Sindh govt declares vaccination mandatory for IX to XII students

KARACHI: School Education and Literacy Department (SELD), Government of Sindh has declared COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students of IX to XII. The notification said this which was issued here on Tuesday. The SELD has directed its regional directors to extend full cooperation to the District Health Officers (DHOs) regarding the vaccination of students from grade […]

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Opposition leader asks CS Sindh to initiate inquiry into Mehran town fire incident

KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, asked Chief Secretary Sindh to initiate an impartial inquiry into the Mehran Town Factory fire incident in which 17 workers lost their lives. The Leader of the Opposition, through a letter to CS Sindh on Tuesday, pointed out different issues requiring impartial investigation so […]

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Shopkeepers affected due to anti-encroachment campaign meet Admin Karachi

KARACHI: Affected shopkeepers of encroachment removal in Jubilee Cloth Market on Tuesday called on Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab at in his office and apprised him about their issues. Murtaza Wahab assured them of full cooperation and said that the problems faced by the owners of the shops in Jubilee Cloth Market would be resolved […]

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Balochistan to get Early Child Marriage Restraint Act

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government has started efforts to approve its first ever Early Child Marriage Restraint Act to overcome the increasing maternal mortality rate due to underage marriages in the province. Balochistan is on the top of maternal mortality rate due to weak health of women and young girls under the age of 18 who have […]

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Karachi, Hyderabad likely to experience rain-thunderstorms from Sep 1-3: Met Office

KARACHI: The Regional Meteorological Centre Karachi of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday predicted that various districts of Sindh were expected to experience rain-thunderstorms with occasional gusty winds and isolated moderate to heavy falls from September 1 to 3. In its weather warning issued on Tuesday, the Met Office said that the Monsoon low […]

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Maryam’s lawyer requests new date for hearing

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s Vince President Maryam Nawaz and her husband Cap. (retd) Muhammad Safdar on Tuesday filed application to fix his clients’ appeal in Avenfiled property reference after September 3. Lawyer Amjad Pervaiz adopted the stance that the court had fixed September 3, as a date to hear the […]

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Ehsaas Education Stipends programme to be launched on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: All is set to launch the Ehsaas Education Stipends programme for deserving households, enabling them to send their children for primary, secondary and higher secondary education. Prime Minister, Imran Khan is likely to launch the Ehsaas Education Stipends programme which will be rolled out nationwide across all districts. The programme has been structured along […]

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