Beleaguered MQMs MNA defects to PSP on August 29, 2016KARACHI: Days after Muttahida Qaumi Movement attracted the wrath of the security establishment as well as the common people over Altaf Hussain’s anti-Pakistan comments, another party heavyweight from Karachi jumped on Mustafa Kamal bandwagon on Sunday. Rejecting Farooq Sattar’s announcement that the MQM was dissociating itself from Altaf Hussain, MNA Asif Hasnain announced to join […]
Sindh removes 37 lower employees on August 27, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government, in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s orders, has sent at least 37 lower-grade employees, who were enjoying the most lucrative posts of mukhtiarkars and assistant mukhtiarkars, to their original departments, Daily Times has learnt. In this regard, the Senior Member Board of Revenue, Rizwan Memon has issued a Notification No PS/Secy(Rev)/Kar/BOR/2016/954 […]
Sindh to conduct audit of over 8,200 NGOs on August 25, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to conduct an audit of more than 8,200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), involved in various social and human development sectors, with an aim to ascertain the sources of their finances and the financiers, Daily Times has learnt. There are more than 8,200 NGOs operating in the Sindh province out of […]
Sindh to conduct audit of finances of over 8,200 NGOs on August 25, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to conduct an audit of more than 8,200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), involved in various social and human development sectors, with an aim to ascertain the sources of their finances and the financiers, Daily Times has learnt. There are more than 8,200 NGOs operating in the Sindh province out of […]
Minus One: MQM divorces Altaf on August 24, 2016KARACHI: In an apparent ‘smart move’, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Deputy Convener Dr Farooq Sattar on Tuesday tried to save Altaf Hussain by saying that all decisions of the party would be made by the leadership in Pakistan, an obvious reference to the party’s Rabita Committee. Dr Sattar, during a crowded press conference at the […]
PML-N, MQM negotiations fail on August 23, 2016KARACHI: The negotiations between the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and the protesting Muttehida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ended without any proper assurances from the federal government. The crucial meeting between the leaders of the PML-N and MQM was held at Punjab House in Karachi on Monday. The PML-N was represented by Federal Minister for […]
Sindh Culture Dept swallows Rs 40m allocated for Ganj Risalos preservation on August 19, 2016KARACHI: The multi-million rupees scheme of the Sindh’s Culture Department which has to aim at preserving manuscripts of Ganj Risalo by Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai has become the center of the corrupt practices , as Rs 40 million were shown utilized in the budget without spending on the project, Daily Times has learnt. […]
2,500 govt school buildings sold out on August 17, 2016KARACHI: In what it seems if there was no government, the education department of Sindh has allegedly sold out as many as 2,500 government schools to different people in return of heavy bribes. Interestingly, only 680 school buildings are left in Karachi, the city that has larger literacy rate as compared to rest of the […]
Over 80,000 Sindh govt employees to get salaries online on August 16, 2016KARACHI: With an aim to detect thousands of political appointments, the Sindh’s Local Government department has planned to make the salary issuance of all the employees online with the Accountant General Sindh office, Daily Times has learnt. In this regard, Secretary Local Government Baqa Ullah Unar has forwarded a pro-forma to the Karachi Municipal Corporation, […]
No prosperity without excelling in science and technology: VC KU on August 14, 2016 KARACHI: Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qaiser has said Independence Day has a vital importance for the nations who wish to preserve and protect its identity among the international community and we must do untiring efforts to preserve and protect our national integrity and identity. “As teachers and students, a great responsibility lies […]