City in the grip of Eid fervour on August 22, 2018Like every city in Pakistan, Karachi is in the grips of Eid fervour. Its markets lit up and adorned in celebration. A new niche is observed; decorative items for sacrificial animals litter the stalls, varying in style and content. Visiting different markets in the area highlighted how seasonal businessmen have also jumped in to cash […]
‘Buy Lira’ campaign launched to show solidarity with Turkey on August 20, 2018KARACHI: Civil society, social media activists and journalists have launched a “Buy Lira” campaign across the country to show solidarity with Turkey, which is mugging financial pressures following the incarceration of an American priest. Many people bought Turkish lira through local money changers in order to support Turkey. According to money changers, the ongoing solidarity drive has […]
Residents rush to buy sacrificial animals before forecasted rains on August 18, 2018KARACHI: The residents of the metropolis are heading to cattle markets in the city and cattle farms in interior Sindh to buy sacrificial animals for Eid-ul-Azha. A cattle market has been set up in Sohrab Goth ahead of the religious festival. The Sohrab Goth cattle market, which spans over a total area of 1150 acres, […]
Durrani elected speaker, Rehana deputy speaker on August 16, 2018Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Agha Siraj Durrani on Wednesday retained his post as Sindh Assembly speaker while Rehana Leghari was elected deputy speaker. Durrani received 96 votes against Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s Javed Hanif, who received 59 votes. The PPP had submitted nomination papers for Durrani as the speaker and Rehana Leghari as the deputy speaker […]
MPAs take oath in Sindh Assembly on August 14, 2018KARACHI: The newly elected legislators of the Sindh Assembly took their oaths on Monday. Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani began the initiation ceremony by administering oath to 165 members present in the session. The oath was administered in Urdu, Sindhi and English. Following the oath taking ceremony, members of the assembly proceeded to sign […]
Minorities have a major say in 2018 polls on August 13, 2018Minorities in Pakistan have played a key role in July 25 polls, with more than 3.63 million voters casting their ballots as compared to 2.77 million in the last general election. As per the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), there is a 30 percent rise in number of minority votes cast in 2018 General Election. […]
PTI wins over GDA for govt formation in Centre on August 10, 2018KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was on Thursday able to win ‘unconditional’ support of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) for government formation in the Centre. Subsequently, like the MQM-Pakistan, the GDA, too, will now sit on the opposition benches in Sindh The PTI and the GDA reached an agreement during a meeting between delegations of […]
SHC petitioned against Shamim Naqvi over ‘illegal’ construction projects on August 10, 2018Residents of Ghulshan-e-Roomi have written a letter to the Sindh High Court chief justice against the alleged illegal construction projects of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi president and MPA-elect Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Daily Times has learnt. In the petition submitted in the Sindh High Court, the petitioner, Dr Abdul Hameed, claimed that the projects near the […]
Murad Ali Shah likely to become Sindh CM again on August 8, 2018KARACHI: The race is on but the road to Sindh Chief Minister’s Office is getting bumpy for both Faryal Talpur and Murad Ali Shah, the newly elected MPAs of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Sindh. The former is allegedly involved in a money laundering case, while the latter, according to sources, is likely to be […]
Grim chances for PTI’s Shamim Naqvi to be named opp leader on August 8, 2018KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi president Firdous Shamim Naqvi might not be named as the opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly after his recent remarks against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the PTI’s coalition partner in Centre. On Sunday, Shamim Naqvi drew ire of PTI’s leadership after he said, “We have entered into an alliance […]