Sindh Assembly passes five bills on March 30, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed five government bills. The bills include Sindh Coal Authority Act (Amendment) 2017, Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences Jacobabad Act (Amendment) 2017 bill, Sindh Development & Maintenance of Infrastructure Cess Act 2017, Sindh Shaheed Recognition & Compensation Act (Amendment) 2017. The session started at around 11:26am with Speaker Agha […]
MQM-P stages token walkout from Sindh Assembly on March 28, 2017KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday staged a token walkout from the Sindh Assembly session to protest against rejection of a private resolution. The House left 23 motions seeking amendments in Assembly Rules of Procedure and four motions on a matters of public importance unaddressed. The assembly session started at around 11:10am […]
MQM-P stages token walkout from Sindh Assembly on March 28, 2017KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday staged a token walkout from the Sindh Assembly session to protest against rejection of a private resolution. The House left 23 motions seeking amendments in Assembly Rules of Procedure and four motions on a matter of public importance unaddressed. The assembly session started at around 11:10am […]
Country where cafe culture is chained but extremists are free on March 26, 2017KARACHI: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Saturday said he was committed to the safe and sound recovery of missing persons. “As the head of the prime body I could not fulfill this task,” he said this while addressing participants of a seminar on ‘Importance of Constitutional Role’ held at Bahria University. During successive peoples’ elected […]
Sindh cabinet to give final nod to nine legislations, amendments on March 25, 2017KARACHI: The legislation and amendments on nine bills by the Sindh Cabinet is on cards in the next coming session of the assembly. The cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held on March 27. On the agenda, the cabinet will also confirm the last cabinet meetings minutes held on January 16 and 19, 2017. The […]
SA unanimously passed Transparency and Right to Information Bill 2016 on March 13, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Assembly unanimously passed the Transparency and Right to Information Bill 2016 on Monday paving the way for the formation of Sindh Information Commission within 100 days after becoming law. The Sindh Information Commission will have the authority to independently manage its operational and management affairs and its headquarters will be in Karachi with […]
Mayor should resign instead of crying for funds on March 12, 2017KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseen Akhtar should resign from his office instead of crying for funds and authority, said Pak Sarzameen Party President Asif Hasnain on Sunday. He was addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, flanked by Dr Sagheer Ahmed, Naseer Khan and Adil Siddiqi. He stated the PSP will announce its future […]
Mayor should resign instead of crying for funds on March 12, 2017KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar should resign from his office instead of crying for funds and authority, said Pak Sarzameen Party President Asif Hasnain on Sunday. He was addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club. He was flanked by Dr Sagheer Ahmed, Naseer Khan and Adil Siddiqi. He said the PSP will announce […]
Sindh govt to start grand operation against all ghost workers in KMC, KWSB soon on March 12, 2017KARACHI: Sindh government has decided that all ailing institutions will be stood on their feet and a grand operation against all ‘Ghost Workers’ in Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) will be starting soon. This was indicated by the Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Jam Khan Shoro while talking to […]
SA session witnesses protest, walkout by MQM lawmakers on second consecutive day on March 10, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Assembly (SA) session on Friday turned turbulent on exchange of words between Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s lawmaker Saifuddin Khalid and the Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza and in protest MQM lawmakers staged token walked out from the house pertaining over violent incident of public-police clash in Orangi Town last month. The assembly session started […]