KARACHI. The standing committees of a legislative assembly, which consist of elected members, monitor the administrative and financial affairs of their respective provincial departments in addition to guiding the elected assembly in matters of legislation related to specific sectors. Unfortunately, however, the
IN the 1960s, governments started introducing labour welfare schemes primarily comprising benefits such as medical care and cash benefits, old-age pension, housing, free school education, share in company profit and employment for differently abled persons. The medical and pension schemes require regular
KARACHI: Human rights crusaders, environmental activists, legislators, lawyers, and academic scholars on December 17 sounded the alarm about the suffering of communities still grappling with the aftermath of the 2022 floods in Sindh. While speaking at a seminar on Tuesday, they stressed
HYDERABAD: A rally was held here on 10 December 2024 under the aegis of the Society for the Protection of Rights of the Child (Sparc) in collaboration with the district administration to commemorate Human Rights Day. Speaking at the rally, an official
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but also “our greatest allies in creating a sustainable future”. He was speaking at the United
KARACHI: The Sindh People’s Housing Foundation (SPHF) has completed the construction of more than 300,000 houses, the government announced on 15th November. According to a statement, 810,000 houses are in various stages of completion as part of the “world’s largest housing project”.
SUKKUR: The construction of 3,100 houses for flood-affected people in District Sukkur has been completed by the Sindh government, as part of a larger project of 83,417 houses under the Sindh People’s Housing Scheme for Flood Affected People. Sindh Minister for Energy,
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million concessional loan to support the reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure in Sindh, which was damaged by the devastating floods in 2022. According to an ADB announcement on Friday, the Sindh
Sindh Minister for Energy Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the provincial government would fully cooperate with the local bodies in making Karachi an encroachment-free, clean, and beautiful city. Shah held a meeting on the elimination of encroachments
Ordering the payment of death and marriage grants worth Rs 6 million to laborers, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has noted that the amount for 29,000 workers had not been by the previous government. Chairing a meeting on the performance of