Two towers of main Bahria Town gate set on fire by angry mob By: Web Desk on June 6, 2021KARACHI: Angry mobs gathered outside Bharia Town Karachi and set the main gate on fire. The protesters did not stop there and entered the premises of Bahria Town Karachi and started vandalizing the private properties inside the town. Exclusive Videos: Reportedly an angry/violent mob breaks into shops, sets motorbikes on fire in Bahria Town Karachi. Local […]
Sindh govt decides against opening of schools on 7th By: Web Desk on June 6, 2021Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has reiterated that schools will not open on Monday in the province of Sindh. The minister made the statement in response to questions on whether or not schools in the province would reopen on Monday, June 7, after the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) had previously issued directives to […]
Farmers, PPP workers protest water shortage in Sindh By: By Our Correspondent on June 6, 2021BADIN: A large number of the PPP workers and farmers from different areas of Badin district on Saturday gathered in Badin town where they staged the demonstration outside Badin Press Club after marching on different roads to register their protest against the nagging water crisis in the district. MPA Taj Mohammad Mallah, MPA Dada Mohammad […]
Anti-polio vaccination campaign starts today By: Qadeer Sikander on June 6, 2021FAISALABAD: As many as 1.327 million children under 5 years of age would be administered polio vaccine drops in the district during the next National Anti Polio Campaign which would be continued from 07 to 11 June. This was told by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali while inaugurating the anti-polio campaign at Hilal e Ahmar Maternity […]
Sindh govt to formulate biosaline agriculture plan By: Hanif Samoon on June 6, 2021MITHI: The government of Sindh is likely to provide an 80 percent subsidy on the high-efficiency irrigation system to the farmers across Sindh and biosaline agriculture to be adopted as an official agriculture practice to combat the water scarcity problems in the province. This was announced by Abdul Rahim Soomro, secretary of agriculture Sindh, during […]
Traders in Karachi agree to put off decision to keep shops open till 8pm after successful talks By: Web Desk on June 5, 2021KARACHI: Tajir Action Committee of traders on Saturday said it had agreed to put off their decision till Monday of keeping shops open till 8pm, after having a discussion with Sindh Minister for Information Nasir Hussain Shah, a private TV channel reported. Speaking to journalists, the provincial minister said that the committee had been invited […]
Bilawal promises ‘Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan’ when PPP comes into power By: Web Desk on June 5, 2021KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto compared Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government with PPP’s past governments and promised that ‘Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan’ will be provided to citizens the day his party comes into power. In a statement issued from the Bilawal House, he explained that how the predicaments in Pakistan’s current policies […]
Sindh Opp leader holds provincial rulers responsible for ‘water theft’ By: APP on June 5, 2021HYDERABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vice president and Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh has said that the ‘real water thieves’ in Sindh are the provincial rulers and their head is Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari. He was talking to journalists in Tando Allahyar district, where he reached to express solidarity […]
Police rescue woman chained by husband for month in Karachi By: webdesk on June 5, 2021KARACHI: Landhi Superintendent of Police (SP) Shahnawaz Chachar rescued a 30-year-old woman chained inside her house on Saturday. The victim alleges that she was chained by her husband. According to the police, the woman was recovered from a house in Landhi block 6, where she was tortured and her head was shaved off. The SP […]
Sindh cabinet approves pension reforms scheme to save Rs894bn By: APP on June 4, 2021KARACHI: Sindh cabinet on Friday while considering the significance and future financial implications of the pension payments has approved a pension reforms scheme under which around Rs 894.4 billion would be saved, otherwise the pension bill of the government would surpass the salary bill within next 10 years. The meeting was held under the chairmanship […]