The Sindh Government has strongly protested against the persistent water shortage in the province and the alleged unfair treatment of Sindh by IRSA. Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that IRSA’s recent conduct is contrary to the spirit and principles of the 1991 Water Apportionment Accord and amounts to a blatant injustice to the […]
Blasts
Senators raise alarm over gas cylinder blasts, questions regulatory failures
A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was presided over by Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti at the Parliament House. The session was attended by Senators Aimal Wali Khan, Saadia Abbasi, Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan, Saleem Mandviwalla (Via Zoom) and Syed Waqar Mehdi (Via Zoom), where critical issues related to public safety, regulatory […]
Sri Lanka may need more IMF help as blasts threaten tourism
Sri Lanka faces a likely collapse in tourism following Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels, which would deal a severe blow to the island’s economy and financial markets, and potentially force it to seek further IMF assistance. The International Monetary Fund extended last month a $1.5 billion loan for an extra year into […]
Qureshi condemns blasts in Sri Lanka, calls Sri Lankan PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was contacted by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday to condole and condemn the attacks in the country on Easter Day. A series of with bomb blasts hit Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The blasts targeted hotels and churches. The attack killed more than 150 people, including […]