HYDERABAD, Jan 29: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has criticized the government for asking Interpol to issue red notices against PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, he accused the Musharraf government of harassing the PPP leader.

He said the government wanted to divert people’s attention from its failure on all fronts by raising the issue of red notice.

Mr Palijo called upon Interpol to beware of government’s intentions.

He said the government was engaged in Balochistan and Waziristan operations and, at the same time, had raised the Kalabagh dam issue in Sindh and the issue of military farms in Okara.

SECRETARY: Sindh Health Secretary Prof Dr Naushad A. Shaikh has said the government is grading private and public hospitals according to their performance and academic activities to benefit people.

He was speaking as a chief guest at the first Isra annual medical symposium held at the Isra University on Saturday.

The symposium was attended by a large number of delegates and eminent speakers from all over the country and abroad.

The health secretary stressed the need of holding such symposia for nurses to enhance their skills.

The convener of the symposium, Prof Dr Feroze Memon, in his welcome address, said continuous medical education was need of the time.

The chancellor of the Isra University, Prof (Dr) Ghulam Qadir Qazi, thanked the secretary and scholars for attending the event.

Doctors who read papers were Dr Ashfaq Turk, a consultant cardiologist from the USA, Prof Dr Nazeer A. Memon, cardiologist from Hyderabad, Dr Waseem Jaffery and Prof (Dr) Javed Khan from the Agha Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Prof Naseem Salahuddin of the Liaquat National Hospital in Karachi and Dr M. Ibrahim.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...