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Sindh: Ban On Intercity And Inter-Provincial Public Transport Lifted

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Sindh: Ban On Intercity And Inter-Provincial Public Transport Lifted

Ban on intercity and inter-provincial public transport has been lifted in Sindh. The Sindh government’s transport department has issued a notification to lift the ban on intercity and inter-provincial public transport in the province. According to the notification, 50% of seats in public transport will be left vacant. It should be noted that the Sindh … Read more

Sindh Announces Closure of Public Transport From May 8-16

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Transport services stopped across country

Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah has on Thursday announced the closure of public transport from May 8 to 16 in Sindh.

Inter-provincial, inter-city and tourist transportation in the province will be closed during this period, he added.

The decision, however, will not be enforced over the public transport within the city, Awais Qadir said.

The province had earlier requested the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to impose a ban on inter-provincial transport.

Earlier in the day, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting of the Coronavirus Taskforce at CM House here on Thursday (today).

The Coronavirus Task Force meeting has decided to ban takeaways from restaurants and allow only home deliveries from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9.

The meeting was held to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation and decided to further tighten restrictions to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The decisions taken during the meeting are as follows:

  1. No takeaways will be allowed after the sunset from Friday to Sunday.
  2. Only home deliveries will be allowed.
  3. Grocery shops to shut at 6 pm.
  4. Karachi’s beaches including Hawksbay and Seaview will remain closed during the Eid holidays.
  5. Pharmacies have been exempted from business timing restrictions.
  6. Vaccination centres will operate round the clock.

The meeting decided to force more limitations from Sunday till the Eid holidays are over.

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‘Sindh Govt. will not be a hurdle for peaceful protestors,’ Murad Ali Shah

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Sindh CM Urges People To Vaccinate And Compliance With SOPs

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday said that the government will not be a hurdle in the way of peaceful protestors in the province. According to the details, while addressing to media in Islamabad Murad Ali Shah deplored that the provinces have not been kept in the loop on the law and order … Read more

Sindh Govt. decides to collect data of travelers arrived from UK

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Sindh

The Government of Sindh on Friday has decided to collect data of people who travelled to Sindh from the United Kingdom (UK) in past 30 days. According to the details, Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting of Corona Task Force, in which it was decided to collect data of people who … Read more

‘Smart Lockdown Is Nothing, Complete Lockdown Required’, CM Sindh

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Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah has on Wednesday said that a smart lockdown is doing nothing to battle the rising cases due to the third wave of the pandemic, preferably a complete lockdown is required.

The CM Sindh in his statement urged that the government should ban all inter-city transport for two weeks.

He further highlighted how dangerous the third wave of coronavirus is and must be taken seriously.

Moreover, amidst the rising number of cases of Coronavirus cases, the Sindh government has issued a new order regarding COVID-19 SOPs.

In view of Coronavirus, Sindh Home Department has issued an order regarding SOPs. The new SOPs will be applicable till April 11.

Wedding ceremonies have been banned in Sindh from April 6, under which indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies will be banned.

The order said a complete ban on social events, including rallies while locking down areas where 8% of coronavirus reported, would also restrict movement.

The order further added that the shopping malls would remain open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. while eating inside the restaurant would be prohibited and the restaurant is allowed to remain open until 10 p.m.

The order issued by the Sindh Home Department further said that it has been decided to keep business centres open from 6 am to 8 pm while masks are mandatory in offices and public places and 50 per cent staff will work from home.

Let it be known that Pakistan recorded 78 more deaths due to Coronavirus over the last 24 hours.

According to the latest statistics issued by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 4,757 new positive cases have been reported in the country after conducting tests of 43,965 people during the same period.

Moreover, the death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic has now reached 14,434 while the number of active cases is 50,397. As many as 603,126 patients have been recovered from the disease since the outbreak.

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Pakistan’s First Electric Bus All Set To Welcome Its Passengers In Karachi

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Pakistan's first Electric Bus

Minister for Transport Syed Awais Shah has on Tuesday (today) inaugurated Pakistan’s first electric bus in Karachi.

At the launching ceremony of Pakistan’s first electric bus, Awais Shah said, “More electric buses will be brought to the city’s roads in cooperation with the private sector. As many as 100 electric buses will hit the road by the end of this year.”

Moreover, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has congratulated the Sindh government over this achievement as Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah added “electric bus in Karachi Commuters system”.

He said on Twitter, “The Science ministry fully supports the Sindh government in this futuristic approach and expressed the hope that the Punjab and KP governments will also take the same route as soon as possible.”

Back in December 2020, the federal cabinet had approved Pakistan’s first Electric Vehicle Policy.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy and the Mobile Manufacturing Policy were approved by the federal cabinet. The decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) taken on December 16 were also green-lightened by the committee.

The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet had approved Mobile Device Manufacturing and EV Policy for two and three-wheelers.

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Sindh: More twelve deaths reported with fresh 657 COVID-19 cases

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More twelve patients have died during the past 24 hours in Sindh, which has taken the death toll to 3,969 in the province here on Thursday.

According to the details, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that 657 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the same period.

Out of the 657 fresh cases of the virus, 414 were reported only in Karachi, CM Shah said. He maintained that total 222,623 patients have recuperated from the disease so far in the province.

Currently, 17,747 COVID-19 patients were under treatment across the province, he added.

Earlier on January 26, the coronavirus had claimed 25 more lives in Sindh overnight, lifting the provincial death toll from the disease to 3,925 whereas 739 new cases emerged when 11,083 tests were conducted.

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Sindh: COVID positivity rate stands at 7.8% with more 22 deaths

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Pakistan Coronavirus

Amidst the sharp rise in Coronavirus’s second wave across the country, Sindh has so far registered 22 more deaths in the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 3,462 in the province.

Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has on Friday stated that the province had recorded 915 new coronavirus infections, which had increased the province’s overall cases to 209,429.

He also highlighted that in the last 24 hours, 11,692 tests were conducted against which 915 cases were registered — taking the positivity rate to 7.8%.

So far, 186,353 patients had recovered from the virus, CM Sindh said.

The chief minister said that the condition of 696 patients was stated to be critical, while 73 were on ventilators.

Karachi registers more than 80% cases

Murad Ali Shah said that Karachi has recorded 772 cases of the total 915 infections registered in the province.

342 cases had been registered in District East, 162 Central, 115 South, 95 Korangi, 37 Malir, and 21 West, he further added.

Caes from other cities

Hyderabad recorded 39 cases, Kambar 17, Badin 10, Khairpur, Larkana, and Shaheed Benazirabad nine each, Ghotki eight, Sujawal six, Matiari, Umerkot and Tando Mohammad Khan four each, Naushehroferoze, Sukkur, Tando Allahyar and Thatta two each, Tharparkar and Shikarpur one each.

Earlier in November, the federal government had announced that educational institutes will remain closed from November 26 to January 10.

Furthermore, all provinces have banned indoor dining and limited timings for markets, shops, and shopping malls. Many areas in the country have been placed under smart lockdowns.

Overall COVID siatuation across Pakistan

The novel coronavirus has claimed 85 lives in the past 24 hours bringing the national death tally to 9,753.

According to the national COVID-19 portal, 2,152 infections were reported in a single day and 1,824 recoveries during this period.

The national caseload now stands at 467,222 with 418,958 recoveries. The active cases toll is 38, 511.

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COVID-19: All night events, weddings banned in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad night events banned

In the wake of COVID-19 second wave across the country, the Sindh government has imposed a ban on holding all sorts of night events, gatherings and weddings in Hyderabad.

According to a notification by the government, in order to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, marriage ceremonies, gatherings and events at night in Hyderabad will be banned.

Wedding ceremonies will now take place outdoor from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., read the notification. The restrictions will apply from the 1st of December.

Earlier on November 23, the provincial government had enforced a ban over indoor wedding functions, gymnasiums, and restaurant with an immediate effect while only allowing an exception for ceremonies being held outside amid the second wave of Covid-19.

Wedding functions will only be allowed outdoors with a maximum guest capacity of 200 people, the notification had read.

The notification had said wedding functions will have to conclude by 9 pm while only buffet service will be allowed to serve guests.

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Murad Ali Shah orders speeding up efforts to clear out rainwater

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Murad Ali Shah

Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh on Sunday said that efforts are ongoing to drain out rainwater from all areas of Karachi’s Kharadar by this evening.

During his visit to Old City areas, CM Sindh, speaking to media officials said Kharadar’s drainage system chocked after the record torrential downpour in the metropolis, due to which rainwater accumulated on the locality’s streets.

He said at least 20 vehicles of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) have been deployed to clear the area.

He is well aware of the hardships locals have been going through due to flooded streets, he maintained.

CM Murad Ali Shah said he himself headed out on a tour of the area due to the difficulties faced by the residents of the area.

He said he had directed all relevant institutions to speed up the process of drainage of rainwater.

Meanwhile, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Minister Raja Farooq Haider telephoned CM Murad Ali Shah and expressed sadness over the loss of life and property during the latest spell of monsoon.

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Iftikhar Ali Shalwani transferred; Sohail Rajput named new Karachi commissioner

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Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani

Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shalwani transferred as the new Secretary Local Government replacing Roshan Ali Sheikh who has been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).  According to the details, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani has been removed from his charge and appointed as secretary to a new position. A notification has been issued by Sindh government’s … Read more

PPP, PTI, MQM-P united for the well-being of Karachi: Nasir Hussain

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PPP, PTI, MQM-P

Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Sunday welcomed the coalition of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) for the development and well-being of Karachi. The minister in a statement said the three parties’ resolve to work together is good news for public. Nasir Shah … Read more

CM Sindh appears before NAB in Roshan Sindh Program case probe

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CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah

Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here in fake bank accounts and Roshan Sindh Program corruption inquiries. CM Sindh appeared today before the Combined Investigation Team (CIT) of the NAB headed by D.G. NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Mangi. According to sources, Murad Ali Shah is answering questions … Read more

1103 new cases reported in Sindh in last 24 hours says CM Shah

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Sindh

Confirmed cases in the county jumped past 62,000 on Thursday after new cases were detected in Sindh. According to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, 1,103 new cases were reported in the province in the last 24 hours to take the provincial tally to 25,309. He added there were 13,723 patients under treatment in the … Read more

Sindh CM announces to open all markets from May 11

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Sindh CM

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a bid to facilitate traders and business community, announced to open all markets from Monday (May 11). As per reports, markets, shops except malls will be open from Monday. The decision has been taken during a meeting between the chief minister and traders which was held on Sunday.The … Read more

Special Assistant TO CM Sindh tests positive for COVID-19

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Rashid Rabbani

Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. As per details , Rashid Rabbani who is the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah for political affairs is tested positive for the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19.. Following the revelation, he … Read more

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