More than 11,000 new voters registered in NA-131

LAHORE : Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday issued polling scheme of NA-131 by-elections going to be held on October 14.

The ECP has established 691 polling booths for NA-131 by-polls. The number of registered voters has increased in the constituency as compared to July 25 general elections. More than 11,000 new voters have registered their votes in the constituency. Now 365,677 voters will cast their votes.

It is pertinent to mention that the NA-131 seat was vacated by PTI Chairman Imran Khan. However, PTI’s candidate yet has not been finalised. UVAS workshop: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) under its project titled “In-service Training Facility of Advance Veterinary Education and Professional Development for Veterinary Professionals (IVPD)” in collaboration with “Indus Hospital Karachi” on Monday arranged a concluding ceremony of five-day training workshop on “One Health Approach towards Control of Rabies”.

Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Rabbani presided over the concluding session and distributed certificates among participants while IVPD Project Director Dr Hafsa Zenab, Department of Epidemiology Chairman Dr Hassan Mushtaq, Aftab Gouhar of Indus Hospital Karachi, faculty members and students from UVAS sub-campuses were present on the occasion. Dr Masood said being a veterinarian it was our responsibility to perform our duty with honesty and dedication to protect society from diseases and keep environment rabies free. He thanked Indus Hospital Karachi for working along with UVAS for saving animals from rabies and other fatal diseases. He lauded the efforts of IVPD Director Dr Hafsa Zaneb for providing financial support to conduct the workshop and working actively for updating DVM curriculum according to the modern needs. He advised students to share their knowledge and experiences with other students. Dr Hafsa presented the vote of thanks. Dr Hassan said that the aim of the workshop was to familiarise the young veterinarians with the techniques and scientific methods for mass dog vaccination and prevention of rabies. Various aspects including prevention of rabies, introduction of one-health approach, experience of rabies-free Karachi project, community engagement and education, dog count survey and dog catching using control poles were discussed in the workshop.

Video massages of Dr Bernadette Abela Ridder on neglected zoonotic diseases and Daniel Steward on animal behavior were also presented during the workshop. hit to death: Two youngsters were hit to death while the third received injuries when a speeding bus hit their bike near GPO Chowk in the Old Anarkali police limits on Monday.

Police have handed over the bodies to the victims’ families and arrested the accused driver. The victims have been identified as Haseeb, 18, and Hamza, 20, while the injured was identified as Abid. The injured victim was shifted to hospital for treatment. No case was registered until the filing of this report.