KARACHI: The Nazim (city and district) happens to be the boss of the police chief and under the Local Government Ordinance the latter is under the command of the former, while Nazims and councillors are accountable to the community as public servants. They are duty bound to apprise the community of the spending of public […]
SUKKUR: New Sukkur Taluka Nazim Abdul Haq Chohan strongly condemned on Friday the deduction from the octroi Zila tax fund by the Sindh government and announced to take legal action against the decision. Addressing a press conference here he said new Sukkur Taluka was getting Rs 3 million per month on account of OZT and […]
KOHAT: Petrol bombs were thrown into a cable operator’s office on the Rawalpindi road and a CD shop opposite the Kohat airbase was destroyed by an explosion, officials and witnesses said on Friday. In the Bahawalnagar locality, armed men lobbed the petrol bombs into the cable operator’s office on Thursday. It caused fire which destroyed […]
KARACHI: Sindh IT Adviser Noman Saigol said that every possible effort was being made to promote computer literacy in the country. He was speaking at a programme held at the University of Karachi, says a statement issued here on Friday. The adviser spoke of the vital position of students in the realms of information technology. […]
KARACHI: An official of the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, announced that the institution would name its forthcoming music academy after renowned music director Nisar Bazmi in recognition of his lifelong services to the music and film industries of Pakistan. “We’ll name the music academy, which will start functioning soon, after Mr Bazmi and request […]
ISLAMABAD: The Women Political Awareness project of $4.5 million, funded by Norway is being successfully implemented by the Ministry of Women Development in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Sources told Business Recorder on Friday that the project was aimed at training 28,000 women councillors to create political awareness among them through Women Political […]
KARACHI: A woman registered an FIR against her neighbour who raped her minor daughter. A case was registered at the Zaman Town police station. The police said that they received a complaint from Ms Khursheeda, a resident of Sector-50C, Korangi, to the effect that a day earlier, her daughter, A, 4, went outside to play […]
KARACHI: The district nazim is the boss of the district police officer and writes the officerÂ’s ACR (Annual Confidential Report) under the police order. However, like other sections of the Local Government Ordinance pertaining to devolution of power, its implementation is being resisted by traditional power wielders. This was said by Muhammad Naeemul Haq, Member […]
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