An opposition member of Pakistan’s Justice Movement Party submitted a resolution in the Sindh Provincial Assembly urging the provincial government to conduct detailed investigations into reports that the annual secondary school certificate (SSC) examination cannot be held fairly and impartially. Observe discipline and law and act in accordance with the law.

The resolution submitted by MPA Khurrum Sher Zaman called on the government to investigate the examination affairs of his alma mater and submit a report to the House of Representatives within 15 days. The resolution pointed out that the recent examinations have raised serious questions about the performance of relevant provincial departments, and the government has failed to fulfill its responsibilities in this regard.

PTI legislators, speaking with media sources after submitting the resolution, stated that there was a flagrant use of unfair methods when conducting the annual preparatory exam. He said that the content of the test paper had been leaked on social media in advance.

He said that not only the test papers, but their answers are also available to candidates. The Sindh Education Minister has been in Kashmir, he said, while also insisting that the examination committee is not under his (the Minister of Education) jurisdiction.

He said that the Chief Minister’s Examination Committee Advisor (Nisar Khuhro) has other more important political responsibilities as the chairman of the PPP Sindh branch.

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“In Karachi alone, more than 50,000 citizens are bitten by stray dogs every year”

M. Waqar Bhatti

Experts said on Friday that in Karachi alone, about 50,000 citizens are bitten by stray dogs each year. It is estimated that the number of stray dogs on the street is about 200,000, and blamed poor management of solid waste on the root cause of increasing garbage. The number of dogs in the city and other parts of the province.

“In the past 10 years, two hospitals in Karachi, namely the Jinnah Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) and Indus Hospital Karachi, have killed at least 129 people due to rabies encephalitis. Naseem Salahuddin, head of the infectious diseases department of the Indus Health Network The doctor said on Friday that at least 70% of stray dogs in the city need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity against rabies, rather than culling dogs.

She briefly introduced the Pakistan Rabies-Free Project to veterinarians in different cities in Sindh, which is a joint initiative of the Indus Health Network and Getz Pharma. She said that although rabies is one of 100 diseases that can be prevented by vaccination, unfortunately Yes, dozens of people still die from this 100% deadly disease due to ignorance and lack of vaccination.

According to Dr. Salahuddin, despite the increasing incidence of canine attacks, the country does not have a policy on stray dog ​​control, and the country’s veterinary services are also inadequate.

She said the lack of access to the anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) was also a serious problem, leading to deaths from rabies encephalitis in the country. “Our plan is to eliminate rabies in Pakistan’s soil within the next 10 years. This seems like an ambitious goal, but it is achievable.”

She said that if someone is bitten by a stray dog, they should immediately wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and apply some disinfectant on the wound. She added that everyone who is bitten by a stray dog ​​must be vaccinated against ARV. They must complete the vaccination.

She said that as far as the Rabies-Free Pakistan project is concerned, they are working with Getz Pharma to vaccinate stray dogs against rabies, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided 50,000 doses of vaccine for this purpose. She added that the idea is to vaccinate 70% of stray dogs to achieve herd immunity against this highly lethal infectious disease.

“Most people are distressed by the growing number of stray dogs in urban and rural areas and demand mass killing of dogs, but this is an inhumane practice. The solution is the One Health method, which will not only over time Humanely reduce the number of stray dogs, and it can also eliminate rabies.”

Professor Abdullah Arijo of Tandojam, Sindh Agricultural University, said that collaborative efforts are needed to solve the problem of stray dogs. He believes that instead of culling stray dogs, it is better to vaccinate and sterilize them to control their numbers.

Dr. Khurram Hussain, Director of Commercial Getz Pharma, said that their company decided to cooperate with the Indus Health Network and civil society as a community service to eliminate rabies from the country, and hope their cooperation can bring positive results to society and animals.

Dr. Wajiha Javed, a public health expert from Getz Pharma, also gave a speech.