The
Demise of Islamabad
CDA's Islamabad
is nothing less than bad news. Once a lush citadel of expansive greenery,
rainy calm and fresh air is now a denuded, deforested, claustrophobic
city of concrete.
The Builder's version: “Immerse yourself in 6.59 acres of architectural brilliance. Fascinate your senses with facilities beyond imagination. A spectacular urban structure that draws its inspiration from the Margalla Hills. The five-storey shopping mall, the two residential complexes, the corporate complex and the luxurious 7-star hotel will be intrinsic to the stunning development. It's the magic of a wonderful lifestyle. It's The Centaurus!”
F9 park was to Islamabad, what Hyde Park is to London. It was supposed to be a wide expanse of natural beauty. No more so.
Modern
hybridization techniques a must
Although H.E.J. institute
for higher studies in Karachi University has been growing many disease-free
plants, crops and decorative plants such as hard-to-get orchids the
floral jewels growing wild and being now mass-produced in nurseries
of the Far East, the technique has as not been introduced by the horticulture
departments of any city in Pakistan.
Most of the thickly populated cities in Pakistan are in the grip of unprecedented clouds of dust owing to extensive breakage of roads, shops and unauthorized structures.
Organ
traffickers of Pakistan
The tenacity and
resourcefulness of the unethical health care professionals involved
in organ trafficking has been underestimated. The lucrative kidney trade
is rearing its ugly head again in the hospitals of Punjab.
Public Health
Global
Health Warning
On 7 April, World
Health Day marks the founding of the World Health Organization, popularly
known as WHO. In 2008, World Health Day focuses on the need to protect
health from the adverse effects of climate change.
Paints contain VOCs or volatile organic compounds that can severely affect health. Enter environmentally friendly paints, derived from natural sources.
Commonly known as NutraSweet and Canderel, Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history. Evidence linking it to leukaemia and lymphoma, has added substantial fuel to the ongoing protests of doctors, scientists and consumer groups who allege that this artificial sweetener should never have been released onto the market and that allowing it to remain in the food chain is killing us by degrees.
Loquat is an evergreen large shrub or small tree, with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs. The tree can grow to 5-10 m tall, but is often smaller, about 3-4 m. The leavses are alternate, simple, 10-25 cm long, dark green, tough and leathery in texture, with a serrated margin, and densely velvety-hairy below with thick yellow-brown pubescence; the young leaves are also densely pubescent above, but this soon rubs off.
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