Aslam Shah

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) has directed Board of Revenue, Transport Department, Local Government Department (LGD) and Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) to ensure the completion of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Green Bus Line Project by June 30, 2019. The CS, in his directives, also urged the incoming Sindh government to purchase 121 Green […]

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has asked Board of Revenue (BOR) to cancel the allotment of a 2,200 square yard plot whose ownership is disputed. The water board claims that the land belongs to it and was alotted by the BOR in violation of rules to a private person in 1995. Officials […]

KARACHI: Public Health Engineering Secretary Dr Riaz Memon, apart from his official obligation, is also serving Peoples Primary Healthcare Institute (PPHI), revealed officials of PPHI. PPHI Sindh is a privately registered company which manages 1,140 healthcare facilities with a special focus on maternal, newborn and child health. The PPHI is being funded by Sindh government […]

Around 110 sacrificial animal illegal markets have been set up in all districts of Karachi without the permission of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and interim Sindh government. The KMC and the caretaker government have allowed setting up of only 16 sacrificial markets. In addition, 10 illegal markets of sacrificial animals have been established in […]

KARACHI: Ten fire tenders having imported machinery and a 104-meter-tall snorkel imported from Finland have been stationed at a private site in Korangi. The import cost of snorkel stood at Rs 500 million while a sum of Rs 200 million was spent on ten fire tenders. The Local Government Department (LGD) will hand over the […]

KARACHI: All three fact-finding teams formed to probe the Askari Amusement Park accident have put the entire burden on the shoulders of the operator of the ride, ignoring the negligence of the contractor and lack of oversight by the administration, Daily Times has learnt. The teams were formed to fix responsibility for the accident on […]

KARACHI: The Karachi Urban Transport Company (KUTC), formed in 2008 as a public company jointly owned by the federal, provincial and city district government, is set to be transferred entirely to the province, Daily Times has learnt. The decision, taken just ahead of elections last month, is expected to accelarate the processing of the $2.5 […]

The Water Commission (WC) has directed the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) to stop payment to the Chinese company whose services have been contracted for solid waste management in South and East districts. The decision was taken in view of the unsatisfactory performance of Chngyi Kangjie Sanitation Engineering Company Private Limited, after the SSWMB […]

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC), on Tuesday, turned down pleas of federal government employees of Martin Quarters among others and ordered the Estate Office of Public Work Department (PWD) to resume the process of vacating federal government quarters. In an earlier order, the SC had directed the PWD Estate Office to put the process of […]