Sindh fixed wheat price at Rs 1,300 per 40 kilogram on February 1, 2017KARACHI: The government has fixed the support price of wheat at Rs 1300 per 40 kilograms in the province. This was informed by the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary Leader and Minister of Food, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro while replying to the supplementary question in the Sindh Assembly during Question Hour here on Tuesday. Sindh government’s department […]
Sindh Payment of Wages Bill 2015 passed amid uproar on January 31, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the Sindh Payment of Wages Bill 2015 despite an intense uproar by opposition. The session started with Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza in the chair. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers protested in front of the deputy speaker and tore the copies of assembly agenda. Earlier, Senior Minister Nisar […]
PSP gives 30 days to govt to resolve Karachi issues on January 30, 2017KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman, Mustafa Kamal, on Sunday admitted that he was a man of the highest establishment – a man of God. Addressing a huge public gathering at Tibet Center, the PSP chairman gave a 30-day ultimatum to the government to resolve problems of the city. “If our demands are not accepted within […]
Sindh PA unanimously passes bill rohibiting employment of children on January 26, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous bill on ‘Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children’ in which children under the age of 14 years will not be given employment at any place of work in the province. The assembly session started at around 11.30 am with Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza in the chair. […]
SA unanimously passes bill on Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children on January 25, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous bill on ‘Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children’ in which children under the age of 14 years will not be given employment at any place of work in the province. The assembly session started at around 11:30am with Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza in the chair. After […]
SA passes private bill, five resolutions on January 25, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a private bill of Ittehad University 2017 and five resolutions while Malir Development Authority Amendment Bill was rejected. The assembly session started at around 11:30am with Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza in the chair. The House declared Tuesday as a private member’s day. Five private resolutions were passed […]
PML-Fs Nusrat Sehar Abbasi forgives Imdad Pitafi for vulgar comment on January 24, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Assembly on Monday witnessed the end of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) MPA Nusrat Sehar Abbasi and Pakistan People Party Minister (PPP) Imdad Ali Pitafi fracas. The assembly session started around 11.23am instead of 10am with the Deputy Speaker, Shehla Raza in the chair. The assembly session resumed after a two-day break. During this […]
Prolonged traffic jams frustrating commuters on city roads on January 23, 2017KARACHI: Frequent and prolonged traffic jams on major roads have been causing severe hardships and agony to commuters and residents in the country’s largest metropolitan, forcing people to spend more time on roads instead of their homes. Long queues of vehicles on roads for hours are making commuters frustrated. The number of vehicles is growing […]
Bilawal takes serious notice of derogatory remarks by PPP minister on January 22, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday took serious notice of the derogatory remarks made by provincial minister Imdad Ali Pitafi against the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) lawmaker Nusrat Sehar Abbasi, a day earlier during Sindh Assembly session. Bilawal directed the PPP Sindh President and parliamentary leader in Provincial assembly Nisar […]
Session suspended after angry debate between members on January 21, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly session on Friday was suspended for 10 minutes after heated argument broke out between Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) lawmaker Nusrat Sehar Abbasi and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) minister Imdad Ali Pitafi during the question hour. The House witnessed uproar as the PML-F lawmaker also engaged in continuous arguments with Deputy Speaker […]