Tag: Murad Ali Shah
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‘It is not short-term relief but two months’: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has strongly criticised Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah’s remarks against the Punjab government’s decision to raise electricity prices, calling it “foolish.” On Monday, while addressing a ceremony, Murad Ali Shah said that such “strange announcements” put them (Sindh govt) in a fix. “We (Sindh government) find it difficult how to…
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PPP’s Murad Ali Shah elected as CM Sindh for third time
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Murad Ali Shah has been elected as the chief minister of Sindh for the third consecutive time on Monday afternoon. Shah previously served as the chief executive of Sindh from 2016 to 2018 and then again from 2018 to 2023. Today, the election for the province’s chief executive began after…
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Zardari might be our next president; Bilawal wants Murad as CM Sindh
In a recent development reported by Geo News, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chief of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has expressed his preference for Murad Ali Shah to serve as the Chief Minister of Sindh for the third consecutive term. Sources revealed that alongside Shah, other names under consideration for the Sindh CM post include…
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Stampede for ration kills 11 in Karachi including three children
A stampede at a private charity food ration distribution site in Karachi’s SITE industrial area on Friday left at least 11 people dead, including three children. Eyewitnesses and rescue workers reported that several people fell into a nullah at the location during the stampede. Reports suggest that some of the victims were electrocuted as an…
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Asad Umar accuses govt of wasting eight months in starting Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway project
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the 306-kilometre Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 motorway on Monday. The Rs307 billion project is expected to bring economic benefits in terms of saving significant travel time. During the ceremony, the premier said, “I ask Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to keep an eye on the entire project so that quality…
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‘Six months’: Murad Ali Shah gives estimate on when flood waters will drain
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah said that the government is working on rehabilitating people and the province’s drainage, irrigation network. According to him, it will take “three to six months” to drain the water from flood-affected areas of the province as in “some areas, there is at least eight to 10 feet of…
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Justice for Dadu fire victims, demands Twitter
Nine children, a woman lost their lives and more than 20 other persons including women suffered severe burns after a fire broke out in three villages in Dadu district of Sindh Province on Monday night. Dadu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Ali Samoo confirmed the deaths. The fire reportedly broke out in the kitchen of…
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What did the new first lady do during PM’s Karachi visit?
The newly-appointed Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif went to Karachi on a daylong visit on Wednesday where he paid a visit to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad and met Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah. The First Lady of Pakistan Tehmina Durrani also accompanied the PM on his maiden visit. Durrani shared a picture…
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Pakistan’s first transgender doctor gets job at JPMC
Pakistan’s first transgender doctor, Sarah Gill, has got a house job at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi. On Tuesday, a confirmation letter for a house job at the JPMC was given by the Executive Director Prof Dr Shahid Rasool to Dr Gill. Previously, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto gave directions…
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‘Regrettable’: CM Sindh expresses sorrow at the mishandled MQM-P protest
Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah expressed sorrow on how the provincial government handled Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan‘s (MQM-P) workers and leaders’ protest against the controversial Sindh local government bill in Karachi. Taking to Twitter, CM Shah said, “Yesterday’s incident outside CM House is regrettable and as a political party, we believe it’s everyone’s right…