By Nazir Hussein Siyal

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been pursuing a Rs 160 million-corruption scandal involving preservation of the Moenjodaro archaeological site since 2014. Work on the project started in 2014 under the World Heritage preservation project of the UNESCO and funds for the project could not be utilised till May 2016. The archaeological site is […]

KARACHI: Incompetent authorities have failed to run pesticide and fertilizer quality control testing laboratories despite the fact that hundreds of employees are drawing salaries while sitting at homes owing to the closure of the laboratories. Established in four divisional headquarters in Sindh with a hefty amount, sources said the officials concerned have failed to run […]

KARACHI: Following the dry core drilling at 55 locations, the archaeological scientists have discovered 700 more remains of Mohenjodaro including the human and animal skulls along with other articles. The geological experts’ dry core drilling is in progress about 20 metres beneath of Mohenjodaro to verify the boundaries and its archaeological properties discovery since eight […]

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has decided to pay salaries to Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) employees. Presiding over a meeting of Irrigation Department at the Chief Minister’s House on Monday, he also announced to allocate 20 percent promotion quota for ‘draoghas’ to the posts of sub-engineer. Senior Minister for Finance andIrrigation […]

KARACHI: Despite spending huge funds since the super and medium floods, the canals and dykes at River Indus are still vulnerable and damaged at different parts in the province. According to details, the damaged embankments of River Indus could not be repaired properly posing a big threat before the upcoming monsoon season. According to the […]

KARACHI: The provincial assembly of Sindh passed two bills amid protest by the opposition parties on Wednesday. During 24th session of Sindh Assembly chaired by Speaker Agha Siraj Durani, the ruling party with a majority passed Local Government (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Bill, 2016 on Wednesday despite protest […]

KARACHI: Environmental pollution on the rise of the industrial and concerned government and public private sectors, which continues after outdated infrastructure and shortage of resources in the metropolis. To maintain the natural beauty and environmental conditions, there is a dire need of plantation in Karachi, as the population progress and urbanisation at large since 40 […]

KARACHI: A delegation of Chinese state owned company and a private firm called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and expressed its interest to invest and work on Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) and Zulfikarabad – the new city being established near Thatta. The delegation led by Vin and Jinbo discussed investment opportunities in […]

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that he was committed to introducing effective and efficient jail reforms. “Whatever my government has done so far is not enough and much more is needed to turn jails into correction houses,” he said while presiding over a meeting regarding jail reforms in the light […]

KARACHI: Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) and DHA City Karachi (DCK) joined hands to establish a new campus of DUHS at DCK In this connection, a ground-breaking ceremony for establishing a state-of-the-art liver transplant centre was inaugurated on Thursday by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad and Commander 5 Corps Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar. Appreciating […]