The fruit and vegetable traders of the old Sabzi Mandi have been fighting their case in the high court ever since the administration decided to shift the mandi to its new location. The administration had attempted to accelerate the pace of shifting in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic last year but it could not continue with the process because of the litigation. Photo courtesy Umair Ali/File
HYDERABAD: Fruit and vegetable traders have claimed that police are forcibly stopping their vehicles from reaching the old Sabzi Mandi in violation of the relevant order of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench.
It used to be that if you went to Baldia, you were on Farooq Dada’s turf. The MQM muscleman may have been summarily dispatched to a higher plane in 1995 in a police encounter but his spirit lingered on in name. For years no other party’s candidate stood a chance in this part of Karachi. All that changed this April. Farooq Dada’s legacy finally ran out in the by-election held in Baldia Town for its NA-249 seat. The MQM came in sixth with 7,511 votes. With this, the MQM solidified a spectacular losing streak: it has lost the last four out of five by-elections in Karachi. LOST PS-114 (Mehmoodabad)WON PS-94 (Landhi)LOST PS-88 (Malir)LOST NA-243 (Gulshan-e-Iqbal) LOST NA-249 (Baldia) .
The tasty and fully grown sindhri or chaunsa varieties would be available by May’s end or the first week of June. Dawn/File
HYDERABAD: Mango lovers will have to wait for another 20 days to eat fully nourished mangoes especially sindhri or anwar ratol. The tasty and fully grown sindhri or chaunsa varieties would be available by May’s end or the first week of June considering the hot weather conditions that are essential for the ripening of fruit.
Harvesting of mango varieties like saroli, though prematurely, has started and reached Punjab’s market. However, the harvested produce lacks colour and taste. The produce that reached the market did fetch a better price but rates dropped as more supplies were made by contractors of mango orchards. The arrival of Punjab’s mango crop into the market begins late.
PDA nominates its President and Secretary General to contest APDF Elections 21
PDA nominates its President and Secretary General to contest APDF Elections 21
Karachi: The 43rd Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC 2021) will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18-22 May 2021. This will be a hybrid event in view of Covid challenges faced by the World.
The event will feature advancements in the field of Dentistry with latest technologies and trends in dental sciences.
The 43rd Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC 2021) brings together dentists and allied dental professionals from Asia Pacific and the MENA Regions.
Pakistan Dental Association has nominated its President and the general secretary to contest the elections this year. Prof Nasir Khan will be making his debut on the APDF stage and is nominated for the post of Vice President which is currently held by Dr Asif Arain, who has decided to defend his seat even though he was unsuccessful in securing the PDA nomination.