NAB issues notice on irregularities in Sindh Healthcare Commission on January 15, 2021The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken notice of various irregularities in the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHC) and has sought a record from the commission for the last three years. According to official sources, the NAB had learned from its sources that in the corporate institute political interference has influenced in the Sindh Healthcare Commission […]
Nepotism is on peak in Sindh Govt. on January 14, 2021Sindh Information Department smashes the rules and regulations of government while Government of Sindh continues to reward favored officers as nepotism is on the upsurge in other departments as well. According to the notification issued from the Chief Secretary Sindh, Abdul Waqar Memon, Director, Master Plan Department SBCA, BPS-19, has been given the additional charge […]
Dazed by the smoke on January 11, 2021Despite losing 8 million people to smoking every year from around the world, the worldwide prevalence of smoking is more or less the same. In 2016, it was estimated that over 23.9 million adults in Pakistan were indulging in the habit of smoking while in 2018 the mortality rate attributable to cigarette smoking stood at […]
Haleem Adil tipped as new leader of opposition in Sindh on January 9, 2021Haleem Adil Sheikh is likely to be made new Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly. As per party internal sources Firdous Shamim Naqvi has failed to perform as the Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, while in the past his controversial statements also brought the party into hot water. Moreover, some […]
NAB Karachi bore no fruit in 2020 on January 7, 2021NAB Karachi investigated 105 cases and registered more than 150 inquiries, while 30 references were registered throughout the year, Daily Times learnt. As per details the Karachi NAB office received 11,381 in 2019 and 6,483 in 2020 complains and all were disposed of and no complaint is pending. The NAB Karachi filed 28 references in […]
Officials facing NAB inquiry being deputed contrary to SHC order on January 6, 2021Despite order of the Sindh High Court for removal of over 500 officials and employees who got plea bargain with NAB or through voluntarily return (VR) of ill-gotten money, official are being deputed and posted. Ms Keenhjar Fayyaz Information officer Badin has been deputed in Planning and Development Department Sindh although Ms Keenjhar’s name is […]
Huge corruption in Finance Department Sindh: NAB gets important evidences on January 5, 2021A current NAB’s investigation has revealed corruption involving worth over Rs2.031 trillion against Sindh’s Finance Department which has been accredited to hefty embezzlement of the government employees’ pensions by the provincial treasurer office. According to sources a report comprising convicting evidence of the Sindh Finance Department has been sent to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) […]
Chaukhandi being developed as an ancient tourism spot on January 4, 2021Centuries old Chaukhandi graveyard is being developed as an historic tourism spot to attract the tourists. Chaukhandi graveyard is one of the country’s treasured national heritage site spread over nearly 57 acres, located on National Highway Karachi. This graveyard had been a family graveyard of the Jokhio and Baloch tribes that lived in the area […]
Struggle to empowerment: a tale of unmatched magnificence on December 26, 2020At the age of 2, Imran Ghanchi was confined to a wheelchair due to polio, limiting his mobility. Nevertheless, a person with strong will-power, he did not let any challenge shake his perseverance and embarked on his journey to empowerment, showing the world how he is not disabled but differently-abled. Imran tells Daily Times that […]
PPP opposing PDM’s move to quit assemblies on December 9, 2020The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is not going to resign from both National and Sindh Sindh assemblies even if the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s leaders decide so, Daily Times has learned from the PPP sources. They say the party leadership is not willing to resign from assemblies and may oppose PDM’s decision on resignation. They say […]