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On 19th of May 2015, a foreign international cricket team arrived at Lahore airport to resume international cricket in Pakistan. From the last six years, Pakistani cricket grounds had been waiting for the international cricket to be played inside them and it seems that this wait is going to end soon. In 2009, after terrorists attack on Sri Lankan cricket team doors to international cricket had been closed to Pakistan. All cricket playing nations refused to send their cricket teams in Pakistan due to poor security reasons and terrorism. In this tenure, only Bangladesh showed interest in sending their cricket team to Pakistan but after continuous terror incidents, they reject their proposal. Since then, it is the first time that an international cricket team has arrived in the country suffering from terrorism.
Pakistan has been fighting against terrorism since more than a decade as US announced of cracking down against Al-Qaeda after the destruction of twin World Trade towers in 9/11 attacks. The after effects of participating in this war are terrorism and the state of civil war in country itself. Previous year, terrorists attack on Karachi international airport and in Army Public school shocked the entire world showing the extreme of poor security in Pakistan. Pakistan along with other LEAs have started the operation to eliminate terrorism in whole country which has given some good results. Terrorists have been pushed back to some extent thus bringing improvements in country's security.
Pakistani cricket board assures Zimbabwean cricket board to provide fool proof security to their players and team officials. Pakistani government is providing the security to Zimbabwean team equal to the security of any foreign Head of the state. A security team from the visitors had already analyzed security measures for the series being starting from 22th Of May 2015 and after complete satisfaction gave green light for the visit of cricket team. Although after the brutal Safoora Chowk incidence in Karachi which claimed 46 lives when the 8 armed gunmen opened fires inside a bus of Ismaili community, Zimbabwean government showed concerns over sending their players to Pakistan but after the reassurance of board for security they changed their decision.
The notable thing is that, series will be restricted to Punjab only. Lahore will host all the cricket matches of upcoming series. PCB didn't agree to conduct matches in Karachi because of uncertain conditions of the city.
Pakistani nation and cricket players are passionate to see international cricket coming back to Pakistan. Although Zimbabwe ranks last in international cricket rankings but it is expected that Public will be excited to see their players playing international cricket at home after a long wait. Before this, Pakistan was conducting all its home series in UAE. Though ICC has refused to send its umpires and officials in Pakistan but they have allowed Pakistan to appoint their own for this series.
Zimbabwean team has shown great support for PCB in this state of cricket isolation of the team. Zimbabwe board is considered as the most impoverished cricket board in all cricket playing nations and they needed to play a cricket series with major playing teams for the sake of wealth. Although this might be the reason that they agreed to play in Pakistan when PCB was left alone in ICC on this issue and no one showing interest to play international cricket in Pakistan but no doubt that successful holding of this series with peace will attract others to play in Pakistan too. Hope that PCB successfully finishes this series.
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All academic activities and examinations have been suspended and postponed by managements of all government universities in Sindh in response to Sindh Government interference in the matters of universities. On Sunday, 25th May 2014, Sindh Government published an advertisement for the appointment of Karachi University Registrar, Finance Adviser and Controller examination. After its publishing, officials from all Sindh universities announced to protest against it and to suspend
all academic and examination activities for an undefined period of time.
Today is the second day of protest.
All teachers and professors associations are also supporting this protest and they are agreed on the point to remain the status of universities separated from government schools and colleges. That is why they have postponed all activities for undefined period of time.
Universities officials are demanding from Sindh Government to withdraw their decision of interfering in universities structural issues. They have also announced to continue their strike unless Government withdraw the decisions that were published in advertisements.
Due to this protest, the academic activities were suspended in all government universities in Sindh including Karachi University, NED university, Dawood University, Quaid-e-Awam University, Mehran University, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Scienced Jamshoro etc. The semester examinations of Karachi university were also postponed due to this protest.
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Narcotics and drugs are commonly used in whole world as it is a profitable business for decent and civilized criminals. The name of Mafia is popular for the spread of narcotics in the planet. This is all about the illegal and forbidden drugs whose use is not allowed by law. Only Alcohol and Tobacco are those drugs which are allowed by law and the third drug which is at the line of being allowed is Marijuana. Marijuana is getting popularity in America but we are mainly concerned to those drugs which is destructing our youth.
Seeing relation of Pakistani youth with narcotics, we have to face some bitter facts. Smoking tobacco and alcohol are those drugs which had been already in the market from years. There effects cannot be tolerated and we don't dare to ignore their destruction but here we should think about some other "Legally Sold Narcotics" which is injecting poison in the blood of our youth.
Gutka Powder, MainPuri, Maawa, Gutka or Chewable tobacco in any form is more dangerous than above mentioned addictions but we have to admit this harsh reality that our youth is addicting to them. Think of a handsome guy who devastate his shinning teeth by use of chewable tobacco which steals all of their charm and attraction. Who keeps an irritating smell in his mouth and so on. This is the apparent effect of these drugs. If we see their effects on health, we will find their results more horrible.
Those who chew tobacco in any form, specially in the form of Gutka soon find reduction in the opening of mouth and ulcer in stomach and throat that leads to mouth cancer, throat cancer and other killer diseases. I am sure that if you see the process of Gutka synthesis, you will leave the thoughts of seeing towards gutka again. It would have been better is we would call gutka manufacturing factories a huge dustbin factory where every type of garbage is collected even the dead bodies of filthy animals like frogs and rats. But we should praise the dare of gutka manufactures and eaters who don't hesitate to continue their job.
Not only the wet gutka is harmful but the packed dried gutka powder is same harmful as of wet one. The dried gutka which is available in Pakistani markets with different names, like J.M gutka, My Teacher, One Two One Gutka, Raj Guru and from many other brand names is one which have spoiled the ethics of our youth more than wet gutka. After getting entry in mouth, it becomes same harmful as of wet gutka. There is one thing must noted that almost every brand of packed dried gutka which is sold in Pakistan is manufactured and imported from India. Now we must find the defect in system?
We hear many news that Pakistani provincial and Federal governments have banned the sell and import of gutka powder and its against the law to buy and sell such narcotics. We don't reach at chars, hashish, heroine, ganja, cocaine and other "High Effecting Drugs" because they are forbidden equally in whole civilized world. Our subject is that Dried Gutka Powder which is banned in our country but still we find it in every shop even found in Universities. Is it right thing?
The government declares ban on it but then why they are being sold and purchased legally without any fear of challan, punishment or law? Its answer is very simple but we don't know even by knowing it. Unfortunately, some officials from our law enforcement agencies are also addicted to this narcotic so we don't see implements on law. Those officials, whose duty is to directly deal with public are using these narcotics then where we should go to ask for their ban?
Now the most important thing, unlike wet gutka, the packed dried gutka is manufactured and imported from a neighboring country, it isn't made in our factories, then from where it comes in market and our country so we find it in every shop and area?? If government has banned it, then why they are available in markets?? This is the killer question which must be answered to save our youth from such "Legally Sold Illegal Narcotics".
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