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CM Murad unveils Rs3, 450bn Sindh budget 2025-26

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CM Murad

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah presented a provincial budget of Rs3, 450 billion for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the Sindh Assembly, marking a 12.9% increase from last year budget. The budget emphasizes salary increases, major allocations for education and health, development projects across the province particularly in Karachi and a push for … Read more

NDMA issues weather advisory for June 13–18

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NDMA

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather advisory for the period between June 13 and June 18, forecasting varying weather conditions across the country. According to the advisory: Punjab is expected to experience a rise in temperatures, particularly in most parts of the province from June 14 to 16. However, rainfall is … Read more

Sindh issues code of conduct for Eid ul Azha hides collection

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department on Thursday issued official code of conduct for the collection of sacrificial animal hides during Eid-ul-Azha. It will be mandatory to obtain a permit from the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner for collecting hides. The notification states that NECTA-issued SOPs must be strictly followed while granting such permissions. Commissioners and Deputy … Read more

Summer vacations announced for Sindh- Check details here

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Summer vacations announced for Sindh- Check details here

The Sindh government has announced summer holidays for all schools and colleges in the province, effective from June 1 to July 31. A notification issued by the Sindh Education Department confirmed that summer holidays will be observed across all educational institutions during this period. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has announced the summer vacation schedule for … Read more

Sindh announces summer vacations schedule

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Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Education Department on Thursday announced summer vacations for all private and public sector educational institutions across the province. According to the notification, summer vacations will begin from June 01 and will continue July 31. The summer vocations will apply to all private and public sectro educational institutions. All educational institutions will remain closed … Read more

PMD predicts hot, dry weather most parts of Sindh

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PMD

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted hot and dry weather in most districts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, partly cloudy weather is forecast in upper or central districts with rain-wind/thunderstorm in Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Chor, Jacobabad, Larkana, Dadu, Mirpurekhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Khairpur and their surrounding areas during evening or night. … Read more

Hot, humid weather persists in Sindh

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) forecasted that the hot  and humid conditions are likely to continue across Sindh in coming days. The several areas in Sindh are experiencing hot weather, and it is expected that the weather in Karachi will remain hot and humid for the next few days. Additionally, intermittent strong winds will … Read more

Crackdown on traffic violations continues in Sindh

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Crackdown

KARACHI:A province-wide crackdown on traffic law violations is currently underway, during which heavy and light vehicles have been impounded, and 25 have been recommended for cancellation of their registration. In a progress report presented to the chief minister, the Traffic Police detailed the actions taken between April 4 and April 14, 2025. According to the … Read more

Sindh announces production of fertilizer from Thar Coal

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Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning & Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah announced production of fertilizer from Thar Coal under public-private partnership. Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning & Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, along with Special Assistant to CM for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Qasim Naveed Qamar, chaired a high-level meeting. The meeting decided that the … Read more

Sindh to upgrade emergencies of secondary care hospitals  

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Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to strengthen emergency care in secondary care hospitals across the Karachi. Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah chaired a high-level meeting focused on the upgradation of emergency departments in secondary care hospitals throughout Karachi. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary highlighted the pressing need to strengthen the emergency response capabilities … Read more

Sindh imposes gradual ban on Qingqi rickshaws in Karachi

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Sindh imposes gradual ban on Qingqi rickshaws in Karachi

KARACHI: To tackle rising traffic congestion and fatal accidents in the city, authorities have decided to enforce a phase-wise ban on Qingqi rickshaws, beginning with restrictions on major roads. Under the newly finalized Traffic and Road Safety laws, the inspector general of police has banned Qingqi rickshaws from entering five major roads. The banned routes … Read more

Sindh demands urgent CCI meeting to address water shortage

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Sindh demands urgent CCI meeting to address water shortage

KARACHI: The Sindh government has urged the federal government to convene an immediate Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting to address the province’s acute water shortage, news reported. The letter stated that water scarcity has made crop cultivation impossible for the upcoming sowing season. The Sindh government claimed that the shortage occurred because Punjab received … Read more

Sindh announces public holiday on ZA Bhutto’s death anniversary

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has announced a holiday on the occasion of the death anniversary of former Prime Minister and founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

The Sindh government has declared a public holiday on April 4 in observance of the death anniversary of PPP’s founder, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. A formal notification for the holiday has been issued.

The Sindh government also issued a general holiday notification in the province on Friday, April 4.

Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari honored 69 individuals, including both Pakistani nationals and foreign figures, with Pakistan’s civil awards in recognition of their exceptional contributions across various fields.

Nishan-e-Pakistan was awarded to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) founder Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for his remarkable contributions to the country, democracy, and the people. Sanam Bhutto accepted the award on his behalf.

The investiture ceremony took place at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where distinguished personalities were awarded for their services in health, education, literature, journalism, public service, research, diplomacy, and the economy.

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Sindh announces holidays for Eid ul Fitr 2025

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Eid-ul-Adha holidays announced- Check details here

KARACHI: After the federal government, the Sindh government on Friday also announced Eid -ul -Fitr holidays.

According to a notification issued by the Sindh government, three holidays on Eid -ul -Fitr, which will be from Monday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 2. All the government and semi -governmental offices will remain closed for three days.

Earlier, federal government has officially announced the public holidays on the occasion of Eid -ul –Fitr.

The federal government has announced three holidays on Eid -ul -Fitr, which will be from Monday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 2.The Cabinet Division has also issued a notification for government holidays.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, along with zonal committees are set to convene on March 30, 2025 to sight the Shawwal moon, marking the potential end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Sindh launches first education programme for inmates’ children

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Sindh launches

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of convicted prisoners’ children.

The launching ceremony was held at Central Jail Karachi, attended by Sindh’s Minister for Education, Mines & Minerals Development, Sardar Ali Shah, and Minister for Prisons, Ali Hasan Zardari.

The program has been launched with the joint efforts of the Sindh Education Department, Sindh Prisons Department and Paigham e Pakistan, for providing free education from Primary to University, which will help the children of 4,684 convicted prisoners imprisoned in Sindh prisons from primary to university.

In the first phase, admission letters have been issued to 100 children while data of 2638 children has also been collected. Under which they will be given admission letters in consultation with their family.

According to the provincial education minister, it is the first model in the world to help the children of prisoners get education from school to university.

Under this programme, the data of the children of the prisoners is being taken, based on which more than 10,000 children will be helped to get education from school to university.

The children of prisoners will be able to select public or private school or university.According to Minister of Prisons Sindh Ali Hassan Zardari, the programme will also help to learn the education and skills in juvenile prison.

There are 14 convicted children in Sindh while 56 children are living in jail with their mothers.

According to the Paigham e Pakistan Organizer Professor Mohammad Miraj Siddiqui, the program will provide microfinance of up to Rs.

It should be noted that there are 24,000 prisoners in Sindh prisons, of which 4102 are convicted, while 582 are prisoners of death.

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Poliovirus detected in sewerage samples of all four provinces

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Poliovirus

ISLAMABAD: The poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from all four provinces of Pakistan.

The Regional Reference Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the polio virus in samples collected from 25 districts across the country.

The samples were collected from sewage lines between February 3 and 12, and the results revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in several districts.

The poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples of 13 districts of  Sindh province, four districts of Punjab, five districts of Balochistan and three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In Sindh, District Central, East, Keamari, Korangi, and Malir, Hyderabad, Badin, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas, Sajawal, Dadu, and Sukkur, were found to have polio-positive sewage.

In Punjab, four districts, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala, had polio-positive sewage.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, three districts, including Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, and Lakki Marwat, were found to have polio-positive sewage.

Similarly, in Balochistan, five districts, including Quetta, Chaman, Loralai, Noshki, and Zhob, had polio-positive sewage.

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Sindh announces new school timings for Ramazan

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh Education Department has issued new school timings for the month of holy month of Ramazan.

According to the Education Department, the single shift primary schools will be open from 8:00am to 1:30 pm and schools will be open on Friday from 8:00am to 11:30 pm.

The double shift primary school hours will be run 7:30 pm in the morning and the second shift of these schools will be started from 12:00 pm to 3:00pm.

According to the Department of Education, the first shift will be run on Friday at 7:30am to 11:30 am and the afternoon shift will be started from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm.

Single Shift Secondary, Higher Secondary and Elementary Schools will open at 8:30 am, while schools will be open on Friday from 8:00am to 11:30am.

The double shift secondary, the first shift of the Higher Secondary schools will be run 7:30 am to 11:30am and the second shift will be started from 11:45am to 2:45pm.

According to the Department of Education, the first shift in double shift schools will be run 7:30am to 11:30 am, while the second shift on Friday will be started from 11:45am to 1:15pm.

The new time will apply to all schools.

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Another polio case reported in Sindh

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Sindh

KARACHI: Another polio case has been reported in Sindh, making the second case in the province.

A child in Larkana, Sindh, has been diagnosed with polio, marking the second case in the province this year.

The first polio case of 2025 in Pakistan was reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In 2024, 74 polio cases were reported in the country out of which 27 were reported from Balochistan, 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 23 from Sindh.

In addition, a case of polio was reported last year from Punjab and Islamabad last year.

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Sindh to launch special polio drive in high-risk UCs of Karachi from tomorrow

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Raises concern over rising polio cases in Sindh

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh, in collaboration with its partners, is launching a targeted polio vaccination campaign, the first phase of which is in 27 high-risk union councils of Karachi from February 22nd, to strengthen children’s immunity and curb the transmission of the poliovirus.

This first phase of the campaign aims to vaccinate 562,163 children under the age of five with Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and administer Fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV) to 521,953 children aged 4 months to under 5 years using painless jet injector technology.

As Pakistan’s largest and most densely populated city, Karachi remains a crucial battleground in the fight against polio. The city’s frequent population movement contributes to the persistent presence of poliovirus in environmental samples.

Despite repeated vaccination efforts, transmission risks remain high, making targeted campaigns essential to closing immunity gaps and protecting children from lifelong paralysis.

The use of painless jet injector technology for fIPV administration ensures a needle-free, stress-free experience for children. The combination of OPV and fIPV further strengthens immunity, offering additional protection in areas where the virus continues to circulate. Recently, in August 2024, an f-IPV campaign was successfully conducted in Karachi.

Speaking about the urgency of this campaign, Irshad Ali Sodhar, Provincial Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Sindh, stated:

“Karachi remains one of the most critical areas for polio eradication due to continuous virus detection in environmental samples.

This campaign is a crucial step in boosting children’s immunity and ensuring no child is left vulnerable. We urge all parents to cooperate with vaccinators and ensure their children receive both OPV and fIPV doses. Every vaccination brings us closer to a polio-free future.”

The Government of Sindh remains committed to protecting every child from polio. Parents and caregivers are strongly urged to cooperate with polio teams and ensure their children receive the vaccine during this lifesaving campaign.

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Sindh announces holiday on February 14

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Summer vacation schedule announced!

The Sindh Education Department has declared a public holiday for all government and private educational institutions on Friday, February 14, in honor of Shab-e-Barat. As per an official notification, schools, colleges, and other institutions under the department will remain closed on the 15th of Shaban to mark the religious occasion. Shab-e-Barat, observed on the 15th … Read more

Sindh announces public holiday on Kashmir Day

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Sindh announces public holiday on Kashmir Day

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced a public holiday on February 5, 2025 on account of Kashmir Day.

Sindh government has issued a public holiday notification on the occasion of Kashmir Day, under which all government offices and educational institutions will be closed on February 5.

All government and semi-government offices in Sindh would remain closed on Wednesday, February 5, it said.

Every year, February 5 is observed as a day of solidarity with Kashmiris.

Pakistan has committed to supporting the just struggle of Kashmiris for their inalienable right to self-determination, as enshrined in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.

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Sindh announces school holiday on January 28

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Summer vacation schedule announced!

The Sindh Education Department has declared January 28 as a holiday for all schools, colleges, and educational institutions across the province to observe Shab-e-Miraj. This holiday will be observed in both public and private institutions. The holiday is part of the annual observance of Shab-e-Miraj, which celebrates the Prophet Muhammad’s night journey and ascension. The … Read more

Sindh sets April 3 deadline for Ajrak-designed number plates  

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh government has given a deadline to vehicle owners to fix new Ajrak designed number plates.

Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla has warned that after April 3, 2025, no number plate will be acceptable across the province except for vehicles with new new Ajrak-designed number plates.

He said that counters should be provided to traffic police at Civic Centers and Facilitation Centers for one-window operation, and new number plates of vehicles should be ensured at check-posts of traffic police.

Mukesh Chawla gave instructions that the deployment of traffic police personnel at road checking points should also be ensured in the future, in the integration of traffic challans and Motor Vehicle Registration MVR taxes, support should be given to each other in the payment of MVR taxes and traffic challan dues.

Moreover, he said, transfers and tax payments of vehicles with due challans should be made conditional on the payment of challans.

He said that with joint measures and further activation of the online system, pending MVR taxes and traffic challans will be immediately identified and all dues will be paid from a single point.

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132.2million voters registered in Pakistan: ECP

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ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has shared updated data of registered voters in Pakistan and total number of voters has reached 132.2 million in the country.

According to the data issued by ECP, the number of male voters in Pakistan is 71.1 million, the number of female voters is 61.2 million. The ratio of male voters in the country is 53.74 percent and 46.26 percent of female voters.

The total number of voters in Punjab is 75.3 million out of which 41.2 million are male voters and 35.1 million female voters.

In Sindh, total number of voters is 27.7 million in the province, in which the number of male voters is 14.9 million and the number of female voters is 12.7 million.

According to the ECP, the total number of voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 22.2 million out of them 12.2 are male voters and 10.2 are female voters.

In Balochistan, total number of voters is 5.5 in the province, in which the number of male voters is 3.1 million and the number of female voters is 2.4 million.

The number of voters in Islamabad is 1.15 million out of which 605,031 are male and 549,440 are female.

Similarly, the number of voters in Karachi are 9.53 million, in Lahore 7.14 million, Peshawar 2.15 million and Quetta 0.88 million.

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Sindh-Punjab border open for all kinds of traffic

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GHOTKI:  Sindh-Punjab border has been opened for all kind of traffic and full traffic will be restored soon.

According to police officials, both tracks from Sindh to Punjab and from Punjab to Sindh have been opened.

According to the police, the flow of traffic has been severely affected due to the traffic being blocked for several hours and there are long queues of vehicles due to the traffic jam on both the tracks.

Police say that efforts are on to restore traffic and full traffic will be restored soon.

It should be noted that various highways were closed in view of Pakistan Tehreak e Insaf’s protest in federal capital Islamabad.

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Sindh to launch crackdown against drug dealers from Nov 13

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Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has decided to launch a major crackdown against drug dealers across the province.

The Excise and Narcotics Control Wing will officially begin this operation against drug dealers across Sindh from November 13.

In the first phase, the operation will target two major cities, Karachi and Hyderabad. Subsequent phases will extend the operation to other districts of Sindh.

The Senior Minister of Sindh and Provincial Minister for  Narcotics Control, Sharjeel Inam Memon, has issued orders for an intensive operation against drug dealers, commencing tomorrow.

In connection with this operation, the Excise and Narcotics Control Wing has been mobilized from across Sindh.

In the meeting, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon issued orders for an operation against drug dealers starting tomorrow.

He directed that a phased operation should begin across Sindh, with the first phase focusing on eliminating drug peddlers in Karachi and Hyderabad.

He stated that by expanding the scope of the anti-drug operation, it will soon be launched in other districts as well. Our targets are crystal meth, ice, heroin, cocaine, and hashish, which must be eradicated at all costs.

The police and Rangers are also prepared to cooperate with the Excise and Narcotics Control teams at all times.

He stated that with the introduction of the new anti-narcotics law, the responsibilities of the Excise and Narcotics Control have increased, we all have a role to play in protecting our future generations from the scourge of drugs and in ensuring a drug-free society.

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Sindh to launch crackdown against vehicles with fake number plates

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Sindh

KARACHI:  The Sindh government has decided to launch crackdown against vehicles with fake number plates and black glasses.

A law and order meeting was held under the supervision of Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah, in which it was decided to crack down on those displaying fake number plates, vehicles with black glasses and weapons.

In the meeting, the Chief Secretary directed the Home Department to conduct an awareness campaign in the media in this regard.

In the meeting, it was also decided to form a community watch group at the neighborhood level under the supervision of assistant commissioners to improve law and order situation.

Chief Secretary said that action should be taken against vehicles with fake number plates and black glasses and all law enforcement agencies should be active to ensure public safety.

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