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35 Sindh lawmakers seek development schemes for their areas

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday echoed with the lawmakers’ demand for schemes of water supply, sanitation and road infrastructure in the...

22.03.2025 10

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Tahir Siddiqui

Only 35 lawmakers turn up as pre-budget debate in Sindh Assembly continues

Only 35 lawmakers turn up as pre-budget debate in Sindh Assembly continues

KARACHI: Lethargic attitude and apathy towards the pre-budget discussion by most of the treasury and opposition members haunted the Sindh Assembly as...

20.03.2025 8

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Work on Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway to begin next year, says Ahsan Iqbal

• Sindh govt hosts ‘Uraan Pakistan’ workshop at CM House • Planning minister warns against ‘misuse’ of social media for harassment and...

26.02.2025 20

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Sindh Assembly passes bill to tax agriculture income

• No tax on livestock • SRB, not FBR, to collect farm tax in province • Super tax on income exceeding Rs150m • Murad slams Centre for not...

05.02.2025 20

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Sindh asks Centre to consult it for gas sale

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has called upon the federal government to not allow the sale of oil and gas extracted from Sindh without...

03.02.2025 30

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Sindh signs agreement to set up Dhabeji special economic zone

KARACHI: The Sindh government signed an agreement with Chinese and local investors on Saturday to establish the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone under...

20.01.2025 20

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Citizens suffer as Karachi hit by severe gas crisis amid cold weather

• Low pressure interferes with cooking schedules at home • SSGC blames ‘depleting indigenous gas reservoirs’ for shortages • Admits domestic...

24.12.2024 5

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KE refuses to cut loadshedding hours in Karachi even during winter

KARACHI: The K-Electric on Wednesday came under fire at the meeting of the Special Committee of the Sindh Assembly as it categorically refused to...

05.12.2024 7

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81 industries shut down in five years due to power crisis, Sindh Assembly told

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Monday that around 81 industrial units, including 10 textile mills and five sugar mills, had been...

24.09.2024 3

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‘Under-fire’ KE chief dares Sindh govt to manage power supply on its own

• Moonis appears before PA’s committee on loadshedding, highlights challenges • MPAs take up issue of unannounced, prolonged outages in Karachi...

20.09.2024 3

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Shehbaz rekindles hopes for KCR revival with Chinese assistance

• Islamabad is working closely with Beijing to include KCR in CPEC priority projects, PM tells Sindh CM • Murad, Shehbaz agree on using Thar coal...

10.08.2024 2

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High tariffs making industry ‘nonviable’, says Sindh CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minis­ter Syed Murad Ali Shah admitted on Friday that industries were rapidly losing viability and there were reports about...

03.08.2024 2

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