Snooker club sealed for Corona SOPs violation

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi District Administration on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi, Muhammad Ali has launched a campaign to check violations of Corona Virus Vaccine, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). According to a district administration spokesman, Assistant Commissioner (AC) City, Waqas Sikandari on Friday conducted crackdown against violations of SOPs and imposed fines amounting to Rs 35,000 on […]

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Peshawar wins KP U21 Inter-District Games Wushu trophy

PESHAWAR:Peshawar won U21 Inter-District Games Wushu trophy by claiming six gold and three silver medals while Khyber District secured second position with two gold, two silver and two browns medals here on Friday in the U21 Inter-District Games. The event was played at Hayatabad Sports Complex wherein teams from all 35 districts took part. In […]

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Murad considers reserving seats for persons with disabilities in local bodies

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government was planning to reserve seats of persons with disabilities in local bodies so that they could participate in decision making at the local level. “I am keen to invest in the rehabilitation of differently abled persons by establishing units in every district, but […]

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Seminar on Sindh’s Poverty Reduction Strategy on Dec 7

KARACHI:Sindh Directorate of Urban and Regional Policy in collaboration with the European Union’s Technical Assistant team will organize a seminar on “Sindh’s Poverty Reduction Strategy” at a hotel on December 7. Chairman, Planning & Development Board, Sindh, Syed Hassan Naqvi will chair the seminar and Head of Development Cooperation European Commission Ovidiu Mic and MPA […]

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Administration decides to activate divisional heritage preservation committee

KARACHI:The City Administration has decided to activate the Divisional Heritage Preservation Committee headed by Commissioner Karachi so as to coordinated effective steps could be taken for the preservation of the historic buildings in the city. It was decided in a meeting of the officials of district administration South, said a news release on Friday. Commissioner […]

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Covid-19 worsened lack of access of differently-abled persons to services : Governor

KARACHI:Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Friday said that the differently-abled persons had been amongst the most negatively impacted persons due to Covid-19. In many contexts, persons with disabilities had not been adequately considered and prioritized for the access to healthcare due to a lack of proper understanding of the heightened risk they might face. In […]

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IT Minister sees big potential in Karachi for IT

KARACHI:Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Ameen-ul-Haq on Friday said Karachi has major share in IT exports and the city has big potential for growth in IT industry. Speaking at a meeting with members of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Chamber, the Minister emphasized that the nation as a whole […]

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