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sindh law
June 18, 2013

Rs48.63b allocated for Sindh law & order

KARACHI - Rupees 48.63 billion has been allocated for law and order in Sindh budget in the next financial year of 2013-14. It is pertinent to mention here that financial year 2012-13 government had allocated Rs 39.30 billion.Sindh government has also allocated Rs1.343 billion for Pakistan Rangers ...

health sindh
June 18, 2013

Sindh ups health’s share

KARACHI- Sindh government has allocated as many as Rs 17 billion for development budget of Sindh Health Department with a claim that in recent years health services have been improved in the province.During the budget speech, government claimed that 1137 Rural Health Centres are being managed by ...

sindh law
June 18, 2013

Sindh targets law, order

KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday presented the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 with an outlay of Rs617 billion. The total receiving of the government is projected at Rs595.575 billion whereas expenditure is estimated to be Rs617.212 billion, leaving a ...

sindh budget outlay
June 17, 2013, 8:24 pm

Sindh Govt presents Rs 617 bln outlay budget 2013-14

Sindh Government presented its annual budget in provincial assembly for the fiscal year 2013-14 having a total outlay of Rs 617 billion here on Monday. Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Qaim Ali Shah presented the budget in Sindh Assembly. In his budget speech, the CM said the budget making is always ...

ppp mqm sindh
June 16, 2013, 6:09 pm

PPP invites MQM to join Sindh govt, old ally wants time for decision

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sunday formally invited its previous ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to join the Sindh government.Malik, along with other PPP leaders, visited MQM’s headquarters Nine Zero in Karachi.The MQM leaders informed Malik that the party’s Rabita Committee will ...

sindh budget
June 13, 2013

Sindh budget to top Rs600b

KARACHI - The Sindh government has finalised preparations for announcement of annual provincial budget which is estimated at Rs600billion with a development outlay of Rs200billion.The chief minister will present the budget in Sindh Assembly on June 17 (Monday).  Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday ...

book sindh history
June 11, 2013

Book on Sindh history

A book on the history of Sindh titled “A Monograph of Sindh Through the Centuries” by Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh; Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) has been published. The book is a part of the Second International “Sindh Through the Centuries” ...

newly elected kpk sindh
May 30, 2013

Newly-elected KPK, Sindh MPAs sworn in

PESHAWAR/KARACHI  -  SAID ALAM KHAN and RAMZAN CHANDIO  -  Having taken the oath from outgoing speakers amid cheers in maiden sessions on Wednesday, newly-elected members of the provincial assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh are set to elect new speakers and deputy ...

sindh punjab darken
May 26, 2013

Parts of Sindh, Punjab darken

SADIQABAD Because of fire eruption and other technical fault at Guddu Thermal Power Plant, parts of various cities of Sindh and Punjab provinces including Rahim Yar Khan plunged into darkness. Experts opined that owning to transfer of additional load of Uch Power Plant Dera Murad Jamali, ...

Citizens reject election results: JI Sindh Amir

KARACHI -Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sindh chief Dr Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui has said that holding of transparent elections is the only way to keep peace in the metropolis, but the right of the citizens has been robbed through a record rigging in the recent elections.“The citizens do not accept the ...

sindh punjab darken
May 26, 2013

Parts of Sindh, Punjab darken

SADIQABAD -Because of fire eruption and other technical fault at Guddu Thermal Power Plant, parts of various cities of Sindh and Punjab provinces including Rahim Yar Khan plunged into darkness. Experts opined that owning to transfer of additional load of Uch Power Plant Dera Murad Jamali, ...

Technical fault at Guddu: Power supply to Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan suspended

Some units of Guddu Thermal Power Plant tripped on Sunday, suspending power supply to parts of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan.WAPDA sources said that a technical fault triggered the suspension of electricity supply, adding that it was being fixed by concerned technical staff.Power supply to various ...

dengue sindh
May 25, 2013

6 new dengue cases in Sindh

KARACHI - As many as six more new dengue cases have been reported in the city during the last two days, from May 23 to 24, taking the total number of cases to 141, including eight cases in rest of Sindh during the ongoing year. Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell on Friday confirmed that six ...

Bijarani leading contender for Sindh CMship

karachi-Though several PPP key stalwarts are jockeying for the slot of chief executive of Sindh but Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, a senior party leader hailing from Jacobabad, is seen as the winning horse, sources in the PPP said.Others who are in the race are former chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, who is ...

ppp bring lg law sindh
May 23, 2013

PPP to bring new LG law in Sindh

KARACHI  - PPP Sindh leaders have hinted that after forming the government it will engage future allies in dialogue to replace the existing 1979 local government ordinance with the new local government law in the province.Former minister for local government and one of the aspirants for the ...

EU observers satisfied with re-polling in NA-250, says Sindh CS

  karachi The government officials and European Union observers also visited the re-polling in 43 polling stations of NA-250 on Sunday. During their visit, Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad Ijaz Chaudhry alongwith IG police Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch reviewed the polling arrangements in ...

Textile City Chairman meets Sindh Chief Secretary

KARACHI (PR): Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Chairman Pakistan Textile City along with CEO Zaheer Hussain and Textile Commissioner Farooq Khan met Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry, Secretary Planning & Development Govt of Sindh Naveed Ahmed and Mrs. Naheed Shah of Chief Secretariat Sindh ...

Jinnah Sindh Medical University affiliation hailed

karachiMembers of the Sindh Medical College Alumni Association of Pakistan has congratulated all the medical students, teachers and staff of the Jinnah Sindh Medical University for the notification of affiliation of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), the National Institute of Cardio ...

lauds sindh govt efforts fair polls
May 18, 2013

PM lauds Sindh govt efforts for fair, free polls

ISLAMABAD Chief Minister Sindh, Justice (Retd) Zahid Qurban Alvi, called on Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso at the Prime Minister's House on Friday and briefed him about the arrangements made by the provincial government to maintain law and order during the election ...

Sindh Madressatul Islam University to get Rs7b: VC

KARACHI   - Dr Muhammad Ali Sheikh, the Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), has said the government agreed to provide Rs7 billion for the construction of a new campus in the Education City and a 15-floor SMIU Tower in the old campus.Speaking at the ...

anti ppp sherazi joins pml sindh
May 16, 2013

Anti-PPP Sherazi group joins PML-N in Sindh

karachiIn a bid to woo independent candidates in Sindh, a delegation of PML-N met anti-PPP Sherazi brothers of Thatta and invited them to join the party.Sources said that PML-N leaders Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar and Rana Mashood contacted Shafqat Sherazi and his colleagues who have won NA and PA seats ...

Sindh govt sets up Human Rights Commission

karachiThe caretaker government of Sindh has set up Sindh Human Rights Commission, said Mrs Anis Haroon, minister for women development and human rights.She said that a law was passed by the Sindh Assembly in 2011 which came into force since May 1, 2013 after the approval of caretaker Chief ...

Sindh govt declines to hold NA-250 repolling

KARACHI - The Sindh government has said that it cannot hold repolling on certain polling stations in NA-250 of Karachi on May 19 due to security reasons, reported a private TV channel on Wednesday night.The provincial government wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan, excusing from ...

day cng holiday sindh
May 14, 2013

Two-day CNG holiday in Sindh

karachi - SSGC management has decided to observe shutdown of CNG stations for Tuesday and Friday during the current week. All CNG Stations in whole Sindh region will remain closed from 8 am on Tuesday 14 May to 8 am on Wednesday 15 May 2013.  The second shutdown will commence from 8 am on ...

PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI - Although the outgoing ruling PPP has received a crushing defeat in other three provinces, it has somewhat managed to secure the vote to retain its power bastion of Sindh province by winning 69 seats, clearing the way to a coalition government. According to unofficial results, the PML-N ...

MQM retains hold on Sindh urban pockets

  karachi The Muttahida Qaumi Movement by winning 15 national and 33 provincial seats has succeeded in retaining its hold on urban pockets of Sindh province. According to unofficial results, MQM candidate Iqbal Muhammad has been winning from NA-256, Nabil Gabol from NA-246, Rehan Hashmi from ...

ppp wins interior sindh lyari seats
May 12, 2013

PPP wins interior Sindh, Lyari seats

karachiDespite ongoing violence in Karachi during polls, the outgoing ruling PPP has succeeded in securing its old fort of Lyari for the next five years.According to unofficial results, PPP candidate Shahjahan Baloch has secured 62,000 votes on NA-248 Lyari to defeat MQM’s Nabeel Gabol. ...

Sindh govt to improve revenue receipts

karachi - The Sindh Finance Minister Shakaib Qureshi has said that priorities of the Finance Department are to improve provincial revenue receipts from its own resources, leveraging the strength of government land holdings for project financing; and to create a more ‘enabling’ ...

sindh coal mining kesc ink mou set plant
May 09, 2013

Sindh Coal Mining, KESC ink MoU to set up 600MW plant

Lahore - Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) – a joint venture of Engro Powergen Limited (EPL) and government of Sindh, for purchasing power from SECMC’s 600MW mine mouth power plant at Thar Block ...

adb sindh
May 09, 2013

ADB provides $99m for Sindh

Islamabad - Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan Wednesday signed an agreement to invest $99.1 million for improving water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management facilitates of 8 smaller cities in Sindh province of Pakistan.Werner E Liepach, ADB’s Country Director for Pakistan, ...

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