Govt using NAB chairman’s video to blackmail him: Saeed Ghani By: Web Desk on July 2, 2021Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani accused the federal government of blackmailing the NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. At a press conference on Friday, Ghani said that the Bureau’s head is being blackmailed by the government, which has a video of the NAB chairman. The minister criticised the NAB chairman, saying that he was misusing […]
Former Sindh CM Arbab Rahim joins PTI By: Hanif Samoon on July 1, 2021Former Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim formally joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Thursday. The former chief minister decided to directly join the PTI along with his son Arbab Ibrahim Rahim and was given the task to further strengthen the party in Sindh by inviting […]
CM Murad approves taking over federally controlled 4,425 non-formal schools By: APP on July 1, 2021KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah as per the decision taken in the 42nd Council of Common Interest (CCI) has approved taking over control of 4192 non-formal schools being run by the federal government and decided to enhance the salaries of teachers from Rs8000 to Rs25,000. He accorded this approval while presiding over […]
3 dead over karo-kari dispute in Jacobabad By: webdesk on July 1, 2021JACOBABAD: Three people shot dead over karo-kari dispute in Jacobabad district on Thursday. The accident took place in Qaim Din Mandrani village within the area of Dodapur police station, where the opponents opened fire at each other’s houses over an old dispute. Three victims, as a result, were killed on the spot, while the accused […]
Death of SECMC worker sparks off widespread protest, anger and indignation in Thar By: Hanif Samoon on July 1, 2021Hundreds of people, mostly people from the Bheel community carrying the body one Dodo Bheel, blocked Thar Coal Road to register their protest against the brutalities of the officials of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC). The leaders of enraged protesters, talking to the media persons, said that Dodo Bheel, who was employed by the […]
More than 85,000 animals reach Karachi’s cattle market for Eid By: webdesk on June 30, 2021KARACHI: More than 85,000 sacrificial animals from across the country have reached Karachi’s cattle market, located at the Superhighway. The 900 acre market was formally inaugurated on June 10, and according to the administration animals from Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Sheikhpura, Rahim Yar Khan, Okara, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Sibbi, Quetta and other cities are available. Both the buyers […]
Indictment of Sindh CM in Nooriabad Power Plant reference delayed by court By: webdesk on June 30, 2021KARACHI: The Accountability court postponed the indictment of Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah, in the Nooriabad Power Plant reference to July 28, on Wednesday. The reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was heard by Judge Asghar Ali. The indictment was delayed because the co-accused in the reference did not appear in […]
Anti-encroachment drive affectees to be allotted plots by Sindh government By: webdesk on June 30, 2021KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to allot alternate plots to the number of people affected by the ongoing anti encroachment drive, along with Karachi’s drains including Gujjar nullah. The Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Law and Environment Barrister Murtaza Wahab, has finalized a draft for the formation of the commission, which has […]
Private medical and dental institutions express concerns on PMC decisions By: Web Desk on June 30, 2021Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges Institutions (PAMI) on Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to take notice of the irregularities and discriminatory decisions taken by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC). The PAMI in a statement issued here said that the PMC either abolish the need to pass MDCAT and keep it as a […]
Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigns from assembly seat By: Web Desk on June 29, 2021KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) MPA Firdous Shamim Naqvi announced his resignation from PS-101 Karachi East-III on Tuesday. Firdous Shamim Naqvi made the statement during a provincial assembly session and then protested by leaving the building. In today’s session of the Sindh Assembly (SA), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a protest over the restriction on the […]