take this issue seriously according to the constitution. In a press statement Mr. Shah claimed that the leaders and activists of SUP were law abiding citizens and they were never involved in any criminal activity. "From so many years political activists are missing and they are not being presented before the courts, which is an illegal act and violation of human rights. Chaos and harassment in Sindh province is being created by forcefully abducting political activists, writers and journalists. We demand that all the missing political activists, writers and journalists including Manzoor Memon should immediately be released," Jalal Shah added.

Legendary Sindhi actor Gulab Chandio laid to rest in Nawabshah, on Saturday. According to the details, the large number of people including actors, fans, friends and every walk of life attend his funeral prayer.  He was laid to rest at his home town Shahmeer Chandio vilalge near Nawabshah today. It pertinent to mention here that the famous Sindhi actor was admitted in private hospital due to long illness where he passed away. Gulab Chandio passed away at private hospital in Karachi, on Friday evening. The actor was admitted in private hospital due to long illness where he passes away.  He was borne in Shahmeer Chandio village of Nawabshah district. He he started his career form PTV. He worked in several Sindhi, Urdu dramas and films.

The murder/suicide case of LUMHS, Jamshoro student Atif Arain has taken a new turn as police have arrested his roommate Rafay, here on Saturday. On the other hand the team of doctors of Civil Hospital has prepared the final postmortem report of Atif, according which the dead body was 12-14 hours old. In this regards MLO Civil Hospital, Waqar Ahmed Shaikh has claimed that from the injury it could be known that Atif was shot from near distance on the right side, while no traces of chemical or poison have found from deceased's body, while the postmortem report would be delivered to LUMHS administration on Monday. Meanwhile Jamshoro police have made three arrests in this regards including Rafay, Atif's roommate, Sharif Babar, security guard of private company and Wahid Bux Brohi, security guard of LUMHS. They have been shifted to unknown place. Police have claimed that they are interrogating the persons, while images of record of mobile messages that night from Atif's

Government of Sindh has announced to challenge the decision of handing over Jinnah Hospital, NICVD and NICHD to federal government. Provincial Adviser Murtaza Wahab addressed a presser at Karachi here on Saturday. On that occasion Wahab said that provincial government has decided to go into review petition against court's verdict of handing over Sindh's hospitals to federal government, these three big institutions give free health services to poor people of Sindh. He said that after 18th Amendment portfolio of Health was handed over to provinces, but the control of three big hospitals has been taken away from province and given to federal government. "On such decision Sindh Government is going for review petition, 1.2 billion rupees have been added to the budget of NICVD, while branches in different cities including Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana are working. PTI government is trying to roll back 18th Amendment, if that is done people would show resistance against it

Spectators around the world can expect to see a trio of celestial events intertwine to create a spectacular total lunar eclipse in the coming days. The first full moon of the year is known as the Wolf Moon. When the Earth's shadow completely blankets the moon, this causes its surface to turn red as it enters the planet's shade, known as a Blood Moon. 'This one is particularly good,' said Rice University astrophysicist Patrick Hartigan. 'It not only is a supermoon and it's a total eclipse, but the total eclipse also lasts pretty long. 'It's about an hour.' The moon will also be slightly closer to the Earth, causing it to appear brighter than usual, dubbed a Super Moon. These unique factors, when combined, result in a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon'. The eclipse should be visible in North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and the French and Spanish coasts. In the U.S., the e

Atif Arain, a student of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro allegedly committed suicide at Al-Sina Boys Hostel Room No: 61 after shooting himself here on Thursday. The post-postmortem report of the deceased was prepared by Dr. Imran Khawaja and Dr. Waqar. The doctors claimed that "from initial reports it seems that Atif has committed suicide, but the final report would be delivered after 3 days, after which we would be able to establish the actual cause of his death." Meanwhile SSP Jamshoro Mohammad Touqeer talking to "Wisesindh" said that: "a three member team has been made to investigate the cause and find out the facts whether this is suicide or not, police have asked LUMHS administration to fully cooperate with police during the investigation of this case, while the police would also try to find out how the weapon reached the hostel." "When I reached my room after attending the classes, I found the door lo

Scientists have unveiled what they say is an ideal diet for the health of the planet and its populations – including a doubling of consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes, and a halving of meat and sugar intake. If the world followed the “Planetary Health” diet, the researchers said, more than 11 million premature deaths could be prevented each year, while greenhouse gas emissions would be cut and more land, water and biodiversity would be preserved. Feeding a growing population of 10 billion people by 2050 with a healthy, sustainable diet will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production and reducing food waste, he said. “We need a significant overhaul, changing the global food system on a scale not seen before.” Many life-threatening chronic diseases are linked to poor diets, including obesity, diabetes, malnutrition and several types of cancer. The researchers said unhealthy diets currently cause more death and disease worldwide tha

A record-breaking 65.2 million tourists visited New York in 2018, its tourist board said, with British people particularly keen to visit the Big Apple from overseas. According to new figures from NYC & Company, around 51.6 million Americans and 13.5 million foreign tourists visited the city last year —compared to 13.1 overseas visitors in 2017. Britons topped the list of overseas visitors, with 1.24 million, followed by China (1.1 million), Canada (1 million), Brazil (920,000) and France (807,000). New York ranked the 6th most-visited city in the world for foreign tourists, according to Mastercard´s annual Global Destination Cities list published in September, based on a projected 13.1 million visitors. Bangkok topped that list, ahead of London, Paris, Dubai and Singapore. The US´s financial capital, where tourism employs over 390,000 people, hopes to break records again in 2019 with a predicted 67 million visitors.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan does not have the courage to talk face-to-face during Parliament sessions. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Bilawal took a hit at the premier’s tweet from earlier today questioning why some lawmakers are “so scared” of the Exit Control List (ECL). “A day earlier, the Supreme Court ordered that my name by removed from the ECL and this morning the premier tweeted about it. It would have been better if the premier came to the House and spoke about these matters instead of tweeting about them,” Bilawal said. “PM Imran should have spoken about these matters face-to-face so we could have responded directly. However, he doesn’t have the courage to do so,” the PPP chairman added. Bilawal further said, “PPP will not allow any comprise on the financial matters of provinces.” “We will strongly oppose any action against the 18th Amendment,” he asserted. "No one c