November 9, 2001	Friday	Shaba’an 22, 1422

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SIALKOT, Nov 8: The cooperation of NGOs have been sought for curbing the menace of tuberculosis.

Speaking at the Daska tehsil Anti-TB Association’s annual general meeting on Thursday, Sialkot district Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid said joint efforts were needed to purge society from growing TB disease.

He stressed the need for eliminating causes of spreading this fatal disease on priority basis, adding that NGOs could play a pivotal role in this respect.

Mr Javaid announced the provision of medicines necessary for the treatment of TB to the Daska TB hospital. Efforts would also be made for the early provision of gas facility to the TB hospital and its adjoining areas, he assured.

The district Nazim donated Rs50,000 to the hospital from his personal pocket, besides announcing the construction of link roads in the hospital.

Earlier, educating the audience about the TB, chest specialist Dr Nadeem Nazir said the provision of neat and clean atmosphere also helped the TB patients in their early recovery.

Unawareness and want of required health cover against the TB resulted in the death of over 50,000 Pakistanis every year and the graph was leaping alarmingly, he said.

Daska DDO (revenue) and anti-TB association president Abdul Razzaq Malik hailed local philanthropists for their meritorious services in controlling the disease.

INDIAN FIRING: The Indian firing on Thursday killed two goats and damaged six more houses in villages near the Sialkot working boundary.

Official sources told Dawn that Indian troops had continued firing in villages in Chhumb, Joriyaan, Bajwat, Chaprar, Sucheetgarh, Harpal, Bajragarhi, Charwa, Jammu, Akhnor, Oori, Zafarwal and Shakargarh sectors, disrupting the paddy harvesting.

Chenab Rangers thwarted three more Indian attempts of fencing near Chhumb, Bajwat and Shakargarh sectors of the working boundary, causing a heavy defensive loss to the enemy.

ANTHRAX SCARE: The SCCI’s record room remained closed for the second day after receiving an envelope with the suspected anthrax powder on Wednesday.

The employees who opened the letter were stated to be in stable condition. Their examination reports were still being awaited from the National Institute of Health, Islamabad.