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CDGK night shelter for street children

KARACHI, Feb 26: The City District Government Karachi has started work to provide night shelter for street children in the city. The city government’s Community Development Department has initiated a step with the collaboration of public/private partnership in this regard, said a statement issued by the Nazim’s secretariat on Monday. The Community Development Department along […]


Three revenue officials arrested

THATTA, Feb 25: The Anti-Corruption Establishment arrested a former Mukhtiarkar and two Tapedars here on Sunday for allegedly changing property deeds of hundreds of acres of the state land in favour of some people. Ali Akbar Habibani, the Circle Officer of the ACE, Thatta, alleged that former Mukhtiarkar of Keti Bunder taluka Mohammad Yaqoob Kumbhar […]


Madressahs’ registration easier now

KARACHI, Feb 25: Contrary to the opposition’s apprehensions, the Sindh government is not discouraging establishment of madressahs (religious schools) in the province. Rather, facts and figures, as well as procedures, show that registration of such institutions is being facilitated. There is no fee for the registration of a madressah although in the case of a […]


National Assembly updates Rules of Business matching new developments

ISLAMABAD: Shortly before it was prorogued on Friday, the National Assembly adopted the new Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business–the fourth one since Independence. Whenever a Parliament frames new Rules, it moves up in achieving greater autonomy and freedom. This was obvious from the statement of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan Niazi, who spoke […]


Media delegation calls on information minister: Journalists in tribal areas will get govt protection: Durrani

Media delegation calls on information minister: Journalists in tribal areas will get govt protection: Durrani * ‘Wage board award issue to be resolved within weeks’ ISLAMABAD: “The government is ready to provide protection to journalists if they want to travel to the tribal areas,” said Federal Information Minister Muhamamd Ali Durrani on Saturday. He said […]


The da NGO code — fact or fiction?

Has the government gone legislation crazy? This question comes to mind as the National Assembly is working overtime to push through a plethora of laws, regulations and ordinances at breakneck speed. It all began with the Women’s Protection Bill not so long ago and has now culminated in a ‘code of conduct’ for NGOs. As […]


Action initiated against illegal occupiers of govt land in Sindh’

THATTA: Sindh Minister for Revenue Irfan Gul Magsi said on Thursday action has been initiated against 11 Mukhtiarkars and 21 Tapedars on charges of corruption and irregularities. This he stated while talking to notables and journalists at the Circuit House here on Thursday. The minister said the government has recovered from illegal occupants 22,000 acres […]


Mirpurkhas gets Rs.255 for Development

MIRIIURKHAS-District Nazim Mirpurkhas, Dr. Sughra Junejo has said that the district government had been allocated Rs. 255 million in the budget of current financial year 2006-7 to fulfil its promises to provide all basic development facilities to the people on doorsteps. Addressing a meeting of District Council Mirpurkhas that was chaired by District Naib Nazim […]


NA passes bill to set up AEDB

ISLAMABAD: The government sailed through National Assembly a bill to establish Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) as a permanent body to facilitate Development and to generate alternative and renewable energy sources. All the amendments proposed by the opposition in the bill were dropped as it d walked out of the house. The AED was established […]


Hunger strike against land-grabbing in Dadu

HYDERABAD: A protest was staged outside the Press Club against land grabbing in Dadu district and a federal minister and his brother were accused of tampering with the land record. Protesters Mumtaz Kalhoro, Jameel Lakher, Hot Faqeer Chandio, Syed Hussein Shah and others observed a hunger strike and chanted slogans against influential politicians. They said […]


District Council okays 3 resolutions

HYDERABAD: The District Council Hyderabad unanimously approved three separate resolutions, which demanded banning of smoke-emitting vehicles to protect the environment of the city from further deterioration. The regular session of District Council continued-on its third consecutive day with Convener Zafar Ali Rajput in the chair. In first resolution regarding @smoke emitting vehicles, tabled by Muhaminad […]


Special prosecutor to assist investigators

Zille Huma murder case LAHORE – Provincial Minister for Law and Public Prosecution, Muhammmad Basharat Raja has directed Secretary Prosecution and Prosecutor General to depute a special prosecutor with the investigation team, engaged in investigation of brutal murder of Provincial Minister Zille Huma Usman. Special Prosecutor will provide technical assistance to the investigation team to […]


City council rushes through 3 resolutions without Opp

KARACHI: The city council held a marathon session Wednesday and approved six resolutions within the span of an hour – three in the presence of the opposition and three after the opposition walked out. The first resolution called for the government to announce immigration policies as soon as possible, so that the families of those […]


Inclusion of women’s rights sought in curriculum

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has recommended the incorporation of material on women’s rights of inheritance into the national curricula from class VI. The committee headed by Tahira Latif at its recent meeting in the Parliament House discussed the recommendations made by its sub-committee on laws of inheritance and evil […]