Govt employees defy CM orders of being punctual on August 23, 2016KARACHI: Despite clear orders by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to government employees for being punctual, over 60 percent employees are still coming late with many remaining absent from their offices till noon, Daily Times has learnt. Irony of the matter is that the government officials, being smart as they are, were on time to […]
Speaker SA assures MQM of conveying their grievances to CM on August 21, 2016 KARACHI:Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durani visited the hunger strike camp set up by Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday and assured the MQM leaders present there that he will convey their party demands to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. Durani said that he will talk to new Chief […]
NADRA halted printing of digital arms licences last year on August 19, 2016KARACHI: The Sindh government and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have halted the digital printing process of computerized arms license books from the end of last year. Daily Times has leant that NADRA has printed only 106,048 arms license books out of 247,591 and remaining are still pending since one year, while Sindh government […]
KMC calls re-tender for operational buses instead of old ones on August 18, 2016KARACHI: Despite the revival of 32 non-operational Green Busses, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has advertised for re-tender of the already functional 36 buses running successfully for three years, Daily Times has learnt. The metropolitan residents are suffering heavy shortage of public transport, but the KMC calls advertisement for re tender of already functional Green […]
FWO carrying 260 MGD bulk water scheme will be inaugurated by CM on August 13, 2016KARACHI: Long awaiting bulk water supply project K-IV providing 260 MGD water for Karachities, is being launched today by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and D.G FWO Mohd Afzal here at M-9 Super Highway near DHA today (Sunday). According to the Sindh government and Frontier Works Organization (FWO), spokesman executing this project after […]
Sindh CM directives falling on deaf ears on August 12, 2016KARACHI: Surprisingly a large number of illegal restaurants and other shops and scores of latrines, still occupy the major portion of roads under the overhead bridge in Quaidabad disrupting severely the flow of vehicular traffic till today under the nose of District Commissioner , openly , DMC Malir administration and police. All this goes unchecked […]
CM orders recovery of missing, unauthorised govt vehicles on August 11, 2016KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah taking strict action over no retrieval of missing and unauthorized government vehicles issued by 34 different government departments has issued clear directions for their recovery and lodging FIRs against those responsible for negligence. According to missing list available with Daily Times, 22 Toyota Corolla’s, 4 Suzuki Cultus, […]
Ex-ministers, advisers, officers keeping more than one govt vehicles on August 10, 2016KARACHI: Many former ministers, Advisors, and special Assistant to CM, Retired Officers and government officers have assigned for themselves more than one vehicle each since 2013; the Daily Times has learnt. According to the list, several former and present Ministers, Advisors, and special Assistant to CM, Retired Officers, OSD and ex-officers of SGA&CD have gotten […]
Sindh CM leaves for Dubai on Zardaris call on July 31, 2016 KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday called on former president Asif Ali Zardari who summoned the CM in Dubai on emergency basis, local media quoting sources reported. On directions of Asif Ali Zardari, the Sindh CM postponed his trip to Sehwan and flew for Dubai. Sources revealed that there were reservations […]
Sindhs new CM sets law and order, health, education as top priorities on July 29, 2016KARACHI: New Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his maiden speech on Friday that law and order, health and education would be the top priorities of his government. “I’m focused and have clear targets to make Sindh safe, secure, healthy, wealthy and literate,” he said in his policy statement after his election […]