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    Committee to decide if local govt system needs changes.

    KARACHI: The Sindh Government has constituted a committee to review the prevailing local government system in the province. It is to submit a report within ten days and, if suggested, the Sindh government may recommend the federal government revoke the present local body system.
    Provincial Minister for Law, Sports and Youth Affairs Ayaz Soomro told Daily […]


    Sindh Governor approves Sindh Public Service Commission Bill

    KARACHI, April 28 (APP): Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Monday appproved the Sindh Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill as passed by the the Provincial Assembly of Sindh to further amend the Sindh Public Service Commission Act, 1989.
    This Act may be called the Sindh Public Service Commission (Amendment) Act, 2008 and come into force with immediate […]

Rice exporters meet Sindh CM

Apr 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah said government has inherited problems from the previous undemocratic government, which would be eliminated with power of the people.



PAKISTAN: Fighting malaria in Sindh Province

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, Sindh

KARACHI, 27 April 2008 (IRIN) - Outbreaks of malaria are being reported in various parts of the southern province of Sindh, with local people blaming the authorities for failing to carry out preventive measures, including the spraying of insecticide to kill mosquitoes during the pre-spring breeding season.
In Shikarpur District, Upper Sindh, Mohammad Thaaral Channa, malaria […]



Jashn-e-Latif celebrated at Sindh secretariat

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KARACHI: Jashn-e-Latif was celebrated at the Sindh secretariat here, which was attended by the Speaker, Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro also. Speaker, Nisar Khuhro, provincial minister, Shazia Murree, Sassi Palejo and others attended this ceremony held under the aegis of Sindh secretariat employees’ organization (SINWA). Sindhi folk vocalists entertained the audience with Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s […]



Qadir replaces Farooqi as KBCA EDO

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KARACHI: In the next phase of the rift between the local and provincial governments, the provincial government posted on Saturday Manzoor Qadir, a senior official of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) as the executive district officer and chief building controller, in place of Rauf Akhter Farooqi.



You’re not the boss but the Sindh government is, Agha Siraj Durrani tells Nazim

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

“The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) and Karachi water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) still exist and the notifications issued by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal are illegal,” stated Sindh Minister for local government and Katchee Abadis Agha Siraj Durrani in an exclusive interview with The News.
The Minister, for the first time, criticised the City Nazim […]



Very hot, dry weather forecast for Karachi

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KARACHI, Apr 26 (APP): The Met office has forecast a very hot weather in the metropolis in next 24 hours. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 42 to 44 degrees celsius.



Fazl meets Ibad, talks to Altaf

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad met here on Saturday night.



Sindh CM seeks formation of CCI

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sindh

KHAIRPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Saturday he had prevailed upon the prime minister for the formation of the Council of Common Interests for the resolution of the water issue. Talking to reporters at the Circuit House here, he said the previous government did not bother to form the Council of […]