Sindh’s top bureaucrats at odds over control of STEVTA on April 21, 2016KARACHI: Sindh’s two top most bureaucrats are reportedly at loggerheads over the administrative control of Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA), Daily Times has reliably learnt. Interestingly, former STEVTA secretary Alam Din Bullo, who is also principal secretary to Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah since long, has clearly refused to return […]
Sindh Police have only 50 IOs to plead cases in ATCs on April 19, 2016KARACHI: The anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) are trying to deliver the best but it has been revealed that there are only 50 investigation officers (IOs) in the Sindh Police, who are posted in ten wings of police department and they could not meet the amount of work, Daily Times has learnt. The revelation came up at […]
Benazir Prison Reform Package : Non-implementation of jail reforms puts inmates in soup on April 17, 2016KARACHI: The massive jail (prisons) reforms – Benazir Prison Reform Package – proposed by former president Asif Ali Zardari some eight years back, seems nowhere as the authorities concerned have so far not made even a little progress on it, Daily Times has learnt. Moreover, the financial managers in the Sindh government have also showed […]
Revenue Board authorised to collect Workers Welfare Fund on April 13, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government has authorised Sindh Revenue Board to collect Workers Welfare Fund. In this regard, the government has issued instruction to all trade bodies operating in the province not to pay the Workers Welfare Fund contribution to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The EOBI Act, 1976 was enforced with effect from April, […]
Sindh all set to tackle possible heatwave impact on April 11, 2016KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed the health, local government and district administration all over Sindh to take concrete measures to avoid causalities during the forthcoming heat wave. “It is our responsibility to take all-out efforts to save people from the forthcoming heatwave which had claimed lot of lives last year.” […]
Mobile-based women literacy programme in Sindh hits snags on April 9, 2016KARACHI: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has closed its project aimed at educating women in several districts of Sindh through cell phones, Daily Times has learnt. Initially, the six-month project was launched last year that was aimed at imparting education to girls and women of ages 15 to 25 in rural […]
Bilawal Skypes with PPP KP leaders on flood situation on April 7, 2016KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari went into session with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Party leaders over Skype to personally inquire about the situation following torrential rains, floods and landslides in the province, which have resulted in a brewing human disaster. PPP leaders from Peshawar and other parts of the province informed the party chairman […]
STEVTA repatriates 15 deputationists, ignores one on February 22, 2016 KARACHI: In what seems to be a tricky move, the Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) has excluded a deputationist of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) from the list of officials who were to be repatriated to their parent departments, Daily Times has learnt. The STEVTA, through a Notification No STEVTA/Admn(S-II)/PF/065, repatriated more […]
Sindh government decides to revive Keti Bander project on January 23, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government has finally decided to revive Keti Bander project along with installation of 10,000 MW coal-fired power plant. “This was the dream of my leader Benazir Bhutto and my government is committed to realise her dream,” said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah during a meeting with Chinese delegation at the Chief […]
Sindh, FWO ink MoU for 49-km Karachi-Thatta Dual Carriageway on December 29, 2015 KARACHI: The Sindh government and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have signed an agreement to construct 49-km Karachi-Thatta Dual Carriageway Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and FWO Director General Major General Mohammad Afzal signed the MoU at the Chief Minister House on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by provincial ministers, secretaries, representatives […]