PTI lawmakers stage protest against not being allowed to table resolution on water shortage By: APP on June 4, 2021KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members of the Sindh Assembly on Friday staged a protest when they were not given permission to table a resolution against ‘artificial shortage’ of water in the province. The protesters led by opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh also raised slogans against the ‘artificial’ water shortage. Addressing on the occasion, Haleem Sheikh […]
CTD summons two MQM leaders over ‘India-linked’ arrested ‘party affiliates’ By: APP on June 4, 2021KARACHI: Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday summoned two senior MQM leaders in relation to the recent arrested three ‘India-linked’ party affiliates, according to CTD Deputy Inspector General of Police Omar Shahid Hamid. The department’s team served the notice at the house of Dr Farooq Sattar and summoned him on Saturday to appear before the […]
PTI govt slammed for failure to ensure just water distribution By: Hanif Samoon on June 4, 2021MITHI: Aijiz Dhamrah, the provincial secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh chapter, has said that functionaries of the Imran Khan-led PTI government have always tried to push Sindh to backwardness through their ill-conceived and anti-people policies. Speaking to the media persons here on Friday at Tharani House, the PPP leader deplored that insane […]
50pc of questions for ninth, matric papers in Sindh to be MCQs: Saeed Ghani By: webdesk on June 4, 2021KARACHI: The Education Minister of Sindh Saeed Ghani, announced on Friday that the province will be conducting the exams for class ninth and matric. The announcement was made outside the Sindh assembly This announcement was made in line with the decision made by Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Consference’s (IPEMC) two days prior. The exam will include […]
Karachi traders to defy govt order by keeping shops open till 8 pm By: webdesk on June 4, 2021KARACHI: The Tajir Action Committee in Karachi on Friday has announced that starting June 5 (Saturday), traders will keep their shops open till 8 pm, defying the governments orders. The committee said that despite their constant demands from the government, the government acted unilaterally and made the decision without taking into account the traders’ wishes. […]
KSA would approve Chinese vaccine for Hajj pilgrims, assures Saudi envoy By: Web Desk on June 4, 2021Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador in Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Malky met with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister House on Friday and assured that they would incorporate Chinese-manufactured vaccines in its list of approved shots for visitors to the Kingdom. On Thursday, Federal Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar said that […]
Sindh wants Bhanbhor, Nangar Parkar on UNESCO’s world heritage sites By: APP on June 4, 2021KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Culture Syed Sardar Ali Shah told Italian Development Mission member Emanuela Benini that the Culture Department has submitted the dossiers of Nangar Parkar and Bhanbhor to UNESCO for inclusion of both in list of world heritage sites. “We will further work on the dossiers of embroidery, music and poetry of Sindh […]
PPP says President’s House becomes ‘ordinance factory’ By: Web Desk on June 4, 2021ISLAMABAD: PPP parliamentary leader in Senate Senator Sherry Rehman has said that Higher Education Commission Ordinance is not being laid in the Senate nor is it becoming a bill. “What is the purpose of this parliament if they want to run the country through ordinances,” she questioned. “This is extremely worrying. Our rights and responsibilities […]
PML-F hits out at PPP for ‘ignoring Sindh completely’ By: Web Desk on June 2, 2021Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Vice President Pir Ismail Shah Rashidi has said that the Pakistan People’s Party is in the government since over two decades by ‘stealing’ votes of the provincial people. In a statement, he asked a question from the PPP leadership about any mega project in the province during the last 13 years of […]
Ulema, Mashaikh call arrangements to control, treat corona pandemic a ‘demand of Shariah’ By: APP on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD: Ulema and Mashaikh on Wednesday expressing their satisfaction over the composition of corona vaccine registered in Pakistan endorsed the view of health experts, who were stressing for vaccination to check the COVID-19 pandemic. “Protection of lives and health of masses is one of the objectives of religion and Shariah. Since corona is an epidemic, […]