Seven-member caretaker Sindh cabinet sworn in on June 8, 2018KARACHI: A seven-member cabinet of Sindh’s caretaker Chief Minister Fazlur Rahman took oath in a ceremony held in Karachi on Friday. The oath was administered by Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair. The ceremony was attended by Caretaker Chief Minister Fazlur Rehman, Sindh IG AD Khawaja, P&D Chairman Mohammad Waseem, other senior sitting and retired bureaucrats, and […]
Sindh loses a principled political voice on June 8, 2018Karachi: Rasul Bux Palijo was a leftist leader, writer and scholar who contributed enormously in the struggle against anti-dictatorial rules and the movement for water rights in Sindh. . He was born on February 21, 1930, in his native village of Mungar Khan Palijo near Jungshahi in Thatta district. After completing his early education, Palijo […]
First Sikh candidate submits papers for reserved seats in Sindh on June 8, 2018First Sikh candidate from Sindh, Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa, on Thursday submitted nomination papers for reserved seat of religious minorities in Sindh Assembly to the provincial election commissioner, Muhammad Yousuf Khan Khattak . “No political party has so far asked me to submit nomination for reserved seat, however, I have submitted it as an independent […]
Nation mourns over Palijo’s death on June 8, 2018Veteran politician Rasul Bux Palijo passed away early on Thursday morning at Karachi’s South City Hospital in Clifton. The 88-year old, who headed the Awami Tahreek Pakistan (ATP), was admitted in the hospital for a cardiac problem and pneumonia. According to a spokesperson for the Tahreek, the deceased’s body was taken back to his native […]
First Sikh candidate submits nomination papers for minority seat on June 7, 2018KARACHI: First Sikh candidate from Sindh, Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa submitted nomination papers for a religious minority seat in Sindh Assembly on Thursday. “No political party has so far asked me to submit nomination for the reserved seat, however, I have submitted it as an independent candidate,” said Saradar Ramesh Singh. I hope the PPP […]
Fishermen catch, sell sawfish carcass on May 30, 2018KARACHI: While fishing between the mouths of Turchan and Khajar creek in the Indus River Delta, local fishermen of Karachi caught a dead long female large-tooth sawfish , approximately 15 ft in length and 1320 kg in weight. The fishermen used a crane to lift the enormous and heavy carcass on to their boat. They […]
Another 3-day heatwave to hit Karachi from Tuesday: PMD on May 28, 2018KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), in its fresh advisory on Sunday, forecasted that another heat wave will hit the city on Tuesday and continue till Thursday. The latest weather alert issued by the PMD said that residents of the city are likely to experience hot to very hot weather from Tuesday to Thursday. The […]
Two more reported dead from heat stroke at Edhi mortuary on May 23, 2018KARACHI: The ongoing spell of severe heat continued on fourth consecutive day on Tuesday with temperatures reaching 44°C. Two more bodies were brought to Edhi Foundation’s mortuaries in the city with heatstroke cited as the cause of death, raising the number of such cases to 69. On Monday, Daily Times broke the story citing Faisal […]
67 die of heatstroke in last 3 days in Karachi: Faisal Edhi on May 22, 2018KARACHI: Two Edhi mortuaries in Korangi and Sohrab Goth areas of the port city have received a total of 117 bodies, including 67 of people died due to heatstroke, since Saturday, Faisal Edhi, head of Edhi Foundation, told Daily Times on Monday. According to Edhi mortuary Sohrab Goth in-charge Imran, the number of deaths could […]
64 die due to heatstroke in Karachi on May 21, 2018KARACHI: Two Edhi mortuaries in Korangi and Sohrab Goth areas of Karachi have received a total of 114 dead bodies, including 64 of people who died due to heatstroke and heat fatigues, since Saturday evening, Faisal Edhi told Daily Times. However, according to Incharge Edhi mortuary Sohrab Goth, Imran, the number of deaths could be […]