Author: Imtiaz Hussain

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: Director General of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Waqar Hussain Phulpoto laid the foundation stone of a new additional office block and inaugurated newly constructed residential quarters during a visit to the agency’s regional office in Sukkur. The director general also reviewed ongoing development work and said the Sindh government was upgrading SEPA’s regional offices with modern facilities to strengthen environmental governance and improve public services. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Directors Mir Mureed Ali Talpur and Ajmal Khan Tunio, Law Officer Habib-ur-Rehman, Assistant Directors Dr Gul Ameer Sunbal and Asadullah Tunio, Executive Engineer Aftab Ali Ansari,…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Khairpur leader and lawyer Muhammad Saleh Ansari has alleged that administrative failures at Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) have placed the future of around 1,200 law graduates at risk. Speaking to journalists, Ansari claimed that the university’s registrar, controller of examinations and other officials should be held accountable over what he described as a controversy involving the verification of law degrees. He alleged that responsibility for the issue had been shifted onto affiliated law colleges instead of being addressed by the university administration. Ansari questioned how degrees were issued if there were concerns over the academic…

By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: Deputy Commissioner Altaf Ahmed Chachar has directed officials to complete all preparations for the upcoming polio booster campaign, stressing that every eligible child must be reached during the drive. Chairing a meeting at the DC Office’s Sachal Sarmast Darbar Hall, Chachar reviewed arrangements for the campaign, which will run from 6 to 13 August 2026. Officials briefed the meeting on preparations, missed children, field challenges and measures to address operational issues. The meeting was informed that 122,874 children aged between five and 10 years in 12 union councils will receive a polio booster dose during the campaign, while 115,502 children…

By Imtiaz Hussain KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari chaired a high-level meeting at Bilawal House on Wednesday to review a series of strategic development initiatives aimed at accelerating economic growth, attracting international investment and positioning Sindh as a regional centre for infrastructure, finance, technology and sustainable development. The meeting was attended by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Agha Wasif. During the meeting, the chief minister briefed the PPP chairman on three major strategic…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: The Sindh government has approved plans to modernise the province’s educational boards by introducing digital examination systems, specialised IT training and modern equipment under the Sindh Secondary Education Improvement Project (SSEIP), with support from the Asian Development Bank. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at the office of the Secretary for Universities. The meeting was attended by Secretary for Universities Muhammad Abbas Baloch, chairpersons of Intermediate, Secondary and Technical Education Boards from across Sindh, members of the Asian Development Bank’s fact-finding mission, Project Director Rizwan Soomro, Deputy Project Director Dr.…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: Professor Dr. Javeed Ahmed Phulpoto, Principal of Khairpur Medical College (KMC) and Chairman of the Teaching Hospital Management Board (THMB), carried out a detailed inspection of the college and the affiliated teaching hospital, directing staff to improve patient care and warning that negligence would not be tolerated. Accompanied by Vice Principal Dr. Mukhtiar Ahmed Lakho, AMS Dr. Syed Najaf Shah, Chief Administrator Dr. Farukh Bhanbhro and Administrator Dr. Tariq Soomro, Dr. Phulpoto visited the medical college’s F-Block, lecture halls, central laboratory, emergency ward, outpatient department (OPD), radiology department and several hospital wards. During the inspection of…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: Farmers staged a protest and sit-in at Khanpur Mahar Bypass in Ghotki district on Monday, demanding immediate action to address what they described as a severe shortage of irrigation water in several canals. The demonstration was led by Haji Mahar, Yaseen Mahar, Shaukat and other growers, who carried banners and placards while chanting slogans in support of their demands. The protesters said water supplies in Bombali Wah, Mubarakpur Minor and Bukhari Minor had remained critically low for several days, leaving standing crops at risk of drying out and raising concerns that agricultural land could become barren. They added that livestock owners…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: Ali Khurshidi visited Mirpurkhas on Wednesday, promising to raise the city’s issues in the Sindh Assembly and push for development projects to improve public services. The opposition leader was welcomed by workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan, party office-bearers and local residents. During the visit, he met party workers, community leaders and people from different walks of life to discuss challenges facing the city, including healthcare, education, employment and development. Khurshidi also toured several neighbourhoods, where he met residents, listened to their concerns and reviewed the condition of civic facilities. Residents called for the…

By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: The Finance and Planning Committee of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development (BBS-UTECH) held its 14th meeting to review the university’s financial plans for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The meeting was chaired by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Rasool Bux Mahar, who welcomed committee members, including Professor Dr Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Nawaz Ali Tunio, Deputy Secretary of the Universities and Boards Department representing the department’s secretary, Sohail Humayoon, Deputy Director Finance representing the Higher Education Commission, Feroz Mahar, Director Finance of the Sindh Higher Education Commission, Professor Dr Manthar Ali Kerio, Dean of the…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: A protest camp demanding the recovery of missing children, including Priya Kumari, entered its sixth consecutive day at the Babarloi Bypass in Khairpur, with families, lawyers, political activists and members of civil society continuing their sit-in. The demonstration, organised by the Priya Kumari Action Committee, called for the recovery of several missing children, including Priya Kumari, Ujala Solangi, Saba Kalhoro, Naveed Lashari, Asifa Mughal and Khushi Mahar. Addressing the gathering, relatives of the missing children, including Priya Kumari’s father Raja Kumar, Ujala Solangi’s father Shamsuddin Solangi, Asifa Mughal’s father Arshad Ali Mughal, Khushi Mahar’s father Ghulam…