LAHORE:A coronavirus vaccination centre was inaugurated at the University of Engineering and Technology here on Thursday.UET Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Syed Mansoor Sarwar and DC Lahore Mudassar Riaz.
Four elephants caged at Karachi’s Safari Park and zoo will have to wait one more month for their check-up as the city government remains adamant that they are “perfectly healthy”. Foreign vets were expected to arrive in February to examine them, but the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation withdrew its permission last minute. The city government was then sued for mistreatment. A deadlock persists as KMC remains hesitant to allow UK-based charity Free The Wild, which transported Islamabad zoo’s sole elephant to a Cambodian sanctuary, to send its team to Karachi. It said that the charity was trying to “malign” it. The charity has, however, collected $17,637 in funds and purchased equ.
KMC attacks elephant activists providing free care to sick animals
Charity has collected $17,637 for welfare of four Karachi elephants SAMAA | Yasal Munim - Posted: May 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago SAMAA | Yasal Munim Posted: May 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
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The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has claimed that animal activists and organisations working for animal welfare only care about fame a position it has taken in reaction to being taken to court for not caring for elephants at its zoo.
âThey just want fame and none of them are animal specialists or experts,â Mansoor Qazi, the KMC culture, sports, and recreation senior director, told the Sindh High Court on Wednesday when it went back to hearing a case against the city government for denying health check-ups to four African elephants in Karachi.
Dozens of businesses sealed, 15 held over corona SOPs’ violation in Lahore
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April 28, 2021
LAHORE: The district administration Lahore Tuesday sealed dozens of shops, stores, hotels and other businesses for not implementing corona SOPs.
Cantt Assistant Commissioner Zeeshan Nasrullah Ranjha sealed two marble factories, four shops on Ghazi Road and Power House Gym at Y Block DHA. The Cantt AC also sealed Iqra School Bedian Road for opening and holding classes.
City AC Faisan Ahmed sealed two hotels and four shops and arrested 15 people for violating corona SOPs. The City AC also sealed three branches of banks, Oppo Mobile, Hamza Traders, Madina Computer while 11 persons were arrested on Hall Road for violating corona SOPs and were detained in Qila Gujjar Singh police station.
Animal activists say Karachi elephants need help, KMC disagrees
KMC claims they are in excellent shape SAMAA | Yasal Munim - Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Yasal Munim Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation thinks that the four elephants chained and caged at Karachi Zoo and Safari Park are âperfectly healthyâ and in âexcellent shapeâ.
Animal experts from across the world have, however, said that they seem to be suffering from
foot rot and other diseases. The Sindh High Court has been hearing a case against the city government for blocking their examination by renowned vets. The visit was