Tag: Heart

KARACHI - Saleem Shehzad, a former employee of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) awaiting court orders for reinstatement, died on Sunday after suffering a full cardiac arrest.
A resident of Ranchore Lines, Shehzad was among the 294 management-cadre employees sacked in April 2010 by the KESC management on charges of "poor performance and misconduct," sources told Pakistan Today. The company's stated reason for firing these officers was that they had failed to deliver

LAHORE - Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif was admitted to a hospital in London on Wednesday after complaining of a cardiac problem. However, his condition is now reported to be out of danger.
Sources in the PML-N said that Nawaz Sharif felt pain in the chest early in the morning and was taken to hospital for checkup where the doctors decided to keep him under observation. Nawaz's personal secretary Asif Kirmani said, "Doctors have advised

LAHORE - An awareness walk was organised in collaboration with Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), the Women's Chamber of Commerce and the World Heart Federation on Friday to increase awareness about heart diseases among women. All participants wore red clothes and tied red ribbons as part of the "Go Red for Women" campaign. The three-day event started with a seminar at a local club while free consultation and tests were provided the next day.
AIMC Principal Dr Javed Akram said

KARACHI - Kidney diseases increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases for people with diabetes, hypertension and other heart diseases, healthcare experts revealed in a message on World Kidney Day that was observed on Thursday around the world.
They said that chronic kidney disease (CKD) could lead the patients to suffer cardiovascular diseases and in order to save the heart from diseases, one has to protect the kidneys.
Currently in Pakistan, one-third of patients on

LAHORE - Central and North Punjab Commerce and Industry (CNPWCC) Women Chamber will observe World Women Day (WWD)today as "Go-Red Dupatta" to highlight women's health issues particularly heart problems. CNPWCC will organize three-day long programs in collaboration with Lahore Press Club, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan Cardiac Society, World Heart Federation, FPCCI and Go-Red (an international body dedicated to awareness about cardiovascular disease among women).
CNPWCC

A hilarious parody of the song: 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' by Bonnie Tyler. The video is the same but it has been dubbed by someone named Persephone Maewyn. Looking at the video, the dubbed version seemed to be making more sense than the original because the video is a little bit hard to follow, what with all the ninjas jumping around and fencing going on. Not to mention doors keep opening and cloth keeps floating. The dubbed lyrics are quite apt for the visuals and for me at least,

LAHORE - The Bank of Punjab Chairman AZK Sherdil has died due to a heart attack here on Wednesday (February 16). Later, he was laid to rest in his home town i.e. Lahore. The funeral was attended by a large number of bureaucrats and senior politicians. His qul ceremony would be held on Friday (today) at 4 pm at his residence in Defence.
AZK Sherdil was a retired senior DMG officer who served in the capacity of Chief Secretary of Punjab and Balochistan. He was highly regarded in

CAIRO - Dozens of employees and clients waited anxiously on Monday outside Egypt's central administrative complex, Mugamma el-Tahrir, as opposition protesters occupying Tahrir Square blocked all entrances. "Protesters have prevented us from getting in," said Kamal, who idled with a group of colleagues some 20 metres yards away from imposing slab of a building, the heart of Egypt's highly bureaucratic state machine.
Separating them from the building, which reportedly houses 14

KARACHI - Dr Ziauddin Hospital of Karachi and the Global Hospitals of India have agreed to join hands for heart and liver transplants and other services and they would sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for this purpose soon.
"Global Hospitals India has reached this agreement with Dr Ziauddin Hospital to provide state-of-the-art medical facilities to the people of Pakistan," Khalid Rasheed, group vice president of International Business, Global Hospitals, India, told

PARIS - Afghan war film "Armadillo" follows young Danish soldiers deploying against the Taliban for the first time, intimately recording their confrontation with a complicated conflict, the battles, the waiting, the emotions.
It is a film that director Janus Metz said "very consciously tried to break with the sort of news footage realism of Afghanistan to get behind the scenes" of a war that this band of soldiers sees as their generation's Vietnam.
It blurs the boundaries of

Bret Michaels is readying himself for his upcoming heart surgery in January - he's taking new medication and feeling "positive" about the operation.
The 'Poison' star is booked in to go under the knife to repair a hole in his heart and his doctors have implemented a strict new medical regime ahead of the procedure. Michaels admits he found the idea of a heart operation terrifying at first, but he's now feeling much calmer about the looming surgery.
He tells, "I got to tell

All those years ago, Reginald Brooks (in 1882) wrote of the death of English Cricket after a loss to the Aussies at the Oval. You can be certain that he would have scarcely imagined the present popularity of The Ashes. It is one of the most keenly fought contests in any sport and in recent years, the Ashes have provided some of the moist inspiring Test Match cricket you could ever wish for.
The present series has arrived amid a lot of hype and so far, like all things pure and

Chote Nawab, Saif Ali Khan is one of the few producers who take care of their unit like their family members. The actor and his unit had a tough time during the shoot of his home production Agent Vinod.
According to a unit member during the shoot of Agent Vinod in Morocco, his team had a tough time shooting at the sea side. Though the weather wasn't unfavorable, they had to shoot in a limited amount of time.
Unfortunately some people from his team started feeling nauseated

KARACHI
The outgoing managing director of Karachi Stocks Exchange (KSE), Adnan Afridi, has apparently diverged from his original decision regarding his departure from his position within the organisation.
The fresh development came to the surprise of many card holders most of whom were, according to rumours, relieved to see the back of the 'heavily-paid' managing director. Afridi's departure was seemingly, amicably agreed and he was therefore expected to leave the KSE this

Madonna is hoping to make London her home once again, if she can gain a residence visa.
The 52-year-old 'Queen of Pop' had left for New York in 2008 after her divorce from filmmaker Guy Ritchie, saying she never wanted to live here again.
But she now appears smitten once more..
"Madonna has loved being back in the States since the divorce, but England is where she feels her heart is now. She is deliberately focusing on work that will keep her in Britain," said a