That something of the sort also happened to us a few years back. Our fellow Pakistanis need our help now, lets coordinate and help however we can. See the the dismal situation of the devastation caused by the monsoon rains.

Turbat, Baluchistan.

Lahore, Punjab.

Karachi, Sindh.

Most of you might have seen the pictures already, but there should be a post from IMB demonstrating that this is grievous and our sympathies are with those affected. May these testing times end and life comes back to normal.

We hear and read of accidents that take place around the country that have been mishandled in either hospitals or by the police. Not many of us are aware of the Injured Persons Bill that was passed by the National Assembly way back in 2003-4 and which had been passed as the law by Parliament on March 1, 2006.
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The government is planning to set up two paediatric surgery centres in the twin cities. One would be set up at the Armed Forces institute of cardiology Rawalpindi and the other at PIMS( Pakistan institute of medical sciences). Health secretary Anwar Mehmood at the symposium at PIMS said that:

The paediatric cardiac surgery had not been given the importace it deserved and as such no major institution had been developed until now.

Mr Mehmood reiterated his ministry’s resolve to establish a health city in Chak Shahzad where some big institution like Federal University of Health Sciences and Sheikh Zayed Hospital are likely to come up.

Very soon Islamabad would become a major healthcare centre,

he added.

The government of the United Arab Emirates will built a new hospital in the federal capital to provide best health services to the citizens.
Secretary health Syed Anwar Mahmood said that the government has offered land at the National Institute of Health NIH in Chack Shahzad for the construction of the hospital in response to UAE’s offer.
He also said that government is implementing expansion plan of PIMS and PolyClinic to provide better medical services.

First it was Lahore. Now the Capital is not far behind to catch up. CDA will start an emergency ambulance service for the residents of the Fedral Capital today. The ambulance service, to be manned by qualified doctors and para-medical staff, would be on call round the clock for any emergency in the Capital City. 8 out of 16 ambulance services to be used have arrived in Islamabad.

I am glad.

I have done some post earlier on Islamabad Metblogs describing the Invasive Alien Plants in the Margallas. One of these is the Paper Mulberry that’s the cause of many of the allergies around. To top it out, the allergy season is just around the corner. With the advent of spring, which is season and symbol for good tidings, harmful pollen would be in the air soon. Now, as spring is around the corner, medical and health authorities need to take preventive measures before having to take emergency measures. To find out more, you can go to this
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In my earlier post I discussed about the PIMS Tower update. Well word has it now that Prime Minister is going to lay the foundation stone of the 16 storey medical tower on Monday 22 January (Today). The tower would be completed in a time of 3 years with an estimated cost of Rs. 2.3 billion. Let’s hope this is a significant step towards improvement of health facilities in Islamabad

We just returned after having lunch at Rayyans - a fast food outlet in F-8 Markaz.

While we were eating, we were nauseated by the looks of a small cockroach at the seating place.

And after sometime there was the site of another one roaming around with a lot of pleasure.

Keeping in mind that this is winters, this was a very unusual sight.

The cockroaches must be very lucky to be able to escape the scorching heat of the ovens in the kitchen and join the customers for lunch in time[Evil Grin]

And it speaks high of the cleanliness measures the administration of Rayyans take.

John Lennon said that “Reality leaves a lot to the imagination”, but I guess it does not leave much in this case if you want to know concretely about the health measures they take while doing cleanliness…specially of the kitchen!!!

So next time you eat at Rayyans, be sure to double check the inside of the burger that you eat…

Click on the picture to maximize it, in order to get a more clear view!!!

PM Shaukat Aziz after inaugurating the newly-built Diamond Cricket Ground at Sector G-8/2 on Tuesday stated world-class cricket stadium, on 25 acres near the sports complex, will be built in Islamabad soon.

“The city is destined to become the hub of economic activities in Central Asia and also a major tourist point in the region with its new airport whose construction will soon begin”

My question is: Could the Islooites list down the facilities they need in the capital, in additon to having a cricket stadium and a new airport? What should come next? Do we need more important things than a cricket stadium and an airport that should be built first? Comments please.

There is a shortage on life saving drugs in the Capital these days. According to one survey, the life-saving drugs for heart and high blood pressure are not available in the market. The basic tablet for these patients i.e; Angised is short in the market. Life-saving drugs for the patients of asthma, Ventoline solution, Serititude solution are also not easily available in the market.

Life-saving drug for the patients of allergy i.e; Emoran is also short, even at big chemists like Shaheen and Dwatson. They complain that the drug representatives are not supplying these preliminary life-saving drugs without giving any sound reasons.