Sri Lanka Cricket agrees to play T20I in Lahore on October 17, 2017LAHORE: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday confirmed its decision to send its team to Pakistan for the third T20I in Lahore on October 29. The board deliberated on the issue at its executive committee meeting in Colombo, before coming to the conclusion, which came only two days after Sri Lankan players had expressed strong […]
Global Handwashing Day celebrated, need to improve sanitation stressed on October 16, 2017UMERKOT: Members of civil society and social welfare bodies urged the Sindh administration to spend a larger portion of development funds allocated for districts on safe drinking water and sanitation facilities’ improvement. They said sanitation related infrastructure in rural Sindh remained in dismal conditions and needed rehabilitation. At the occasion of Global Handwashing Day with […]
PTI accuses PPP of sabotaging its public gathering on October 16, 2017UMERKOT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Lalchand Malhi alleged that PTI workers were being pressurised by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPAs to cancel the party’s public meeting. PTI Umerkot and Pakistan People’s Party announced their public gatherings on October 20 and October 21 respectively. Shah Mehmood Qureshi of PTI and Nisar Ahmed Khuhro of PPP would […]
At least 50 suffering with hepatitis C on October 16, 2017LARKANA: At least 50 villagers of Soonharo Khan Gadhi village near Mohenjo-daro had been suffering with hepatitis C, it was reported. The affectees were visited by a media team along with Union Council Chairman Karani Muhammad Juman Bughio. The ailing, Tufail Ahmed Gadhi, Mumtaz Ali, Sher Khan, Bashir Khan Gadhi and others, told the visitors […]
All Pathan Welfare Organisation formed on October 16, 2017SHIKARPUR: All Pathan committees/units of division Larkana and Sukkur were abolished during a gathering of Pathans held at Sultan Kot. Sardar Aamir Khan Pathan announced a 13 member Pathan Coordination Committee to form a new platform with a new name, All Pathan Welfare Organisation Pakistan, to work for the welfare of Pathans and redress the […]
Country needs paradigm shift in water governance on October 15, 2017SUKKUR: Oxfam International Regional Head Asia Ghulam Mustafa Talpur said that fair distribution of resources was the panacea for all ills being faced by Pakistan today. The country needed a paradigm shift in water governance, Talpur said. Delivering a lecture on ‘Redefining water resource management for sustainable and equitable use in Pakistan’, during a graduate […]
Police plan operation in katcha areas on October 15, 2017SUKKUR: A cleanup operation against gangs involved in heinous crimes would be initiated by Sukkur police soon, it was announced. This decision was taken by Sukkur SSP Amjad Shaikh, after three people were kidnapped and taken hostage. The SSP said that a letter had been sent to Sindh government, detailing the activities of criminal gangs […]
Religious parties rally in favour of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat on October 14, 2017GUJRANWALA: Various religious parties held rallies protesting the government’s attempts to allegedly undermine “Khatm-e-Nubuwwat” laws, at GT road, on Friday. Local leaders of Sunni Tehrik, Jamat-e-Ahle Sunnat, Jamat Raza-E-Mustafa, and others led the protests. The protesters held banners in favour of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and chanted slogans against Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah over his statement, allegedly […]
Punjab govt striving for IT education: MPA on October 14, 2017BAHAWALPUR: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Member (MPA) Fozia Ayub Qureshi said that the joint initiative of Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Punjab and Microsoft had provided a solid and productive IT platform by imparting training to as many as 25 thousand students. The MPA said the training would hasten the pace of […]
Sessions judge visits Darul Aman on October 13, 2017BAHAWALPUR: District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Tariq Javid on Thursday visited Darul Aman Bahawalpur. The judge inspected Darul Aman’s facilities, kitchen, store room and tailoring center. The Sessions Judge heard issues faced by women at Darul Aman and issued directives to the administration to address the issues. Published in Daily Times, October 13th 2017.