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 […]
Medical waste being disposed of unsafely; SEPA negligence on December 4, 2020Medical waste in metropolis being disposed of unsafely, with most of it being thrown away with normal garbage and being sold as well; the appropriate disposal of medical waste has been a challenging matter since a long time. Daily Times learnt that in very few hospitals, medical waste is recycled by an organized way and […]
High-rise buildings violating of environmental laws, SEPA is silent on November 29, 2020Many construction projects of residential and commercial buildings being constructed allegedly in violation of environmental laws in various localities of metropolis. Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has completely failed to stop such projects being carried out against environmental law. Daily Times learnt that many project are being constructed in violation of some clauses of the […]
Consul general of Italy visits Thar’s historical sites on November 23, 2020MITHI: The consul general of Italy in Karachi Mr Danilo Giurdanella along with his spouse reached Thar to visit the historical sites of the desert region. Sindh Minister for culture and tourism Syed Sardar Ali Shah , who hosted the events in honour of visitors, talking to the reporters after their visit on Tuesday said […]