Month: July 2021

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, keeping in view the spike of fourth wave of coronavirus in the province, particularly deteriorating situation in Karachi Friday decided to impose a lockdown for next nine days (July 31 to August 8) under which only export-oriented, food and health -related industries, pharmacies, bakeries and other essential services […]

KARACHI:During special vaccination drive in wholesale fruit and vegetable markets across the Sindh, 343 traders have received COVID -19 jabs, said Sindh Agriculture Minister, Muhammad Ismail Rahu. According to a statement issued here on Friday, temporary vaccination centers were set up at Sabzi Mandis of Karachi, Hyderabad and Shikarpur to vaccinate the traders, commission agents […]

KARACHI:The City Cricket Association Tournament has been postponed indefinitely after Sindh government’s decision of imposing the lackdown across the province. The tournament will be re-scheduled as the lockdown come to an end, according to PCB. The final decision to continue the ongoing National Under-19 Cricket Camp at the National Stadium Karachi will be made after […]

KARACHI:Seven-day anti-polio campaign would be starting in Sindh province from August 2nd to administer polio vaccine drops to over 7.4 million children in 22 districts of the province. Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah chaired the meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Polio eradication in Sindh, at the Sindh Secretariat on Friday. Additional […]

KARACHI:On the recommendation of Board of Directors of Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company (STDC) and with the approval of Competent Authority Muhammad Saleem Shaikh has been appointed as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company, for a period of three years. This was stated in a statement issued here on […]

KARACHI:Sixth National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Cup T20 Cricket Tournament has been postponed, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 31. Cricket tournament has been postponed in view of Sindh government’s decision of the lockdown and in the wake of growing case of coronavirus in the province. The new date for the […]

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed Friday said Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Pakistan Rangers would take joint action in case of firefighting and rescue operation in the metropolis. “We will take joint action to save the lives and property of the citizens and this cooperation should continue in the larger interest of the city,” he said […]

KARACHI:As many as 24 more patients succumbed to COVID-19 overnight lifting the death toll to 5,971 in Sindh while 2,862 new cases emerged out of 21,578 conducted tests. The Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in a statement issued here on Friday, informed that death ratio in the province remained 1.6 percent while current […]