Accused involved in over 500 robberies arrested

KARACHI:Pakistan Rangers Sindh in a joint intelligence based operation with Police arrested three accused involved in over 500 robberies and looting over 50 shops. According to a news release Friday, Rangers arrested Haris alias Hamza, Atif and Muhammad Saqib from Korangi Allahwala Town. Rangers also recovered weapons and large quantities of drugs their possession. During […]

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Opposition’s speech during budget session is pivotal to democratic process: Haleem

KARACHI:Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh Friday said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) provincial government had adopted an undemocratic move by not allowing him and other opposition parties’ leaders to speak during the budget session on the floor of the house. Talking to media along with other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of […]

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Sindh Assembly passes Rs 1,477.904 bn budget for 2021-22

KARACHI:The Provincial Assembly of Sindh on Friday approved the Annual Budget for the Financial Year 2021-22 ending on June 30, 2022. The total outlay of Expenditure of the Province is Rs 1,477.904 billion for next financial year, 2021-22 which is 19 percent higher than the budget-2020-21. This includes Rs 1,089.372 billion for Current Revenue Expenditure […]

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SOPs to prevent COVID helpful to contain diarroheal and respiratory infections.

KARACHI:Compliance to SOPs for protection against COVID in the country is registered to have equally helped reducing its incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections. No exact data may be available at current point of time but significant decline in the number of relevant patients’ turn over at most of health care centers is but a […]

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Anti-encroachment operation continues despite resistance

KARACHI:An anti-encroachment operation conducted jointly by Pakistan Railways (PR) Karachi Division and district police near Chanesar Halt on Friday concluded on the first day despite stiff resistance in the form of firing and stone-pelting. Twenty residential units spread over 10,000 square feet area had been completely demolished by the authorities during operation. The illegal settlements […]

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PBF welcomes budget measures for agriculture, industry

KARACHI:Pakistan Businesses Forum, Friday, welcomed the announcements made by Finance Minister Shoukat Tareen about revision of tax rates, measures for agriculture, industry and SME sectors in Budget 2021-22. Vice President, Pakistan Businesses Forum, Ahmad Jawad, while talking to reporter said that the Finance Minister while concluding the discussion on budget 21-22 in the Parliament had […]

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Social sciences’ purpose to understand needs, problems of society: Professor Dr James Witte

KARACHI:The purpose of social sciences is to understand the needs and problems of society and find durable solutions to provide solid recommendations to the policymakers so that proper policies could be formed for the betterment of society and nation. It could be possible when we have a neutral approach and social scientists, scholars, and researchers […]

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Provincial Assembly unanimously approves budget 2021-22

KARACHI:Spokesperson of Sindh Government and Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Law, Environment, Climate Change, and Coastal Development, Barrister Murtaza Wahab Friday said that Sindh Assembly has unanimously approved the budget for the new financial year. He expressed these views while addressing a news conference at Sindh Assembly Committee Room. The budget was approved as […]

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