Tag: Sindh
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Sindh police clashes with protestors, journalists for violating section 144
Police on Sunday confronted protestors for defying section 144 during a demonstration against the extra-judicial killing of blasphemy suspect Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar and “extremism in Sindh.” The demonstrators had gathered outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), for a protest organised under the “Sindh Rawadari March”, to condemn the murder of Dr Shahnawaz, who was shot…
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Father hangs himself and three children in Umerkot
The bodies of a man and his three children were found hanging from trees in Umerkot, Sindh. ARY News reported that the police said the bodies were found by Bhodar Farm police in a mango orchard. “The deceased have been identified as Chaman Kolhi 32, a resident of Kunri, and his three children,” the police confirmed. As…
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Sindh govt unaware: NAB recovers Rs 6 trillion worth of land
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered 90 per cent of 18 lac acres of land in Sindh of which the provincial government was reportedly unaware. Prominent journalist Asif Bashir Chaudhary has revealed on a YouTube show ‘Talk SHOCK’ that NAB sent notices to the occupants of the land, ordering them to show the documents…
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MDCAT trends on X as students get swamped with problems
Thousands of students from across the country appeared in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) on Sunday. Since then, social media is abuzz with allegations of paper leaks and mismanagement in the way exams were conducted. As per Dawn, leaked papers and mismanagement have been reported in six exam centres, whereas exams were…
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Sindh Culture Minister takes action over missing artwork
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Minister for Culture and Tourism in Sindh, has formed a two-person investigating commission to investigate the disappearance of painter Safdar Ali Soomro’s artwork . The Director General of Antiquities and the Director General of Culture make up the committee which will conduct a thorough investigation and provide a comprehensive report on…
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Holiday for Sindh students just around the corner
The provincial government has announced that all public and private schools across Sindh will remain closed on Monday, August 26, to mark the Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA). The official notification states that a steering committee of the Sindh education department decided on the closure of educational institutes. The event marks the 40-day mourning period…
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PPP leader Saeed Ghani terms Punjab govt’s relief in bills a ‘political stunt’
Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani mocked the Punjab government’s recent move to give relief to the masses by reducing electricity prices for just two months, terming it a “political stunt.” He said this in response to Punjab’s government’s decision to provide relief to the public by rescuing Rs 14 per unit on electricity…
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Torrential rains predicted in the coming week
Torrential rains have been predicted in the country from August 14 to August 18. The weather department shared details of the new spell, saying monsoon winds from the West, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal will affect the country. Heavy rains will descend in some places in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and…
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PMLN Sindh President to replace Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and its coalition government ally, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), have agreed to change the Governor of Sindh, Kamran Khan Tesori. According to a Geo News source, the incumbent Sindh governor could be replaced by PML-N Sindh president and former head of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Memon. While responding…
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Asad Shah charged in Fatima’s murder
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Khairpur has convicted four individuals in the case involving the death of a minor maid, Fatima Fariro, from last year. The convicted are Pir Asad Shah, Hina Shah, Pir Fayaz Shah, and Imtiaz Mirasi. The four offenders have been charged by the court in connection with Fatima’s murder that happened at…