SHC extends Wassan’s pre-arrest bail on July 24, 2019The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday granted pre-arrest protective bail to former minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) corruption inquiry pertaining to assets beyond means until September 9. A two-member bench of the SHC heard the pre-arrest bail plea of former minister and extended his […]
ATC records IO’s statement in Nine-Zero weapons case on July 23, 2019An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday recorded the statement of the investigation office (IO) in a case pertaining to the recovery of arms and ammunition from Nine-Zero, the headquarters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). The court recorded IO Jawad Akhtar’s statement in the case. Later, the court adjourned the hearing till August 13. However, the […]
Murad orders removal of all impediments for completion of Green Line project on July 18, 2019Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday directed all the departments concerned, including transport and local government, to remove all the impediments in the completion and operation of the Green Line project. The operations of Green Line BRTS are to be undertaken by the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (SIDCL), a federal government […]
SBP sees vulnerabilities in external, fiscal sectors on July 16, 2019While Pakistan’s economy moved along the stabilisation phase led by demand management policies, vulnerabilities in the external and fiscal sectors persisted during Jul-Mar FY19, according to the State Bank of Pakistan’s Third Quarterly Report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy released on Monday. This implies that the current stabilisation agenda needs to be reinforced with […]
SHC grants bail to seminary teacher on July 16, 2019The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday granted bail to a seminary teacher booked for allegedly sexually assaulting his female students. A two-member bench of SHC, headed by Justice Naimtullah Phulputo, heard the bail of Madarsa teacher, Muhammad Aalam, and granted him bail against the surety of Rs0.2 million. The bench also directed the trial […]
10 killed, 20 injured in bus-rickshaw collision on July 14, 2019Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in collision between a bus and a rickshaw near Shahpur Chakar on Saturday. A bus and a rickshaw collided on Sanghar-Nawabshah road in village Sharafuddin Bugti. As a result, 10 people were killed and 20 others injured. The rescue teams rushed to the scene and shifted the […]
Several wounded in the showdown between LEAs and protesting nurses on July 11, 2019The law enforcement agencies (LEAs), on Wednesday afternoon, baton-charged nurses protesting for health professional allowance, promotion and upgradation under the four-tier formula and other demands outside the Karachi Press Club. The nurses, most of whom were women, were trying to get to Governor House and speak to the Governor Sindh. They tried to cross the […]
Paddy sowing takes a hit in Sindh due to acute water shortage on July 11, 2019Acute shortage of irrigation water has adversely affected the sowing of the paddy crop in the districts of Jacobabad, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot and Dadu. Reportedly, 75 per cent of the paddy crop could still not be planted due to water shortage in Rice, Dadu, Mehar and Noor Canals. These canals are considered the lifeline of these […]
SC orders KE to resume electricity supply to KMC offices, parks on July 11, 2019The Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on Wednesday heard a case pertaining to the ongoing tussle between K-Electric (KE) and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and ordered the KE to resume electricity supply to KMC offices and parks. An SC bench, headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, ordered the KE to restore electricity supply which was disconnected […]
Fatima Jinnah 51th death anniversary observed on July 10, 2019The 51st death anniversary of Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah was observed with reverence and respect across the country on Tuesday. Fatima Jinnah still remembered for her passionate support for civil rights and devoted struggle in Pakistan Movement. Various political parties and women wings of many organisations have arranged conferences and seminars to highlight the services rendered […]