Pakistan’s deadliest floods in decades killed more than 1,500 people and overwhelmed government efforts to provide aid, officials and relief workers said. More than 1,500 people have died in Pakistan’s northwestern province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said Noor Muhammad, a press officer for the provincial development ministry. Government and private relief agencies are managing to provide “only 5 percent of what’s required,” Mujahid Khan, provincial spokesman for the Edhi Foundation, which runs Pakistan’s largest ambulance and rescue services.
The flood’s death toll may rise to 3,000, said Edhi Foundation’s Khan. He spoke from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, previously called the North-West Frontier Province.
Officials in Pakistan’s other provinces — Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan — braced for the floodwaters moving down the Indus River and its tributaries. The Sindh government ordered residents evacuated from locales along the Indus.
The floods, which according to U.K. charity Oxfam may be Pakistan’s worst in 35 years, may cut the production of rice, sugarcane and corn by about 10 percent to 15 percent, said Nasir Cheema, president of Pakistan’s Chamber of Agriculture.
Pakistani television networks showed survivors clinging to trees or debris in muddy, raging mountain rivers.
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Following is a list of donation links, NGO’s, relief resources, organizations and individuals working to support flood victims of Pakistan. If you are willing to contribute, or know somebody who can help, please contact the following. Please note that besides sending cash through below mentioned charity organizations, you can support by providing following commodities. Please do not donate old/expired stuff. Make sure edible items are hygienic and properly packed:
CLOTHING: Clothes of various sizes, Beddings, Shoes
UTENSILS: Jerricans (large plastic cans that hold 20 liters of water or other liquids), Crockery, Buckets
TOILETRIES: Tissues, Soaps, Dettol (antibacterial cleaners), Towels
FOOD: Rice, Sugar, Flour (Atta), Onions, Potatoes, Cooking oil, Tea, Milk (tetra packs or powder), Safe Drinking water, Cooked Food
.
MEDICINES/VACCINES:
Water purification tablets.
Life saving drugs.
Vaccines
Pain killers including strong ones like morphine derivatives, tremadol, pethadine, kinz, panadol, brufen, voren, synflex
Antibiotics e.g. Augmenton, Tetnus, Amoxil, Gentamycin.
IV cannulas- most common are 18,22,24- Butterfly cannulas: these are for children
IV Drip sets
IV drips: normal saline, ringerlactate,haemacelle
Local anesthetics (injections)
Cotton bandages, cotton.
Surgical instruments: e.g needle holders, forceps, tweezers, surgical tapes
Suturing materials, Skin staples, bsorbable and non absorbable: catgut sutures, vicryl, proline
Bandages: crepe
Gauze pads
Sani-plasts
Folleys catheter and urine bags
Cotton
Surgical blades
IV pain killers: diclofenac
Pyodene solutions are decontamination
Cough syrups
Sedatives: xanax, sossegon
Antibiotics: again oral and IV: most common are augmentin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, zinacef,clafron, penicillin G, ampliclox, oral or IV flagyl syrup, cefspan
Vaccines: inj TT/ inj ATS
(Doctors/Physicians reading this post, kindly suggest more,
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Something to think about.....
Assalamu alaikum!
Something to think about.....
The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny) Said:
1) Four things that make your body sick:
A) Excessive talking
B) Excessive sleeping
C) Excessive eating and
D) Excessive meeting other people
2) Four things that destroys the body:
A) Worrying
B) Sorrow (Sadness/Grief)
C) Hunger
D) Sleeping late in the night
3) Four things that dry the face & take away its happiness:
A) Lying
B) Being disrespectful / impudent (insisting on something wrong knowingly)
C)! Arguing without adequate knowledge & Information.
D) Excessive immorality (doing something wrong without fear).
4) Four things that increases the wetness of face & its happiness:
A) Piety
B) Loyalty
C) Generosity (being kind)
D) To be helpful to others without he/she asking for that.
5) Four things that stop the Rizq (Sustenance) :
A) Sleeping in the morning (from Fajr to sunrise)
B) Not Performing Namaz or Ir-regular in Prayers
C) Laziness / Idleness
D) Treachery / Dishonesty
6) Four things that bring / increase the Rizq:
A) Staying up in the night for prayers.
B) Excessive Repentance
C) Regular Charity
D) Zikr (Remembrance of Allah / God).
The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny), Also said to communicate to others even if you listen One Verse (Ayah) & this one verse will stand on the Day of Judgment for intercession.
The Holy Prophet (SAW) said, Stop doing everything during the Azaan, even reading the Quran, the person who talks during the Azaan will not be able to say the Kalima AShah ad a on his/her death bed.... Please pass this message to Muslims... READ THIS DUAA FOR BETTER LIFE
Allaahumma- inni- ala- Zikr-ika -wa Shuk-rika wa husni-ib ad –atika A very powerful Dua's has been sent to you. What do you think you shou ld do with it? Imagine if 1000 people read it just because of you..
Jazakallah.
BECAUSE ONLY you will seek goodness but do not avoid this because that leads to bitter life.
Worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you don't see Him, then indeed He sees you.
Regards
MAJ
Something to think about.....
The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny) Said:
1) Four things that make your body sick:
A) Excessive talking
B) Excessive sleeping
C) Excessive eating and
D) Excessive meeting other people
2) Four things that destroys the body:
A) Worrying
B) Sorrow (Sadness/Grief)
C) Hunger
D) Sleeping late in the night
3) Four things that dry the face & take away its happiness:
A) Lying
B) Being disrespectful / impudent (insisting on something wrong knowingly)
C)! Arguing without adequate knowledge & Information.
D) Excessive immorality (doing something wrong without fear).
4) Four things that increases the wetness of face & its happiness:
A) Piety
B) Loyalty
C) Generosity (being kind)
D) To be helpful to others without he/she asking for that.
5) Four things that stop the Rizq (Sustenance) :
A) Sleeping in the morning (from Fajr to sunrise)
B) Not Performing Namaz or Ir-regular in Prayers
C) Laziness / Idleness
D) Treachery / Dishonesty
6) Four things that bring / increase the Rizq:
A) Staying up in the night for prayers.
B) Excessive Repentance
C) Regular Charity
D) Zikr (Remembrance of Allah / God).
The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny), Also said to communicate to others even if you listen One Verse (Ayah) & this one verse will stand on the Day of Judgment for intercession.
The Holy Prophet (SAW) said, Stop doing everything during the Azaan, even reading the Quran, the person who talks during the Azaan will not be able to say the Kalima AShah ad a on his/her death bed.... Please pass this message to Muslims... READ THIS DUAA FOR BETTER LIFE
Allaahumma- inni- ala- Zikr-ika -wa Shuk-rika wa husni-ib ad –atika A very powerful Dua's has been sent to you. What do you think you shou ld do with it? Imagine if 1000 people read it just because of you..
Jazakallah.
BECAUSE ONLY you will seek goodness but do not avoid this because that leads to bitter life.
Worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you don't see Him, then indeed He sees you.
Regards
MAJ
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Champion of IPL Rajhistan Royals
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, final, IPL
Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger
Courtesy : leading sports news
June 1, 2008
Rajasthan Royals 164 for 7 (Yusuf 56) beat Chennai Super Kings 163 for 5 (Raina 43, Yusuf 3-22) by three wickets
League or knock-out there was only one champion. It was fitting that the most consistent side in the tournament held their nerve to clinch a thriller. The Chennai Super Kings summoned every ounce of their reserves to take the match till the last ball but a calm swat from Sohail Tanvir, when one was needed off the last ball, sparked some heady celebrations in the Rajasthan Royals' dug-out. The least expensive side in the league had completed the coup that had them winning 13 of their 16 matches.
A galaxy of international stars might have added fizz to the IPL but it was India's most improved domestic player who sparkled in the tense final at the DY Patil Stadium. Few outside India might have heard of Yusuf Pathan before this tournament but he imposed himself on the grand stage, snaffling three wickets before smashing a scintillating 56, setting the stage for the inspirational Shane Warne to pull off the last-ball nailbiter.
Chasing 164 wasn't going to be easy on the slightly two-paced surface and Rajasthan were hobbling at 42 for 3 but the 65-run stand between Yusuf and Shane Watson provided the impetus. Another mini-collapse put them in a spot but Warne and Tanvir put on 21 in a harum-scarum final leg. Chennai's sloppy fielding didn't help but the batsmen ensured they didn't lose their head.
L Balaji, who got a pasting in the first three overs, was brought on with eight needed off the final over. Three tight deliveries piled on the pressure before a costly wide, which also produced a bye, tilted the balance. With three needed off 2 balls, Tanvir hurried two to deep midwicket before settling the victory in the final ball. The best bowler of the tournament did his side a big service with the bat. Warne's mighty embrace suggested much.
The base was set by Yusuf's ballistic, yet fortuitous, fifty. Chennai will rue the chance they missed in the 11th over - Yusuf tried to loft Muttiah Muralitharan but Suresh Raina, one of India's best fielders, couldn't latch on to the skier after running from mid-on. With the asking rate approaching 10, that could have been a big blow. Murali had no answers against him in the next over, though, when he was blasted for two successive sixes over wide long-on.
Yusuf soon pounded Balaji, backing away and blitzing thunderbolts down the ground, and looked more like a veteran accustomed to such high-pressure situations. He looked set to run away with the match but Raina's dart-accurate throw from gully added another twist.
Yusuf was instrumental with the ball too. Just as Chennai appeared to be building partnerships he pegged them back with his fastish offbreaks. S Vidyut holed out to deep midwicket, Parthiv Patel snicked to the wicketkeeper, and Albie Morkel top-edged towards short fine leg. Not only was he the most effective of the bowlers but also the most economical - showing the ability to raise his game at the crunch.
Chennai weren't outclassed, not by a long way. Against an efficient bowling attack, with a slow outfield to consider, they strung together a fighting total. Raina and Parthiv, the duo who took them to victory last night, put on a useful 25-run stand through accumulation rather than attack, ensuring that the platform was laid for the rest of the order.
Morkel's two sixes injected some verve into the innings before Raina and Dhoni upped the ante. What could have cost them is the decision to send Chamara Kapugedera ahead of S Badrinath. Kapugedera pottered around for a 12-ball 8 and it was left to Dhoni to up the rate. The 17th over, bowled by Watson, where he conceded just three and picked up a wicket, appeared to tilt the scales but a few mighty hits from Dhoni pushed them to 163. It was the highest total at the DY Patil Stadium but only for a couple of hours.
Man of the match:Yousuf Pathan
Man of the series:Shane watson
Best bowler: Sohail Tanvir
Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger
Courtesy : leading sports news
June 1, 2008
Rajasthan Royals 164 for 7 (Yusuf 56) beat Chennai Super Kings 163 for 5 (Raina 43, Yusuf 3-22) by three wickets
League or knock-out there was only one champion. It was fitting that the most consistent side in the tournament held their nerve to clinch a thriller. The Chennai Super Kings summoned every ounce of their reserves to take the match till the last ball but a calm swat from Sohail Tanvir, when one was needed off the last ball, sparked some heady celebrations in the Rajasthan Royals' dug-out. The least expensive side in the league had completed the coup that had them winning 13 of their 16 matches.
A galaxy of international stars might have added fizz to the IPL but it was India's most improved domestic player who sparkled in the tense final at the DY Patil Stadium. Few outside India might have heard of Yusuf Pathan before this tournament but he imposed himself on the grand stage, snaffling three wickets before smashing a scintillating 56, setting the stage for the inspirational Shane Warne to pull off the last-ball nailbiter.
Chasing 164 wasn't going to be easy on the slightly two-paced surface and Rajasthan were hobbling at 42 for 3 but the 65-run stand between Yusuf and Shane Watson provided the impetus. Another mini-collapse put them in a spot but Warne and Tanvir put on 21 in a harum-scarum final leg. Chennai's sloppy fielding didn't help but the batsmen ensured they didn't lose their head.
L Balaji, who got a pasting in the first three overs, was brought on with eight needed off the final over. Three tight deliveries piled on the pressure before a costly wide, which also produced a bye, tilted the balance. With three needed off 2 balls, Tanvir hurried two to deep midwicket before settling the victory in the final ball. The best bowler of the tournament did his side a big service with the bat. Warne's mighty embrace suggested much.
The base was set by Yusuf's ballistic, yet fortuitous, fifty. Chennai will rue the chance they missed in the 11th over - Yusuf tried to loft Muttiah Muralitharan but Suresh Raina, one of India's best fielders, couldn't latch on to the skier after running from mid-on. With the asking rate approaching 10, that could have been a big blow. Murali had no answers against him in the next over, though, when he was blasted for two successive sixes over wide long-on.
Yusuf soon pounded Balaji, backing away and blitzing thunderbolts down the ground, and looked more like a veteran accustomed to such high-pressure situations. He looked set to run away with the match but Raina's dart-accurate throw from gully added another twist.
Yusuf was instrumental with the ball too. Just as Chennai appeared to be building partnerships he pegged them back with his fastish offbreaks. S Vidyut holed out to deep midwicket, Parthiv Patel snicked to the wicketkeeper, and Albie Morkel top-edged towards short fine leg. Not only was he the most effective of the bowlers but also the most economical - showing the ability to raise his game at the crunch.
Chennai weren't outclassed, not by a long way. Against an efficient bowling attack, with a slow outfield to consider, they strung together a fighting total. Raina and Parthiv, the duo who took them to victory last night, put on a useful 25-run stand through accumulation rather than attack, ensuring that the platform was laid for the rest of the order.
Morkel's two sixes injected some verve into the innings before Raina and Dhoni upped the ante. What could have cost them is the decision to send Chamara Kapugedera ahead of S Badrinath. Kapugedera pottered around for a 12-ball 8 and it was left to Dhoni to up the rate. The 17th over, bowled by Watson, where he conceded just three and picked up a wicket, appeared to tilt the scales but a few mighty hits from Dhoni pushed them to 163. It was the highest total at the DY Patil Stadium but only for a couple of hours.
Man of the match:Yousuf Pathan
Man of the series:Shane watson
Best bowler: Sohail Tanvir
Friday, May 30, 2008
Royals likely to clinch ipl final
Rajhistan royals likely to be champion of ipl and will be going to face their final with kingsXI punjab.
Blog Directory Submission - Human Edited
Blog Directory Submission - Human Edited
Monday, May 26, 2008
Top4 teams qualify for the semi's
Rajasthan 22pts
Punjab 18pts
Delhi 15pts
Chennai 14pts
Only hope for mumbai is that chennai lost their match and mi win their last match comprehensively to qualify with a good run rate...
All depends on "if and buts"
Punjab 18pts
Delhi 15pts
Chennai 14pts
Only hope for mumbai is that chennai lost their match and mi win their last match comprehensively to qualify with a good run rate...
All depends on "if and buts"
Rajhistan royals continue their pride for becoming ipl champions with their another victory
Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Jaipur
May 26, 2008
20 overs Mumbai Indians 145 (Jayasuriya 38, Tanvir 4-14) v Rajasthan Royals
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Sohail Tanvir took an impressive 4 for 14 to become the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
On a slow pitch not conducive to stroke-making, the Rajasthan Royals restricted the Mumbai Indians to 145, a modest total that was reached thanks to Yogesh Takawale's eight-ball 24. Rajasthan's bowlers held sway for most of the innings, and Sohail Tanvir reinforced his status as the tournament's best bowler with a four-wicket haul that earned him the purple cap.
Mumbai struggled to find momentum from the start, and the opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar were stifled by the new-ball bowlers to such an extent that only 29 runs, and two boundaries, came in the Powerplay. Tanvir and Shane Watson kept the ball on the stumps and Jayasuriya, in particular, had a torrid time. There was no room for him to work with and, with the ball keeping low, his short-arm jabs failed to connect on several occasions.
Pankaj Singh was the only bowler who leaked runs early as three straight fours were taken off his two overs - Tendulkar playing a signature drive down the ground and Jayasuriya powerfully flat-batted two deliveries over the infield.
Yusuf Pathan, bowling flat and quick, and medium-pacer Siddharth Trivedi kept Mumbai in check - conceding only nine runs from their three overs before Warne came into the attack for his much-anticipated showdown with Tendulkar. Warne varied his flight well but was competently handled by Tendulkar, who kept tucking him away to the leg side.
With the boundaries hard to come by, the Mumbai openers scampered between the wickets to keep the score ticking. Only 60 came off the first ten overs, and Jayasuriya felt the need to provide some impetus. An attempt to mow Trivedi over midwicket was miscued but landed safely and an outside-edge raced past the wicketkeeper for four. However, his luck ran out off, and a pull went straight to Pankaj Singh at midwicket.
Things were to get worse for Mumbai as Trivedi foxed Tendulkar with a slower ball in his next over. Tendulkar closed the face of the bat early, offering a simple return catch. Robin Uthappa's short, uneasy stay at the crease ended when Kamran Akmal effected a smart stumping off Warne, and it was the impressive Abhishek Nayar's three off-side boundaries that pushed them along.
Just as the innings was gathering some momentum, Tanvir ran through the Mumbai middle-order - taking four wickets in two overs to leave them at 120 for 7. However, Takawale, coming in place of Pinal Shah, lifted Mumbai with a assault against Watson - four fours and the innings' only six came off the final over to take Mumbai to a competitive score.
Rajasthan are still favourites to maintain their 100% win record at home but with no Graeme Smith at the top of the order, Mumbai aren't out of it yet.
A day of cricket which will be remember years2come.
May 26, 2008
20 overs Mumbai Indians 145 (Jayasuriya 38, Tanvir 4-14) v Rajasthan Royals
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Sohail Tanvir took an impressive 4 for 14 to become the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
On a slow pitch not conducive to stroke-making, the Rajasthan Royals restricted the Mumbai Indians to 145, a modest total that was reached thanks to Yogesh Takawale's eight-ball 24. Rajasthan's bowlers held sway for most of the innings, and Sohail Tanvir reinforced his status as the tournament's best bowler with a four-wicket haul that earned him the purple cap.
Mumbai struggled to find momentum from the start, and the opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar were stifled by the new-ball bowlers to such an extent that only 29 runs, and two boundaries, came in the Powerplay. Tanvir and Shane Watson kept the ball on the stumps and Jayasuriya, in particular, had a torrid time. There was no room for him to work with and, with the ball keeping low, his short-arm jabs failed to connect on several occasions.
Pankaj Singh was the only bowler who leaked runs early as three straight fours were taken off his two overs - Tendulkar playing a signature drive down the ground and Jayasuriya powerfully flat-batted two deliveries over the infield.
Yusuf Pathan, bowling flat and quick, and medium-pacer Siddharth Trivedi kept Mumbai in check - conceding only nine runs from their three overs before Warne came into the attack for his much-anticipated showdown with Tendulkar. Warne varied his flight well but was competently handled by Tendulkar, who kept tucking him away to the leg side.
With the boundaries hard to come by, the Mumbai openers scampered between the wickets to keep the score ticking. Only 60 came off the first ten overs, and Jayasuriya felt the need to provide some impetus. An attempt to mow Trivedi over midwicket was miscued but landed safely and an outside-edge raced past the wicketkeeper for four. However, his luck ran out off, and a pull went straight to Pankaj Singh at midwicket.
Things were to get worse for Mumbai as Trivedi foxed Tendulkar with a slower ball in his next over. Tendulkar closed the face of the bat early, offering a simple return catch. Robin Uthappa's short, uneasy stay at the crease ended when Kamran Akmal effected a smart stumping off Warne, and it was the impressive Abhishek Nayar's three off-side boundaries that pushed them along.
Just as the innings was gathering some momentum, Tanvir ran through the Mumbai middle-order - taking four wickets in two overs to leave them at 120 for 7. However, Takawale, coming in place of Pinal Shah, lifted Mumbai with a assault against Watson - four fours and the innings' only six came off the final over to take Mumbai to a competitive score.
Rajasthan are still favourites to maintain their 100% win record at home but with no Graeme Smith at the top of the order, Mumbai aren't out of it yet.
A day of cricket which will be remember years2come.
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