PPP parliamentarian demands the establishment of ‘Thar University’ on August 30, 2018Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member of provincial assembly (MPA) Surendar Valasai submitted a resolution demanding the establishment of a public university in the drought-struck region of Thar. PPP lawmaker Surendar Valasai submitted a resolution to the speaker of Sindh Assembly on Wednesday. In this resolution, Valasai demanded that the Sindh government establish ‘Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto […]
PPP MPA submits resolution to establish university in Thar on August 29, 2018KARACHI: The MPA on Wednesday submitted a resolution to Sindh assembly speaker calling for establishing Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University in Thar. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member of provincial assembly (MPA) Surendar Valasai has submitted a resolution on Wednesday to the speaker of Sindh assembly demanding Sindh government to established Thar University in drought-hit desert […]
Can desalination help resolve Karachi’s water crisis? on August 29, 2018KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led federal government as well as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led provincial government both announced that they would be fixing Karachi’s ongoing water crisis. The new Sindh cabinet, in its maiden meeting on August 20, announced to establish a desalination plant to provide potable water to the residents of the […]
‘Speaker must ensure 5% job quota for religious minorities in Sindh Secretariat’ on August 27, 2018PPP parliamentarian on reserved seat for religious minorities Surendar Valasi, submitted an application requesting the speaker of Sindh Assembly to ensure the implementation of 5 percent job quota for religious minorities in Sindh Assembly Secretariat on Sunday. “There are around 1000 employees on different job scales in Sindh Assembly Secretariat. As per the quote, at […]
Sindh governor-nominee Imran Ismail is only intermediate pass on August 26, 2018Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Ismail, who is also the Sindh Governor nominee, holds an intermediate degree (12 years of education) and is a fraud case absconder. According to Imran Ismail’s nomination papers for PS-111, which Daily Times acquired from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the PTI stalwart is only intermediate pass. PTI leader […]
Women face the brunt of water shortage in deltaic regions on August 25, 2018KARACHI: Travelling through the vast terrain of Thatta’s barren lands, one only finds salt tolerant plants, date palm trees and scattered patches of green cover. Scattered here and there, in small pockets, are patches of land devoted to crops which grow on less water such as sunflower. At some places, in mysterious makeshift huts made […]
Gilgit Baltistan: the tale of a thirsty riverside village on August 24, 2018Ali Shaikh has spent his entire life in the small village of Faizabad, previously known as Chilmish Das, but he has never seen such water shortage as of now. His village is facing drought-like situation these days despite the fact that it lies on the bank of the roaring River Hunza. Gilgit-Baltistan: The Tale of […]
Activists, relatives of missing persons go on hunger strike on August 22, 2018KARACHI: A hunger strike camp went underway in front of the Karachi Press Club against increasing cases of what the protesters maintained were enforced disappearances in the province. Many relatives, including women and children, of those who had been taken away from their homes by plainclothed men allegedly belonging to security agencies were also present […]
Families to protest on Eid for recovery of missing persons on August 21, 2018KARACHI: Family members of missing persons in Sindh launched a hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Tuesday vowing to protest on occasion of Eid-ul-Azha if authorities fail to recover their loved ones. https://twitter.com/dailytimespak/status/1031908149127733250 The protesters gathered on call of Voice of Missing Persons Sindh. Family members of missing persons said that they would […]
Sindh cabinet declares Thar ‘drought hit’ area on August 21, 2018KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet, during a meeting on Monday, declared Thar and parts of Umerkot as ‘drought hit’ area and decided to establish a desalination plant to provide potable water to the residents of the metropolis. A maiden meeting of the newly formed cabinet of Sindh government was held on Monday under the chairmanship of […]