Tag: Sindh government
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Sindh Education Ministry denies Fatima Bhutto’s allegations of Sajawal ghost school with photos
The Ministry of Education & Literacy Department of Sindh has responded to a tweet by Fatima Bhutto that criticised the provincial government for corruption. In her tweet, Bhutto had posted a picture of an old and derelict building, referring to it as a ghost school located in Sajawal. She alleged that the ghost school was…
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World AIDS Day: PM vows to end stigma attached with HIV
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has shared a message on World AIDS Day, calling the increasing incidence of HIV “deeply worrying”. From his twitter, the Premier wrote, “The increasing incidence of HIV & AIDS among the children & adolescents is deeply worrying. I urge the Ministry of Health to focus on awareness about testing, prevention…
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Sindh government approves Rs46 billion for reconstruction of roads damaged due to flood
On Friday, the Sindh government approved a budget of Rs. 46 billion to restore streets and highways in the province’s flood-affected areas, Mudassir Nazir has reported for Samaa. Syed Murad Ali Shah, the Chief Minister (CM) of Sindh, presided over a high-level provincial meeting on Friday at the CM House where the budget was approved.…
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Heavy rains: Schools, colleges to remain closed in Sindh on Aug 24 and 25
The Sindh government has announced the closure of schools and colleges for two days — August 24 and 25 — due to heavy rain forecast. Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah announced that due to heavy rains, the government has declared a two-day holiday for schools and colleges in the province.Karachi Board of Intermediate has also…
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Schools and colleges to remain closed in Sindh today due to rain
The Government of Sindh has announced a public holiday in Karachi and Hyderabad today (August 18, Thursday) due to heavy rainfall. The decision has been taken amid heavy rainfall in most parts of the province. The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has also rescheduled its annual exams for August 18. In its latest forecast…
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Update: Sindh High Court restrains police from exhuming Aamir Liaquat’s body, Bushra gets emotional
Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain was found dead on Thursday at his residence. Aamir’s son Ahmed and daughter Dua Aamir refused the postmortem of their father. His funeral prayers will be held today. The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday restrained the police from exhuming his body for a post-mortem examination to determine the “actual cause…
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PPP plans protest against PTI in Islamabad, PTI retaliates with own protest in Sindh
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, federal Minister for Marine Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi along with federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will launch a mass movement from February 26 from Ghotki towards Karachi, a day before Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) planned long march…
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Jamaat-e-Islami calls off sit-in protest in Karachi
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has called off its sit-in protest in Karachi after the Sindh government agreed to the revisions in the Sindh Local Government Act of 2013 after negotiations successfully concluded between them. Both parties have signed the written agreement according to which the health and education institutions will be again transferred to the local bodies, said Sindh…
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Factcheck: Sindh is not closing down schools, offices because of Covid
A notification circulating all over social media stating that schools and offices are being closed until January 31 is fake. The notice was allegedly issued by the provincial government. However, the spokesperson of the Sindh government, Murtaza Wahab has denied that the provincial government issued any notification on the lockdown and closure of schools. This…
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Door-to-door vaccination for women to start as Omicron spreads in Karachi
In view of the rapid spread of Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant in Karachi, the Sindh government has decided to deploy lady health workers (LHWs) and female vaccinators for door-to-door vaccination in the province. The government took the decision when it was discovered that most stay-at-home women are still unvaccinated, officials said on…