[ad_1] In a major administrative move, the District Education Officer (DEO) for male staff in North Waziristan — part of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's merged districts — has terminated 56 primary school teachers for prolonged absenteeism. The dismissal was made official through a formal notification issued by the DEO's office. Later, however, all of them were reinstated, sparking … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday approved supplementary expenditures amounting to Rs156 billion for the fiscal year 2024-25, brushing aside 735 cut motions submitted by opposition lawmakers. The session, chaired by Speaker Syed Owais Qadir Shah, witnessed heated exchanges as opposition members demanded individual debate on each motion — a request ultimately denied by the … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, concluding the budget debate, termed the opposition’s uproar during the Sindh Assembly session as misconduct. He said that assembly rules were not followed during the budget session, the opposition behaved inappropriately and tried to disrupt his budget speech. He said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) holds … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly continued the general discussion on the provincial budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday. Both members of the assembly and provincial ministers participated in the debate, briefing the house on the performance of their respective departments and future plans. During the session, presided over by Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed, … Read more
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The conversion of three Hindu sisters and their male cousin – two of them minors — to Islam in Sindh’s Sanghar district sparked a backlash from the local Hindu community on Wednesday. Acting on urgent appeals from the parents of 13-year-old Hunain Kumar, 16-year-old Jiya, 19-year-old Disha, and 22-year-old Diya — as well as the … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: The discussion on the provincial budget for 2025-26 commenced in the Sindh Assembly on Monday with several members from government as well as opposition benches voicing contrasting views. The session, with Deputy Speaker Naveed Anthony in the chair, saw mixed reaction as government members hailed the budget as a people-centric, while opposition members … Read more