KARACHI: As per the directives of the ministry of health, the healthcare providers will be using auto-disable (AD) disposable syringes instead of the ordinary ones with an aim to make injection practices safer for patients and healthcare workers (HCWs), besides adopting preventive measures with regard to the injection-related transmission of viruses, particularly HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Tuesday said under the federal government’s Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP), Rs10 billion would be distributed among youth of Sindh this year, enabling them to commence own businesses. This he said stated during a media talk in Karachi. Leader of the Opposition … Read more
The apex court on February 1 declared void sections 74 and 75 of the Sindh Local Government Act (SLGA), 2013 at a time when almost all the opposition parties in Sindh were individually protesting against the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2021, the latest set of LG laws in the province. The verdict said the … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Local bodies Minister Nasir Hussain Shah briefed the Sindh cabinet on the recently signed agreement with the Jamat-e-Islami on Local Bodies Act, sources informed Bol News. Shah also informed the cabinet about the ongoing negotiations with the Pak Sarzameen Party. Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed the cabinet to form … Read more
Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will form the government in Sindh post 2023 elections. Talking to the media in Karachi on Sunday, he said the province is being ruled by dacoits for the past 13 years. Read more: Planning Minister Asad Umar says Karachi witnessed real … Read more
Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI) has announced its result for the second quarter of FY22, where the company posted the profit of Rs7.4 billion, translating into the earnings per share (EPS) of Rs56/share, up 1.9 per cent on a yearly basis. The result is below the market expectations, mainly due to the share of loss … Read more
ISLAMABAD: After the plains of Punjab and Sindh, the spell of thick fog also shrouded the scenic federal capital’s suburbs. The temperature reportedly declined due to heavy winter rains and snowfall in its adjoining hill station of Murree. Although it was a rare phenomenon a decade ago, recent rapid construction and vehicular and industrial emissions … Read more
Y es there was a great need for this. To be honest! I think both urban and rural people will make full use of this Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act 2021as it is far better than the Sindh Local Government Act 2013. The amended law empowers local bodies system and it is fully capable of … Read more
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) changed the route of its rally and did not culminate it at Karachi Press Club (KPC) as promised, a report submitted with Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah by Karachi administration claimed on Thursday. On Wednesday evening, mayhem broke out outside the CM House after the police launched baton-charge and … Read more
LAHORE: After successful launch of hybrid coarse rice and field trials of hybrid basmati, Guard Agriculture Research and Services has developed hybrid wheat seed having potential of increasing yield by 40 per cent, compared with the conventional varieties. “Guard is the pioneer in introducing hybrid coarse rice. In collaboration with the Chinese scientists, we developed … Read more
KARACHI: While the opposition parties in Sindh are on the warpath where the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act (SLGA), 2021 is concerned, heaping scorn on the Pakistan Peoples Party for passing a ‘black law’, senior PPP leader Taj Haider feels the law is designed to “serve” the people. Haider, who is also the party’s core … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh secretary of education on Thursday announced that students below 12 years will attend schools thrice a week with 50 per cent attendance across the province. Bol news reported that students above 12 years will take their regular classes with 100 per cent attendance. It will be obligatory for them to get themselves … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan added 5,472 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The overall tally of the infections climbed to 1,338,993 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. A total of 29,037 people died of COVID-19 in … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Pakistan recorded 5,034 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time after a period of nearly five and a half months that daily infections exceeded 5,000, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The country recorded 5,661 infections on Aug. 4 last year. Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity ratio … Read more
KARACHI: The City of Lights — a description that has been associated many a times with the largest city of Pakistan, Karachi. As if the massive area of the metropolis and its colossal population of over 20 million people are secondary and tertiary mentionable facts of the capital city of Sindh. Despite the extortion fears, … Read more
KARACHI: Reiterating that Pakistanis were being punished for the mismanagement of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani announced that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will stage a protest against it on February 27. Read more: JI following MQM-P’s footsteps by following divisiveness for political gains: Saeed Ghani While talking to the media … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided not to close educational institutes despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases. This was decided during a meeting of the provincial task force of coronavirus, chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The task force decided that the educational activities would continue. Read more: Smart lockdown in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan added 4,286 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,320,120 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Read more: Pakistan reports 1,467 … Read more
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Ali Zaidi on Friday announced that he would participate in the joint opposition’s protest on January 15 against the Local Government Act, 2021 passed by the Sindh government. Read more: Sindh govt robbed Karachiites of their constitutional rights: Hafiz Naeem In a … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Monday reported 1,467 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s overall tally has surged to 1,307,174 cases while 1,259,253 of them have recovered. … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday said that 39 more cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 emerged when 53 samples were tested during the last two days, taking the tally of the new variant in the province to 367. Apart from this, he said that 940 new cases of Covid-19 were … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Pakistan confirmed 1,649 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths during the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said the overall cases in the country surged to 1,305,707 while 1,258,987 of them … Read more
Zong 4G, has entered into a partnership with DHA Bahawalpur to power the latter with its 4G connectivity, a statement said on Saturday. Under the agreement, Zong will provide complete network coverage in DHA Bahawalpur, while playing a key role in future digital developments with its innovative ESS solutions towards Smart Homes for DHA Bahawalpur, … Read more
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbas Ali has replaced Abdul Wahid Bangalzai in the Pakistan U19 squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022, at St Kitts and Nevis, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago from 14th January – 5th February. In the six PCB U19 One-Day Cup matches, the 17-year-old from Peshawar scored 152 runs and … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 898 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. According to the NCOC, the country has confirmed 1,298,763 cases so far, including 1,257,600 recoveries. Pakistan currently has 12,213 active cases who are under treatment in hospitals, including 652 in critical condition. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed 42 per cent increase in terrorist attacks in 2021 compared to the previous year as the developments in Afghanistan had already started influencing its militant landscape and security. A total of 207 reported incursions in the year claimed 335 lives, an increase of 52 per cent from those killed in such attacks … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Minister (CM), Murad Ali Shah, has stated that the state intends to have a team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “We will find a sponsor and bring a team for PSL soon,” the CM informed Shahnawaz Dahani in a meeting at the CM House, a statement from the CM House’s spokesperson … Read more
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has decided to not extend the winter vacations and all educational institutions across the province will open as per the schedule on 3rd January. The winter vacation has ended in the province and all public and private schools, colleges and universities will reopen on Monday. It was expected that the … Read more
