788m ton waste disposed of in Abbottabad
July 24, 2021
ABBOTTABAD: The Water and Sanitation Services Abbottabad( WSSCA) has lifted record 788 million ton of waste during the three days of Eidul Azha.
Media Manager WSSCA Umar Swati told reports that 130 collection points were established in four union councils and 125 workers were performing duty.
“The round-the-clock operation remain operative for three days and all the wastes of sacrificial animals were dumped in the specially prepared trenches in the Salhad waste dump and later were covered with mud and sand,” he said, adding in 25 vehicles were used in the drive.
Cleanliness drive, he said, was started through the help of Ulema, media and notables of the areas especially the ex-local bodies members.
Seminar on Eid sanitation drive held
July 17, 2021
ABBOTTABAD: Water and Sanitation Services Company (WSSC), Abbottabad has arranged a public awareness seminar at a local hotel on Friday in connection with a cleanliness drive to be conducted during Eidul Azha days.
The seminar was attended by Ulema, notables and officials of the WSSC.
WSSC Chief Executive Akram Zaki, WSSCA chairman Sarfaraz Khan Jadoon and media manager Umer Swati briefed the participants about the plan and said that at least 180 workers would be collecting garbage and waste of the sacrificial animals from the main and sub-points of collection of waste in the city.
Daily Times
July 7, 2021
A single irresponsible statement by any public office holder can cause unimaginable damage to a country and its interests. This is especially true if that public office holder is the chief executive of the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent remarks about Pakistan’s diplomats was one such statement.
In the recently held virtual meeting with Pakistan’s diplomats and envoys in different countries, the prime minister chided them publicly for not having the best interests of overseas Pakistanis at heart.
This one act has caused irreparable damage to the morale of diplomats and undermined all their services to Pakistan and its citizens overseas. The prime minister went as far as comparing Pakistani diplomats with those from India and praising the latter for working far better. I am not arguing that criticism should not be levelled where it is due. However, any criticism must be cognizant of ground realities and constructive in nature.