India invites FM Bilawal to Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting: report
India has invited Pakistan’s foreign minister to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to host in May,Indian media reported.It might a possible thaw between rivals with nuclear weapons.The invitation came days after Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called for talks with India on all matters of concern, including the Indian-Occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).The call was made in August 2019, prior to making it clear that it has been reverted.Just a month ago, he said, as a bystander at a UN Security Council meeting, there were street protests in India after Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawalbutt Zardari called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “gujarat slaughterer”,to which India called Bilawal’s comments “uncivilized”.Foreign ministry spokesmen from both countries did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on media reports that Bilawal had been invited to his SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Goa. India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar’s invitation was delivered by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, according to the Indian Express newspaper. “The dates currently being considered are May 4th and 5th,” it added.If Pakistan agrees, Foreign Minister Bilawal will visit India for almost his first time in 12 years. The last foreign minister to visit India was Hina Rabani Khar in July 2011,Indian Express said.
Suzuki raises prices up to Rs.355,000
PSMCL spokesman Shafiq Ahmed said the company has passed on a minimal portion of the increased overhead costs and economic uncertainty to consumers. Prior to this, Honda Atlas Cars (HACL) and Indus Motor Company (IMC) raised prices from Rs.300,000-550,000 and Rs.280,000 to Rs.1.2 million respectively.Alto VX, VXR, VXR AGS and AGS new prices have been set at Rs. 1,859 crore, Rs. 2,156 crore, increased by Rs.2. 223 million rupees, increased from 160,000 rupees to 200,000 rupees.After jumping from Rs 208,000 to Rs 257,000, the new charges for Wagon R,VXR, VXL and AGS models are Rs 2,629 million, Rs 2,789 million and Rs 3,059 million respectively. New prices for Suzuki Cultus VXR, VXL and AGS are Rs 3,309m,Rs 3,339m and Rs 3,569m respectively, rising from Rs 285,000 to Rs 335,000.The new selling prices of Suzuki GL MT, GL CVT and GLX CVT are set at Rs.3,479 million, Rs.3,742 million and Rs.4,115 million respectively, increased from Rs.299,000 to Rs.355,000. The Suzuki Ravi and Ravi without deck models are priced at Rs 1,539m and Rs 1,464m respectively, up Rs 115,000 each compared to Rs 1,424m and Rs 1,349m respectively.With the increase of Rs.119,000,the new prices of Bolan Van and Bolan Cargo are Rs.1619 crore and Rs.1606 crore
Trend of “Caesarean” in pakistan, Do Doctors Perform Unnecessary Surgery?
For centuries, children around the world have often been born at home. As medical science advances, millions of women and their children’s lives are saved each year, but so does unnecessary use. Both India and Pakistan have seen a steady increase in the number of babies born by caesarean section, especially in private hospitals. In Pakistan, her 1 in 5 babies are born by caesarean section. The latest Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) report shows that the caesarean section rate has increased rapidly from 14% in her 2012-13 to 22% in 2017-18. Is Pakistan’s caesarean section rate too high? The answer is overwhelmingly yes. The World Health Organization recommends in a statement that a caesarean section rate above 10% of hers is not associated with reduced maternal or neonatal mortality (who, 2015). Current rates exceed World Health Organization recommendations, suggesting Pakistan is part of a global trend towards non-medical Caesarean deliveries. Pakistan’s health care system is mostly private, with about 64% of the country’s health care costs being funded by the private sector (Statistical Authority of Pakistan, 2018). In our survey sample, 53% of women gave birth in healthcare facilities (Figure 1), and the caesarean section rate in private healthcare facilities was nearly 28% (Figure 2). In the private realm of maternal health, where gynecologists, obstetricians, and staff are responsible for the individual care of pregnant women, they tend to have sole authority to make medical decisions based on the patient’s condition. In most cases, private maternal and child health organizations perform caesarean sections for profit. In public hospitals, doctors have no financial incentive to perform caesarean sections. However, the doctor’s fee and post-operative in hospital costs for performing a caesarean section with private medical facilities in Pakistan، are prohibitively expensive (depending on the type and location of the hospital). The results of this study therefore point to the need for a systematic review of private antenatal care units۔
Hours after a massive blackout in Pakistan,power restoration is now underway.
Massive blackouts in Pakistan continued on Monday,affecting most of its 220 million people in the country, including the metropolitan areas of Karachi and Lahore.Energy Minister Khurrum Dastgir said authorities are restoring power across the country after more than 12 hours had passed since the outage. Power is beginning to be restored in parts of Islamabad,Lahore and Faisalabad. The minister had previously said power would be fully restored across the country by 10pm after blackouts hit Pakistan caused by “frequency fluctuations” in the state-owned power grid.In a televised address, the minister said “there had been widespread blackouts in the country, adding that authorities were working to restore power. “At 7:34 a.m the north-south transmission corridor experienced unusual voltage and frequency fluctuations, impacting the system frequency of the national power grid and causing widespread blackouts.” He said the country’s power grid would not be affected, but explained that power is needed to run power plants and dams.Discussing measures taken to improve blackouts, he said there is now a power plant in “Uch” operating. He said electricity generated by the plant, which powers some areas of Sindh, will also be diverted to parts of Balochistan and Punjab. He has personally overseen the matter at the National Power Control Center (NPCC) and assured the country that relevant authorities are working hard to restore power and expressed hope for sooner recovery in all areas.
Mission Majnu – Inspired by ‘true events’ or hate propaganda against Muslims
Art can be a powerful medium for creating harmony, but it can also be a great tool for spreading hate.While everyone on the internet is talking about Siddharth Malhotra’s latest contribution to Netflix and the long tradition of Indian propaganda films against Pakistan, an out-of-school literature student is at the bottom of it. A great opportunity has arisen to explore the discourse revealed by Mission Majnu trailers and such media in general. There are pitfalls. Depending on who is in charge, art becomes propaganda and chocolate heroes become chauvinistic national traits. Nevertheless, to the surprise of many, these films are said to appeal the people’s sense of patriotism.The idea to enhance patriotism by hating Muslims is pathetic.This is how you appear to be human and treat other communities? A few years back The charming “Shah Rukh Khan” talks about a peaceful future for his children built through cooperation and negotiation. Borderless films like” Main Hoon Na” is now seen as relics of a bleak past. However, the exchange couldn’t be more atrocious.Talking about “Mission Majnu”,Malhotra’s appearance in the movie has become talk of the town. Stereotypical clothing, excesses, and forced accents seem blatantly ridiculous and funny because of inaccuracy of language.We can say that it is the result of conscious effort (rather than lack of it) distinguishing it from another.In Pakistan this movie has been mocked highly on social platforms because of its fakeness. It’s also important to remember why movies like Mission Majnu continue to be made. Simply to win elections, sometimes across borders, sometimes within borders, you need to find something more sacred than your own happiness and the sanctity of human life. If you want to be inspired by real events, don’t give in to this devastation. Makers should make films on true stories but they will make sure that it would not be agitational.We must use art to spread peace and harmony by telling meaningful stories about our personal histories, traumas, and struggles that inspire connection. For this to happen, rational minds must resist, question, and reject these hateful narratives and understand that we both are fighting against poverty and educational inequality.We have to solve the problems on the discussion table. It is also the responsibility of media houses to create accurate and meaningful stories to foster understanding between communities that leads to a sense of harmony.
Whirlwind of Twists: Saba Qamar Reveals First Appearance of her Upcoming Drama Sar-e-Rah
The superemely talented Saba Qamar is back on tv after her super hit drama “Fraud”.She wrote on her instagram “We have the big announcement we have been waiting for.ARY Digital is delighted to announce “Sar-e-Rah”, a new project presenting a thought-provoking story that brings together some of drama’s most famous characters”. Saba Qamar’s upcoming drama is about personal stories starring Muneeb Butt, Saboor Aly, Hareem Farooq and Sunita Marshall. While announcing the cast, she wrote this project would be “a whirlwind of twists and turns.” The drama will be directed by Ahmed Bhatti and written by Adeel Razaq under the banner of iDream Entertainment.Qamar shared the first look of “Sar-e-Rah” on Instagram on Friday. This starts with her sitting in the driver’s seat of a taxi, and as she starts the engine the camera moves to a montage of other characters from the series (such as Hareem Farooq and Muneeb Butt).In a trailer Qamar can be heard saying “pata nahi ye kya kahani hai [I don’t know what this story is about]”,while in the video Saboor Aly plays the influencer and Marshall plays a role of a doctor.Muneeb butt is playing hermaphrodite who becomes Assistant commissioner.So if you are tired of seeing those same old stories,this wil be a unique serial to catch your attention and worth your time.
Nawaz goes public as PML-N leaders gather in London
PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has broken his silence for the first time after his party suffered a severe political blow in Punjab after Parvez Elahi won a confidence vote just before the state legislature was dissolved.He said ” a cruel joke had been played on Pakistan for personal gains”.After meeting a delegation of senior Pakistani PML-N leaders, he told reporters,” Pakistan will get out of this difficult situation and we will be the ones to liberate the country. ” When Asked whether former retired army commander Gen.Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI officer Gen.Faiz Hamid blamed the state of the country? he said, “Reality comes first”. Everything is open Now.Names and faces are no longer hidden. It was a cruel lie spread on the country. At the time,he also mentioned that Gen.Qamar and Gen.Hamid are responsible for the “two governments” in the country. His comments suggested that he and his daughter Mariam Nawaz have met with party leaders at a high-level meeting to discuss strategies as elections in the two states become more likely followed.The meeting came amid heightened political activity at home and discussion about Maryam Nawaz returne to Pakistan. PML-N leaders Rana Sanaullah, Pervaiz Rashid and Javed Latif were also present at the meeting.
20 Water bottle brands unfit for consumption
The Government of Pakistan has instructed the Pakistan Water Resources Research Council (PCRWR) to monitor bottled water and bottled water brands on a quarterly basis and publish the results to raise public health awareness.For the October-December quarter of 2022, samples of 168 mineral/bottled water brands from 22 cities were collected.Comparing test results to Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) quality standards for bottled water, 20 brands are unsafe for human consumption due to microbial, chemical, or both contamination. Twelve brands were deemed unsafe due to their high sodium content, including Best Natural, Excellent Natural, Klear, Pinar, Neno, Ice Drop, Premium Safa, Orwell, Indus, Minwa Kashaf, Barsay and Nayab Pure Life.Two brands, “Excellent Natural” and “Aqua One” were deemed unsafe due to the presence of unacceptably high levels of potassium. Nayab Pure Life has an unacceptably high TDS than permissible limit,that is why it is determined to be unsafe. PCRWR has added eight more brands, including Alpha Premium, Isberg, Aqua Pak, Ship Up, Ever Pure, Noble, Neno and Asha,they have also been declared unfit to drink because they were found to be microbiologically contaminated so it is not healthy for drinking purpose.PCRWR alerted the public and encouraged them to look at detailed reports and learn about the water quality status of the bottled water brands they consume.
Priyanka Chopra praises Saim Sadik’s Joyland saying,it’s really fun to watch
Joyland has won another international fan base and this time with Bollywood and Quantico star “Priyanka Chopra” who praised Saim Sadik’s film and congratulate for Pakistan’s official entry into the Oscars on an Instagram story. .The Bajirao Mastani actor wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: “I really enjoy watching Joyland. Bravo to the whole team for bringing this story to life. It’s a must.”Sadik shared Chopra’s Instagram story and tagged him along with the film’s official Instagram handle.Both accounts thank the Bollywood star. Chopra showed his support for Sadik when the Joyland team won the Jury Prize at Cannes last year. She paid tribute to the Cannes award winners by posting a series of stories on Instagram. She began by congratulating them, saying a special thank you to “all the mighty talents of Asia for the “recognition” they deserve.
A field that pay slightly better in pakistan
After completing education in Pakistan, a large number of educated youth spend their energies in moving to foreign countries and looking for jobs because according to them there are few job opportunities in the country and secondly the jobs that are acceptable but starting salaries are very low. It may be true to some extent that in a country like Pakistan where job opportunities are few and competition among educated youth is very tough.Employers are exploiting the newly recruited youth by Offering them lower salaries. But is it also possible that a person starts getting a salary of one lakh rupees per month in the first few months after graduating from the university at the entry level.From matriculation to graduation admission, often the question of which subjects should be chosen by the youth is important.It is not only compatible with their passion but also financially for them and their family’s future lives,Can also lead to stability.You must have often heard a young doctor doing a house job complaining that he is forced to do a 12-hour shift for Rs 60,000 to 70,000 and that too with a separate working time like a morning shift and late at night the next day, depending on the case, so it become a long shift of 16 or 18 hours in pakistan. So is it possible for a recent graduate to start with a monthly income of 1 million rupees or more? The answer is yes.Pakistani HR specialist “Saeda Huda” says “the highest starting salaries for Pakistani graduates are found in information technology (IT) and other non-traditional fields. Until a few years ago, there was no such awareness in Pakistan but now everyone has resources and information about everything”. Everyone in IT, from graphic and storyboard designers to programmers and developers, has a slightly higher salary. Some people earn more than 100,000 per month.Software engineers and programmers are in high demand in IT, with average starting salaries around 60-70,000 to 1 lakh. There is a high demand for Chartered Accountants (CA and ACCA) in Finance. “If you are an ACCA or CA finalist, your starting salary can exceed from Rs 100,000 to 150,000″.Students can improve their quality by developing skills before they enter the workforce, on which they can be offered better salaries,she said.