Naegleria fowleri hunting in Pakistan

KARACHI:  Microbiologists at the University of Karachi responded on Monday to the panic being generated by recent deaths caused by the rare parasite, naegleria fowleri. A seminar on how to avoid contracting the deadly parasite during Ramazan was organized by the department of microbiology.

A panel of clinical microbiologists and immunologists tried to banish misconceptions about the deadly organism. “Naegleria fowleri is a parasite, not a bacteria or virus as being reported in the media,” pointed out Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi, the president of the Pakistan Society for Microbiology and an ambassador for the American Society for Microbiologists. She said that the biological and chemical mechanisms with which the parasite destroys brain tissue are still unclear. It multiplies in the brain by splitting into two and causes inflammation, severe headaches, neck rigidity and mental confusion. When brain tissues are extensively damaged, coma and death usually follow. This fatal infection, which acts rapidly, is known as ‘primary amoebic meningoencephalitis’ and usually kills the patient within 72 hours after symptoms appear. Prof. Kazmi added that naegleria fowleri is found across the globe in soil and warm water, including pools of hot industrial waste. The parasite has also been isolated from mineral water in Mexico.
Dr Farooq Haseeb highlighted the unusual life-cycle of naegleria and said that it is capable of going through a full life cycle without passing through the parasitic stage. The amoeba can survive in diverse environments, including water and brain tissue.

Outbreak of the deadly tropical disease dengue fever in Pakistan

LAHORE: Already cursed by floods and suicide bombings, Pakistan now faces a new menace from an unprecedented outbreak of the deadly tropical disease dengue fever.
In less than a month, 126 people have died and more than 12,000 have been diagnosed with the virus, which has spread rapidly among both rich and poor in Pakistan’s cultural capital Lahore.
Dengue affects between 50 and 100 million people in the tropics and subtropics each year, resulting in fever, muscle and joint ache.
But it can also be fatal, developing into haemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome, which is characterised by bleeding and a loss of blood pressure.
Caused by four strains of virus spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, there is no vaccine — which is why prevention methods focus on mosquito control.
Pakistani authorities in Lahore have blamed the crisis on prolonged monsoon rains and unusually high seasonal temperatures.

Pakistani scientists find genetic connection to dengue fever virus

An exciting piece of research conducted at the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Research, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), by two Pakistani young researchers has found that the dengue fever virus has genetic or evolutionary connection, The News has learnt.

The researchers, Saadia Shakir and Waqas Ahmed Waseem, have been working under the supervision of Mushtaq Hussain, a postgraduate researcher from the University of Glasgow and faculty of DUHS.

In response to queries mailed by The News, Hussain said: “At present they (the researchers) are extending their research towards drug designing, which could stop those deadly pathogens to attach with human cells.”

Viral hemorrhagic fever is a life-threatening infection associated with four different families of viruses. The highly prevalent dengue virus and most virulent Ebola viruses, responsible for more than 80 percent mortality rate, are included in these families, he said.

Punjabi Dress Designs 2013-14 by Brides Galleria

Exclusive Punjabi suits design for girls 2013-2014 has been launched this year by brides galleria. Latest beautiful punjabi shalwar kameez,frok and Saree style. This Spring/Summer season 2013 Punjabi Suits collection released by Brides Galleria ,made of Georgette, Viscose and Velvet in a very unique and traditional style.

Nail Art Designs

Nail Art Designs, Beautiful Designs for Short and Long Nails 2013. Nail art is a creative activity in which we draw pictures or designs on fingernails. Painting decoration of the fingernails in order to make them beautiful. Stylish Nails For Girls 2013.

Shahzeb Designer Lawn Collection 2013 For Women

Shahzeb Designer is one of the newly arrived fashion brands in Pakistan fashion industry. This brand has been working just for the last few months and has been based in Karachi. Although, this brand has all the time tried to make an effort to showcase their clothes that have been much appreciable stunning and at the same time matches with the personality of the women as well. Their creativity and innovative designs has always forced the women to hold their breath for the women. Newly, Shahzeb Designer has showcased terrific alluring and fine looking lawn collection 2013 for women. This lawn collection 2013 has been fixed with the three piece suits appearance that has been covered with the long shirts, trousers or shalwars and duppattas. All the dresses within the collection have been travelling just within the newest and latest style statements.

In this lawn collection a complete bundle of 72 dresses have been highlighted for the women. All the lawn dresses have been decorated with the striking looking embroideries along with the pattern designing versions that have been finally giving an incredible image to the whole collection. The women will find the usage of superior and much finest clothing fabric stuff that has been set out with the lawn, cotton and little bit chiffon touch as well. In this article we will have a look at some of the pictures of Shahzeb Designer lawn collection 2013 for women. The women can avail out all such dresses for the get together functions and even for the party happenings as well. Hence this lawn collection by Shahzeb Designer has been revealing out to be much pleasing to the eyes and fabulously designed together with the decency and sophistication as well. All the women must visit this collection now and we are sure that you will definitely going to appreciate the styling and designing formations.

Pakistani Brides Looks 2013-2014

Pakistan Bridal Make up 2013-2014. New look bridal Dress. New trend of bridal make up in Pakistan  Bridal Fashion Trends.Pakistani Bridal Dress 2013 – 2014. Beautiful Pakistani Bridal Collection 2013. Latest Pakistani Bridal Wedding Dresses 2013.

Latest Tattoo Gallery 2013-2014

Latest Tattoo Gallery 2013-2014. New Trends of Tattoo for both men and women 2013. Exclusive Tattoo designs, We are offering you the latest designs of Tattoo for the beauty of your body.

Latest Five Star Textiles Stunning Summer Collection Vol 1

The latest range of Five Star Fall Spring/Summer Collection Vol 1. Five Star Textiles launched a stunning collection of frocks, A-line shirts, shalwar kameez, long shirts but the black and white fashion is also trendy for this spring summer. Five Star Textiles Latest Summer Collection 2013 For Women.

3 Simple Hairstyles You Can Do anywhere

In busy life of today's hectic working environment, this is really one of my favourite. HOW ? Since i am counted among those people who if have a class at 8 will get out of bed at 7:30 and have to get ready in 15 minutes. This is not the worst part or why this article is my favourite, the reason is my brother has to drop me to my college and then go to his university. You can pretty well image what happens when he is up and ready at 7:30, all i can manage to do then is to wash my face and change my clothes, and for the makeup and hairdo i SIMPLY have no time. But now i have a remedy to it, in this beauty article of mine, i will tell you about 3 hairstyles you can do in your car. You can imagine how elated i was when i discovered this !!!

1. Cruise Control

Nishat spring summer collection 2013

The collection has a large number of different designs. Floral, geometric and abstract designs can be seen in this collection of Nishat. Nishat spring summer collection 2013 designs can be divided into 6 categories based on the fabric. These categories are silk brochia, ruffle chiffon, voile, plain chiffon, charmouse chiffon and embroidered chiffon. Stylish dresses for party wear, formal wear and casual wear can be created from the fabrics in Nishat Linen spring summer collection 2013. Just stay a bit here and check out this beautiful casual wear lawn collection for spring - summer 2013 by Nishat Linen.

Ali Haider Gillani recoverd by Police

Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was kidnapped during a pre-election meeting from the suburbs of Multan in a commando-style action on May 8, is suspected to be in the captivity of a new TTP group Tora Shpa (Dark Night), reliable source in law enforcement confirmed TheNation on Thursday.

President Asif Zardari, immediately after the incident, conveyed his serious reservations to the relevant government agencies with a directive to get into action to recover kidnapped Gilani safely and bring the culprits to book.
So far law enforcement agencies have raided different parts of KPK in search of expected hideout of Tora Shpa on secret agencies' tip-off for early recovery of Ali Haider Gilani. Law enforcement agencies on Thursday reached the kidnappers and arrested one of the key men who facilitated the abductors. There was also a rumor immediately after the operation that wounded Haider Gilani was recovered in the said operation in suburbs of Nowshera but DPO of the area denied the news.

DEMARKETING Explained

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

          Demarketing is an attempt or device to reduce or limit demand for consumption of a specific product or service on a permanent or temporary basis.  This attempt can led to an outcome of excessive demand which may have some effects on the objectives of an organization.  Therefore, demarketing is able to be applied on both private and public sector goals.  Marketing is basically dealt with the problem of increasing or stimulating demand in terms of over supply.  The use of the 4P's of the marketing concept, however, becomes the focal point of this objective.  Marketing focuses on the defining the firm's goals, recognized the important market, and understand the needs and desires of the customers.  Firms, at the same time, might be hampered with the problem of customer mix and marketing mix decision.

IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING IN ORGANIZATIONS

IMPORTANCE OF

Human Resource PLANNING
IN ORGANIZATIONS

Introduction

Planning is very important to our everyday activities. Several definitions have been given by different writers what planning is all about and its importance to achieving our objectives. It is amazing that this important part of HR is mostly ignored in HR in most organizations because those at the top do not know the value of HR planning. Organizations that do not plan for the future have less opportunities to survive the competition ahead. This article will discuss the importance of HR planning; the six steps of HR planning that IS: Forecasting; inventory, audit, HR Resource Plan; Actioning of Plan; Monitoring and Control.

Attractive Qatari College Girls are having fun in their room

Its very boring if studies are continuous. Therefore, good girls need to chill out for the purpose of getting fresh and enjoy the life to its full. Here are some glimpses...

SUBJECTS AND SYLLABUS FOR COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

SUBJECTS AND SYLLABUS FOR COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

(PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE )

The Punjab Public Service Commission has revised the syllabus by re-introducing 29 Optional Subjects for its Combined Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Provincial Management Service. All candidates shall take all Compulsory Subjects and three of the Optional Subjects (not more than one from each group) carrying 200 Marks each. Thus total marks for the said Examination will be 1200  Marks. Detail of Compulsory Subjects and Optional Subjects is as under:-

Career in Criminology

Career in Criminology Science in Pakistan

Criminology consists of a firm scientifically platform. Criminology is an interdisciplinary study of the causes of law-breaking and of criminal motivation. It unites the educational disciplines of political research, economics, sociology, psychology and biology in an effort to check out the mentality of the offender and the communal and economic circumstances, which give rise to criminal activity. The study regarding criminology is central to the legal justice, discipline and courses in criminology are almost always found in criminal justice programmes. As far as criminology courses in Pakistan is concerned It may be referred to here that the discipline of Criminology at Karachi University had been accredited in 1996 as an afternoon self finance programme and also at the dept of Criminology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro was initiated in 1998.

Criminology has become a necessary subject for law enforcement organizations, media personnel, scientists, social workers, national and overseas NGOs. In Pakistan increasing rate of criminal offense, violence, terror, corruptions are dangerous.  Criminological understanding and skills will help to fight with social evils and eventually help in reducing in the phenomena.

Hair Style of the Day...

A beautiful and charming hair is every ones dream especially when it comes to the matter of girls and women. Various factors are important in having a beautiful hair count. For example your hair growth may be affected by your hereditary characteristics, life style and socioeconomic conditions. Good diet is a key towards having a very good hair. Some times people fall in temptation of having different colors in their hair and fit their hair dye with different attractive colors. With the application of different chemicals it has seen that the health of the hair get worsen and they start to fall and become rough and coarse.

MEDIUM OF EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

The issue of language was practically born with the establishment of . The Urdu-Punjabi-Sindhi dichotomy was inevitable with the arrival of refugees from . The Bengali-Urdu problem was triggered by the speech of the Quaid-i-Azam at , after which the language riots followed. Many people still surmise that Quaid-i-Azam meant the use of Urdu as lingual-francs and not as the official national language.
Mother tongue is recognized as the most effective medium of instruction which is also easy on young minds. However, in case of (which was created on the basis of Islamic ideology), Urdu was favored as a medium of education because it contained a treasure of religious knowledge. Its script was also akin to Arabic, which is the language of the holy Qur’an. The Bengali language, in this context, posed some problem as its vocabulary and the script were closer to the Sanskrit family rather than Arabic and Persian. This became irrelevant after 1971 when language problem disappeared, though it left serious scars on the psyche of the nation. However, some faint voices had already been raised favoring the roman script; they also died down with the separation of .

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PAKISTAN

INTRODUCTION:-
Of the several factors that justify the greatness of Pakistan’s culture and have survived the test of time is the pride of place ascribed to women in Pakistan society. Since the dawns of the civilization women have been respected and worshiped in our land as angles and goddesses. They have been adored from time to time as virtues incarnate. Testimonies to this effect can be gathered from various legends and traditions that centers around the race of women and that have been handed down from generation to generation in our country.

Independence of Judiciary

Outline:

o Introduction and short comparative review of world judicial setups

o An analysis of independence of Judiciary in Pakistan

o Its impact on state and society.

o Current bright scenario of judicial independence and constitutionalism.

o Factors enslaving judiciary

o Factors paramount essential for independence of judiciary

o Conclusion

Global Warming Threat all over the World

“Global Climate Change needs global action now. The alarms bells ought to be ringing in every capital of world. ” John Gummer, British Environment Secretary

Global warming has become vital issue of the world. The main causes of global warming are the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The increase in the greenhouse gases rises the temperature and creates immense disaster like hurricanes, droughts and flood more frequently. The solution of Global warming is to use clean energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro power, etc. In this regard everyone have to make efforts to cope with changing climates.

Pros asnd Cons of Co-education

When members of both sexes receive their education jointly, the need for separate institutions disappears. This seems an advantage from the economic point of view since separate buildings and separate teaching and clerical staffs for those institutions would mean twice the expenditure that would be required for running co-education institutions would have to be double the number of separate institutions for boys and girls, and the total expenditure in the reckoning would be the same in both cases.

But co-education has other and more important advantages. It enables the two sexes to come into contact with, and learn to understand, one another. They receive their lessons jointly; they plan on the fields together; they participate in the extra-moral and extra-curriculum activities together; they hold joint concerts; they go out for excursions and educational tours together, in short, they get real opportunities to get to know one another. When free contact between the sexes is allowed and encouraged, there will be little sex suppression on either side. It is a psychological fact that the segregation of the sexes leads to many complexes. The age of puberty is crucial both for boys and girls, and if they get no chance to meet one another they are tormented by healthy and morbid thoughts.

Qmobile E440 Price & Specs

Specs & Features
Whats New?	Qmobile E440 - Candybar Phone Qmobile E440 Is Dual SIM Candybar Phone with soft keypad, QMobile E440 now available in Black color, supporting memory card upto 8GB QMobile E440 has 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches display size supporting TFT, 65K colors, QMobile E440 has GPRS, Bluetooth connectivity options, & a smart camera.
Dimension	N/A
Weight	N/A
Battery	Talk time N/A, Stand by up to 3-4 days
Memory	microSD card (supports up to 8GB)
Connectivity	Bluetooth, USB, GPRS
Display Size	2.4" TFT, QVGA
Display Colour	65K , 240 x 320 pixels
Operating  Frequency / Band	SIM 1: GSM 900/1800 SIM 2: GSM 900/1800
Colors	Black
Entertainment	Stereo FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, Audio Player/MP3/MIDI/WAV, Video Player/AVI/3GP/MP4
Camera	Smart Camera, Video
Other Features	Dual SIM Card-Dual Standby, Speakerphone
Ring Tones	Downloadable, Poluphonic, Mp3
Messaging	SMS, MMS
Price	Price in Rs: 3,050    Price in USD: $31

Qmobile Noir A2 Price & Specs

Specs & Features
Whats New?	Qmobile Noir A2 - Speedy Revolution. Yes it is Speed & some what it is Revolution because Qmobile Noir A2 runs on Gingerbread, With 1 Ghz Processor Qmobile noir A2 is as speedy as you can ever get, Touch is everything now a days so Qmobile Noir A2 comes with Capacitive Touch Pad, Google Android Market, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube with all these apps Qmobile Noir A2 is all you need.
Dimension	114 x 61 x 12.9 mm
Weight	N/A
Battery	N/A
OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory	microSD card (supports up to 32GB)
Processor	1Ghz
Connectivity	Bluetooth A2DP, USB, WLAN, GPRS, EDGE
Display Size	3.5 Inch, Capacitive Touch Pad
Display Colour	HVGA
Operating  Frequency / Band	GSM 900/1800
Browser	WAP, Opera
Colors	Black
Entertainment	FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP3 Player/Video Player, Google Android Market, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, QAPPS, Games (built-in + downloadable)
Camera	3.2MP, Video, 2ndary
Other Features	Dual Sim-Dual Stand-by, Speakerphone
Ring Tones	Downlaodable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
Messaging	SMS, MMS
Price	Price in Rs: 8,950    Price in USD: $92

QMobile A10 Noir Price and Specs.

Specs & Features
Whats New?	Qmobile Noir A10 - Qmobile Noir A10 is smart phone having a 5 inches wide IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 480x854 pixel display, The Qmobile Noir A10 is powered by Dual core processor which ensures a smoother and snappier performance with Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), For photo shot lovers Qmobile Noir A10 houses an 8MP camera with Auto focus and LED flash and front camera for video calling, For connectivity, the Qmobile Noir A10 features 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, The phone is available in two colours, black and white.
Dimension	147 x 76.5 x 9.7 mm
Weight	N/A
Battery	Talk time Up to 5 h, Stand-by Up to 180 h
OS	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Memory	1.48GB built-in, 512MB RAM, microSD card (supports up to 32GB)
Processor	Dual-core 1 GHz MediaTek MT6577 + PowerVR SGX531 GPU
Connectivity	Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, USB, WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot), GPRS Class 12 (48 kbps), EDGE Class 12, 3G
Display Size	480 x 854 pixels, 5.0 inches (~196 ppi pixel density), Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
Display Colour	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Touch-sensitive controls, Multitouch
Operating  Frequency / Band	SIM 1: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100) SIM 2: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)
Browser	HTML5
Colors	Black, White
Entertainment	FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player, SNS integration, Google Talk, Games (built-in + downloadable)
Camera	8MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, Dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Video, 2ndary
Other Features	Dual SIM, GPS + A-GPS support, MicroSIM card support only, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Speakerphone
Ring Tones	Downlaodable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Price	Price in Rs: 16,950    Price in USD: $175

Latest Hair Styles for Stylish Ladies and Girls

Beautiful Hair Styles for the ladies who are style conscious and worthy to be careful fo rtheir style related looks.

Ladies Fancy Suit Viscose Fabric (Shalwar, Kameez, Duppta) un-stitch

Viewers, it is the sensational moments because long wait is over
as A M Collections Karachi has released its winter collection of 2012 - 13

Brown and rust silk chiffon mix and match suit with heavy embroidery on yougue,sleeves,back and daman

Brown and rust silk chiffon mix and match suit with heavy embroidery on yougue,sleeves,back and daman.With silk pants and chiffon worked dupatta.the whole front is woked with small flowers.
Note:I have slightly used (some brand new) formal dresses from various designers or designer stores.All are with pants and duppattas;very stylish n very elegant .These are as good as brand new at throwaway prices.No one needs to know where u got em from.Make ur friends and relatives jealous.Your tailor can fit u right in as if made specially for u (if u donot fit at present size)

Pure chiffon, short chiffon, silk Collection of Frocks, Maxi Designs for light parties...

Mehndi Designs

The use of the mehndi is one of the oriental styles of the women. These are pre-requisites of the Pakistani and Indian females. The use of the Mehndi  gives a luxurious look to the wearer.

Gul Ahmad Lawn 2013

The latest new collection from Gul Ahamd has gathered a tremendous appreciation form the dress lovers. Specially the styles of the fabric and their colors combinations has further made the fabric acceptable and demanding among the stylish females