Unequipped to feed the under-fed
Without a proper policy, awareness or trained dietitians, children across the country will continue to suffer
KARACHI:
Over a third of all children in Pakistan are chronically malnourished (stunted), while 30 per cent of under children under the age of five are acutely malnourished (wasted). This situation contributes to high mortality and morbidity rates among children under the age of five, undermining their mental and physical growth and leading to a significant economic impact on their development and prosperity.
Malnutrition of this nature occurs when the mother or the child do not get the right amount of nutrition increase with every year. While the government has been building healthcare centres, it has been unable to cope with this situation due to the unavailability of qualified dieticians and the lack of a unified policy on this across the country.
IHC rejects Indian woman’s plea seeking Pakistan citizenship
Asks Samina Naz to first cede her Indian nationality
PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ruled that Samina Naz cannot be granted Pakistan’s citizenship until she cedes her Indian nationality.
Naz had married an Indian citizen and surrendered her Pakistan nationality in 2004. She had requested the IHC to direct the interior ministry to grant her Pakistan citizenship again.
Justice Miangul Hassan issued the verdict stating that Naz’s application requesting the court to order the interior ministry to grant her Pakistan citizenship is being rejected.
The six-page court order noted that the immigration authorities’ directive for Naz to surrender her Indian citizenship was the right initiative.
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CMAC officers have gradually started training the dogs to be obedient, but not yet stepped into sniffing for the Covid-19 virus. CMAC
CMAC dogs start training to sniff out people with Covid
Wed, 7 April 2021
Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) officers started basic sniffer training for 10 dogs to detect Covid-19 after receiving artificial virus material to aid in training from Switzerland.
CMAC director Heng Ratana, said on April 7 that equipment used to sniff for Covid-19 arrived in Cambodia on the April 5, to train the dogs to detect the virus. He declined to elaborate on the materials received.
He said CMAC officers have gradually started training the dogs to be obedient, but not yet stepped into sniffing for the Covid-19 virus as health scientists are discussing the different kind of smells.