Posts Tagged ‘sindh’

LB rift threatens Sindh govt

ISLAMABAD – Even President Asif Ali Zardari has failed to narrow down differences between his party’s Sindh chapter and MQM on local bodies’ setup in the province and widening cracks could ultimately lead to the break-up of coalition once more.
Sources aware of the background negotiations taking place between the two sides over the past several months and for which a committee, …

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Part of Quaid-i-Azam House wall demolished

The army has demolished the boundary wall of the Quaid-i-Azam House Museum – a national monument which is protected under the heritage conservation and protection of antiquities laws – despite the Sindh Culture

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Sir John Marshall’s jeep to be repaired

The Sindh Culture Department has decided to get repaired an antique car, a Ford model of Jeep, of Sir John Marshall who unearthed 5000-year-old ruins of Moenjodaro in 1922, and put it on display

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Loans of rice millers, traders waived

KARACHI – The ruling party is opting for another idea to gain political support in the next general elections, as banks have been directed to write-off the outstanding loans of rice millers and traders in Sindh and Balochistan.
It has been learnt that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet decided at a meeting held on Jan 03 that 50 per cent of the outstanding loans, …

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Justice Nisar gets one-year extension

ISLAMABAD – President Asif Ali Zardari has confirmed Justice Nisar Muhammad Sheikh for one-year extension as Additional Judge of the Sindh High Court, Spokesman of Aiwan-e-Sadr said on Friday.
The President, on the advice of the Prime Minister, also confirmed three Additional Judges of Sindh High Court as judges as the said High Court. These judges included Justice Muhammad Tasnim, Justice …

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New arms licences sought across Sindh

RAMZAN CHANDIO
KARACHI – The Sindh Home Department has proposed a scheme for establishment of computerised arms license management system in all the districts of the province, officials told TheNation on Friday.
In collaboration with Nadra, the department had already established a Computerized Arms License Management System in Karachi, which envisages personal appearance of the applicant at …

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Rashid, Nasir re-elected

KARACHI, Jan 31: Former internationals, Brig (retd) Rashid Ali Malik and Abdul Nasir, were re-elected president and secretary respectively of the Sindh Basketball Association (SBA) for a term of four-years in the electoral

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Rs5 billion approved to upgrade Sindh Police: Wassan

Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wassan said that President Asif Ali Zardari had approved a package worth Rs5 billion for provision of weapons, equipment and vehicles to Sindh Police.

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Wassan announces Pillion-riding ban for Rabi-ul-Awal

The Sindh home minister announced that the ban will be in place in Karachi till Rabi-ul-Awal 12 from midday Wednesday.

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WeBOC to help improve Sindh`s tax collection

KARACHI, Jan 30: The Sindh government expects to generate higher revenue during the current fiscal year upon linking collection of infrastructure cess at customs stage with newly rolled out auto-clearance system

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Asif for unopposed Senate polls

KARACHI – President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed the PPP ministers to hold negotiations with other coalition partners for evolving a strategy to get the 12 senators from Sindh province elected unopposed. Chairing a meeting of the PPP ministers of Sindh Cabinet at Bilawal House, president, who is also the co-chairman of party, tasked Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and …

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Zardari urges Sindh ministers to reach out to people

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday held a meeting with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ministers of Sindh Cabinet here at Bilawal House and urged them to reach out to public for solving their problems.

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Transparent polls can take country out of crises; Sindh given to terrorists: Munawar Hasan

Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hasan has demanded for transparent polls to take the country out of prevailing crises.
Talking to media persons at the residence of JI leader Chaudhry Tufail here in Multan on Monday, Syed Munawar Hasan said that announcement of election would force the political parties for reconciliation and preparation for polls, which would release the tension.
He ruled …

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Shujaat regrets MPA’s remarks against CM

KARACHI, Jan 28: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam, rang up Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday to express regrets over a statement made by

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Sindh shuts over 20th amendment bill

KARACHI – On the call of nationalist parties, a wheel-jam and shutterdown strike was observed across Sindh against the 20th constitutional amendment moved by the MQM in the national assembly for creation of new provinces.
Protest demonstrations were held in almost all the cities of Sindh while roads and businesses centres were closed. There were reports of some violent incidents and aerial …

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Strike in parts of Sindh over 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill

A shutter-down strike was being observed in different cities in the Sindh province on Saturday over the 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill, DawnNews reported.

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MQM against divide and rule policy: Altaf

SUKKUR – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has said that his party is not thinking of dividing Sindh province, adding, that there is also no ban in Karachi for the admission of Sindhi students in various educational institutes.
Addressing a big gathering ‘Sindh Strong Pakistan’ at Sukkur on Friday, Altaf Hussain in his telephonic address stated that if Sindh gets …

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