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Business community meets Agha SirajDurrani, discuss key issues

KARACHI: A delegation of traders informed acting Governor Sindh Agha SirajDurrani about issuers being faced, double taxation and other complaints. I will try my best to solve problems of business community on priority basis. Agha Siraj said. Presiden...

SHC reprimands anti-corruption officials in Haleem’s case

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has reprimanded anti-corruption establishment officials in land grabbing case against Sindh Assembly Opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh. Court, while hearing case against Haleem Sheikh asked ACE officials to do their...

Sindh Cabinet okays to start rain losses assessment

Karachi: Sindh Cabinet directed district administrations across province to start assessment of losses of life, houses, crops, road network and sewerage system so that federal government could be approached to compensate affected people. Chief Minist...

Medical centres at DMC east improved

Karachi: Administrator DMC east Rahmatullah Sheikh said that there is an urgent need to improve medical centres at municipal level in this costly period. We will play role in providing best possible medical facilities to financially weak communities....

PTI leaders accuse ECP of sheltering PDM parties

KARACHI: PTI leader and former Minister Asad Umar accused Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of shelter PDM parties by not releasing funding reports of PML-N and PPP. In a tweet posted after ECP announced a decision in PTI prohibited funding case,...

Accounts submitted by Imran were wrong: Wahab

KARACHI: Administrator Murtaza Wahab said that Election Commission’s decision has proved that accounts submitted by Imran Khan were wrong and all those details are collected by his signature. “Verdict said that PTI chairman submitted fals...

CM Murad orders release of Rs1bn for activation of North Karachi Children Hospital

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah directed health department to operationalise closed Children Hospital North Karachi within 15 days and he was ready to pay its liabilities and running. “People of North Karachi cannot be denied servi...

Traders block MA Jinnah Road against GST in KE bills

KARACHI: Traders have blocked Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road to protest against collection of Rs 6,000 additional Sales Tax from electricity bills. According to details, traders staged protest near Tibet Centre against ‘illegal’ collection of a...

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Govt offering ‘bribes of up to Rs1bn’ for amendment support: Omar Ayub

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Omar Ayub has claimed that government is offering up to Rs 1 billion to individuals in an alleged attempt to secure support for constitutional amendment bill. Speaking to media, Omar alleged that senators ar...

KP govt approves universal life insurance among seven key projects

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved seven major flagship projects, including life insurance for entire population of province. Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur attended by Finance Advisor Muzammil Aslam and admini...

Constitutional courts ‘dropped’ from proposed amendments

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development regarding judicial reforms in Pakistan, constitutional courts have been excluded from the proposed 26th constitutional amendment. Sources indicate that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and the Pakistan M...

Urdu University campuses shut down amid staff protests

KARACHI: Teachers at both campuses of Federal Urdu University have boycotted classes, while non-teaching staff also snubbed office work in protest against reversal of salary increase implemented by federal government and suspension of upcoming salary...
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