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PM Imran Khan lays out Rs1.1tr Karachi package

Imran said a strategy was being framed so as to help resolve the rain-related problems of the city and its decades-old civic issues at the same time → Read More

Probe against Uzair Baloch: Centre, Sindh in JIT report face-off

Sindh questioned the authenticity of Ali Zaidi’s original JIT report on Uzair Baloch as its spokesperson claimed that Zaidi had no official documents → Read More

Sindh accuses Centre of interfering in its domain

Sindh law and environment adviser Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said the federal government has been constantly interfering in the domain of the province, by doing so it has been practically deviating... → Read More

Rangers’ powers to deal with criminals not curtailed, PA told

In the wake of the rising instances of street crime in the city, Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani on Saturday informed the Sindh Assembly that there has been no reduction in anti-crime powers... → Read More

CM refuses to stay silent over Centre’s ‘injustices’ with Sindh

Terming the outgoing financial year 2018-19 the worst in the country’s history affecting the development of the provinces, Sindh’s chief minister has said he would not keep silent and... → Read More

PM should seek another apology from people, labourers, says Bilawal

He said that NAB had come into existence on the basis of a “Black Law” given during the regime of a previous dictator to do political victimisation and political engineering in the country. → Read More

Informal poll in PA rejects demand to divide Sindh

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah conducted an informal poll during the provincial assembly’s session on Tuesday to reject the demand of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan to create... → Read More

Opposition walks out of Sindh Assembly once again

KARACHI: The opposition in the Sindh Assembly on Friday once again walked out of the proceedings of the house as an opposition lawmaker belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a provincial... → Read More

Those wishing division of Sindh disintegrated into fragments, says CM

KARACHI: The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has said those who wished the division of Sindh in the past disintegrated into several fragments, and people wishing the same this time again... → Read More

Two Thar coal power plants opened: Those who claimed, failed to deliver, says Bilawal

ISLAMKOT: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday termed the Thar coal power plant a "pride for all of Pakistan" and said the entire country would benefit from the electricity generated by the plant. Addressing a ceremony after inaugurating two coal power plants of the 660 megawatts in Thar, Bilawal said it was the country's "most successful project" and… → Read More

Dictator’s aides to only advise provincial interference, says Bilawal

KARACHI: The Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has warned Prime Minister Imran Khan of meeting Musharraf like fate if he continues with the anti-democratic and... → Read More

18th Amendment turned Centre into a pauper

Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a special package of Rs 162 billion for development and progress of city while saying the development of entire Pakistan depends upon the development of the city. → Read More

Jail for politicians, NRO for banned outfits: Bilawal

Bilawal said the National Accountability (NAB) is used to break political parties. He said the government was formed through political engineering and Rawalpindi had always turned out to be Karbala for the Bhutto clan. → Read More

Bilawal kicks off train march from Karachi today

On the way, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto will address party supporters and activists at a number of railway stations including Landhi in Karachi, Jung Shahi in District Thatta, Kotri in District Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Odero Lal in District Matiari, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah. → Read More

PA passes resolution asking Centre to withdraw petrol, utilities price hike

The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on the federal government to take back the recent hike in consumer prices of electricity, petroleum products and natural gas that are... → Read More

Bilawal says three PTI ministers have links to banned outfits

Bilawal stated that these ministers believe to this day that if one speaks against these organisations and terrorism, then they are giving a statement against the country. → Read More

Opposition in Sindh Assembly to boycott session for two days

KARACHI: The opposition political parties in the Sindh Assembly have announced that their lawmakers will boycott the ongoing session of the house for the next two days as they are not being allowed... → Read More

Ex-CM Qaim laments ‘blatant violations of Constitution across country’

Former Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday lamented “blatant violations of the Constitution taking place across the country so much so that the constitutional rights of the... → Read More

Chaos engulfs PA as opposition attacks opposition

The Sindh Assembly’s session on Thursday turned ugly when lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf attempted to physically stop a legislator of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal from presenting a... → Read More

Siraj Durrani says perhaps his captors have come from India

KARACHI: The imprisoned Sindh Assembly Speaker, Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, has said that he has got the impression that perhaps his captors too have come from India after they complained to the court... → Read More