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Schools banned from sale of ‘soda, soft drinks’ in glass bottles

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1 year ago

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KARACHI: The Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS) prohibited the sale of limca and fizzy drinks in schools on Monday as a young student tragically died last week after being injured following the explosion of a soft drink bottle.

Huzaifa, a student of class five, was injured in a private school in Malir’s Model Colony area on February 24 after getting cut by a glass of a soft drink bottle, he later succumbed to his injuries.

A notification issued by the directorate read: “Principals/administrators of all privately-managed schools are directed to ensure that no Limca/Soda drink is allowed/kept in schools premises for sale.

“These steps are being taken to safeguard the children so that such painful incident may not occur in the future,” the notification said, citing the “heartbreaking incident” of Huzaifa’s passing as a reason.

It further advised all principals and administrators of privately managed schools in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benzirabad, and Larkana Regions that soft drinks and beverages in glass bottles should not be kept or sold in the school.

However, soft drinks in plastic bottles or cans may be sold in schools.

The incident

It should be noted that a case against the incident was registered on a complaint filed by the father at Model Colony police station, who said his child was taken to the hospital very late.

The case was registered against the school management under the provisions of negligence. As per the first information report, Huzaifa was hurt during the school’s function for students of its secondary section on its rooftop.

After the incident, DIRPIS also issued its report regarding the student getting injured in the incident.

According to the report, no function was held for students of class five. But Huzaifa went to the food stall alone and was injured after being hit in the neck by a bottle.

The report added that permission to set up a soft drink stall was given by the school administration.

DIRPIS Additional Director Rafia Javed, in the report, stated that the school’s registration was suspended and a fine worth Rs75,000 was imposed for “irresponsibility and negligence,” ordering the school to pay for the student’s medical treatment and also bear his academic expenses till matriculation.

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Project “Apna Chat Apna Ghar” in Punjab has been approved by CM Maryam.

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She gave instructions to create the nicest residences at the lowest possible cost and to start these projects close to the cities while presiding over a conference in Lahore today.

It was resolved at the meeting that the Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planning would be consulted over the housing maps.

Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab Maryam Nawaz approved earlier this week the distribution of 1Kv solar systems to 50,000 households in the province.

The decision to examine the province’s energy projects was made during a meeting presided over by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Protected power customers who use fewer than 100 units of electricity per month will receive a 1 kv solar system. Families qualified for the project would receive two solar plates, batteries, an inverter, and wiring.

In order to relieve the public of costly electrical difficulties, Chief Medical Officer Maryam Nawaz emphasized that the government must guarantee high-quality products.

The administration was instructed to start the pilot project in the province by the Chief Minister of Punjab.

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After the Iranian president left, roads in Karachi opened to traffic.

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The Iranian president, Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, concluded his three-day visit to Pakistan this morning and departed for Tehran from the airport in Karachi.

The Iranian President and his party were bid farewell at the Karachi airport by Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, and Federal Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada.

All blocked highways have been reopened for traffic following the Iranian delegation’s departure, according to a spokesman for the Karachi traffic police.

With the containers removed, traffic is once again able to travel on the route from Lucky Star, PIDC Chowk, MT Khan Road, towards Shahra-e-Faisal.

The spokeswoman added that containers were taken out of Ziauddin Road to allow for easy traffic flow and that the Metropole Chowrangi has also been opened for traffic.

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Noteworthy, in advance of the Iranian president’s visit to the city, a number of highways were blocked off with containers.

Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Governor Balighur Rehman, Governor Kamran Tessori of Sindh, CM Murad Ali Shah, and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir were among the individuals the Iranian president visited while in Pakistan.

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Nawaz Sharif departs for a five-day personal visit to China.

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Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and a former prime minister, departed for China on Monday night for a five-day private visit.

Nawaz Sharif is visiting China, escorted by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

Nawaz Sharif reportedly planned to see Chinese company owners as well as discuss the Punjab province’s development projects. During his visit in China, he will also have a medical examination.

In addition, the fact that Nawaz and his party chose China for his first overseas trip after he returned to Pakistan in October of last year shows how much weight the Asian superpower holds.

Eight other Chinese companies were reportedly prepared to start working right away, while 16 Chinese companies had expressed interest in the Nawaz Sharif IT City, which is the brainchild of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who has plans for similar projects in all of the province’s major cities.

Remarkably, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s scheduled visit to China ahead of his anticipated talks with Chinese authorities next month coincides with the elder Sharif’s visit.

Dar’s presence alongside Nawaz simultaneously underscores the party leadership’s confidence in him and serves as a reminder of why he was chosen to be foreign minister.

The fact that this visit was organized in the wake of the recent terror assault in Shangla on Chinese engineers involved in the Dasu hydroelectric Project, however, may provide some insight into the significance of this visit.

That was followed by Pakistan’s resolute pledge to deal harshly with those groups that have been attacking Chinese citizens in an effort to undermine the cordial relations between the two countries.