Aids
The Domino Effect
AIDS has serious
fallout effects, from burning holes through the country's economy to threatening
national security. With Pakistan's rapidly growing HIV infected population,
the country is far from being prepared to tackle the dangerous domino
effect of an incurable, harrowing epidemic.
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients provided by those cells to grow and reproduce.
Africa is an example of how a situation can turn hellish when disease is targeted without consideration to poverty, education and environment from an early stage. Learning from these pitfalls is crucial for Pakistan, which suffers from not so dissimilar conditions.
Avoiding
Unhealthy Use of Computers
In this highly computerized
world, more and more people of all ages are experiencing aches and pains
that come from sitting at a computer for long periods of time. These
aches and pains are felt in the neck, shoulder, upper and lower back,
wrist and elbow joints. In some cases, the nerves to the hand become
compressed, causing weakness and/or tingling in the fingers.
Easy to pack and flavorful, the crunchy texture and sweet taste of carrots is popular among both adults and children. It has a thick, fleshy, deeply colored root, which grows underground, and feathery green leaves that emerge above ground. It is known scientifically as Daucus carota, a name that can be traced back to ancient Roman writings of the 3rd century.
Birds
too need balanced food
Birds of all kinds form a vital part
of any ecosystem. While environmental degradation has wrecked havoc
on their natural sources of food and habitat, it is indeed of concern
that they are not being fed properly in most of Pakistan. The resulting
extinction and loss in population mean dangers for all concerned. In
this article, I outline the proper diet that is needed for these precious
beings.
Biodiversity
Conservation
everybody' s business
Between 17th 25 Nov the third IUCN world
Congress attracted 4899 people from all walks of life from across the
globe, including 1000 of world's leading scientists at Bangkok. Over
200 business representatives more than 40 ministers of foreign affairs,
environment agriculture, tourism, fisheries as well as agriculture,
tourism, fisheries as well hundreds of environmental activists community
and religious leaders Joined for collaboration with all sectors of the
society to improve the well-being of six billion people and to protect
the 15,589 species identified in the TUCN Red List of threatened species.
The economic wellbeing of Britain and the rest of the world depends on changing to a low-carbon global economy, the Government's chief economist said in a report published yesterday. Sir Nicholas Stern described climate change as the “greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen”, but said that action could and should be taken to avert the worst effects
The vast ice cap that covers Greenland nearly three miles thick is melting faster than ever before on record, and the pace is speeding year by year, according to global climate watchers gathering data from twin satellites that probe the effects of warming on the huge northern island.
Community
Each fall and winter, as Nature intends, trees and plants shed their leaves to prepare for this change of season. However, this means that our gardens, as well as our roads are literally littered with them. The rather reckless method taken by people is to burn them. This is a rather dangerous way to deal with this situation, as it results in spread of harmful air pollution which affects entire neighborhoods. Children, as well as elders are the unintended victims of such mindless means to get rid of the leaves.
Each year, and all across Pakistan we celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with fervor and celebration of our Islamic faith. However, both before the holy day and afterwards there is utter disregard for sanitation and cleanliness which is paramount in Islam. Where do we draw the line between the blind following of a ritual and reconcile it with true faith? By regarding the primacy of cleanliness and sanitation as a precedent both before and after the sacrifice of animals.
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