Author: Imtiaz Hussain

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: More than 50 buffaloes were seized during a joint operation against illegal commercial livestock keeping within the municipal limits of Khairpur, officials said. The operation was carried out on the directives of the Deputy Commissioner of Khairpur and supervised by Assistant Commissioner Umamah Solangi. The team included Deputy Director Livestock Dr Nazir, Veterinary Officer and Focal Person Dr Asadullah Wasan, the SHO of A-Section Police, Assistant Mukhtiarkar Shiraz Hussain Phulpoto, SHO of the Anti-Encroachment Force Tariq Rind and Anti-Encroachment Inspector Aamir Hussain Phulpoto. Officials said the buffaloes were being kept in violation of government directives and…

By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: The Khairpur District Council has approved its Rs999.8 million budget for the 2026-27 financial year by a majority vote, allocating more than Rs315.7 million for development projects across the district. The budget session was held at the District Council Hall under the chairmanship of Nadir Shaukat Rajpar. It was attended by Vice Chairman Syed Fahad Ali Shah Jillani, Chief Officer Zohaib Ahmed Memon, elected council members and senior officials. Presenting the budget, Rajpar said it had been prepared with a focus on the needs of underdeveloped areas and aimed to improve basic public services, accelerate development…

By Imtiaz Hussain NAWABSHAH: The Finance and Planning Committee of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Shaheed Benazirabad, has approved the university’s budget for the 2026-27 financial year after reporting savings of Rs191.388 million during the previous fiscal year through tighter financial management. The decision was taken at the committee’s 20th meeting, chaired by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Madad Ali Shah. The meeting was attended by deans of various faculties, representatives of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the Sindh Higher Education Commission and senior university officials. Director Finance Ashfaq Hussain Sheikh presented the proposed budget for 2026-27, the revised financial…

By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former political secretary to ex-Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Lal Bux Mangi, has died at a private hospital in Karachi after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident a week earlier. According to details, Lal Bux Mangi was travelling from Karachi to Khairpur when a speeding trailer collided with his car near Daur in Nawabshah district. He suffered critical injuries and was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Karachi for treatment. He remained under medical care for a week but died on Monday during treatment, hospital sources…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: The Director General of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), Waqar Ahmed Phulpoto, discussed potential avenues for technical assistance with the Australian Consul General in Karachi, with talks focusing on the use of artificial intelligence for air quality monitoring, water stewardship and biogas technology as sustainable environmental solutions. Phulpoto, an Australia Awards alumnus, raised the issues while attending an alumni dinner organised under the Australia Awards Programme at a local hotel in Karachi. During the meeting, he discussed how artificial intelligence could strengthen real-time air quality monitoring across Sindh by improving the collection and analysis of…

By Imtiaz Hussain KARACHI: The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development (BBS-UTECH) held a pre-departure ceremony and orientation meeting for students and their parents selected under the International Multi-Country China–Foreign Joint Training Camp programme, officials said on Monday. The session was chaired by Vice Chancellor Rasool Bux Mahar and attended by Registrar Mir Sajjad Hussain Talpur, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology Manthar Ali Keerio and Programme Coordinator Arif Hussain. The Chinese partner institution, Hebei Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology, was represented online by its programme coordinator Hebei Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology Wang…

By Imtiaz Hussain SUKKUR: The Sindh Health Care Commission has sealed Al Saadat Blood Bank and Laboratory in Gambat and registered a case against its owner over allegations of supplying HIV contaminated blood that reportedly led to infections among children treated at the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences, officials said. According to reports, action was taken after several children in the pediatric ward of GIMS were diagnosed with HIV. The Health Care Commission launched an inquiry and visited the families of affected children to trace the source of blood used during treatment. During the investigation, parents told officials that blood…

By Imtiaz Hussain JAMSHORO: The Sindh government distributed scholarship cheques worth 50,000 rupees each to 750 students from minority communities at a ceremony held in Latif Hall at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, officials said. The event began with a recitation from the Holy Quran followed by the national anthem, attended by senior provincial officials, university heads and students. Under the Sindh Scholarship Scheme for 2025 to 2026, the Minority Affairs Department allocated 37.5 million rupees to support higher education. Secretary Jamshed Alam Memon said 2,257 applications were received, with 750 students selected on merit. Special Assistant to…

By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: A career counselling students society, in collaboration with the Pakistan Navy, organised a career induction session at the Students Society Centre focusing on the Short Service Commission Course 2026-B. The Pakistan Navy recruitment team conducted the session, which attracted participation from students across multiple academic disciplines. The session provided detailed guidance on eligibility criteria, online registration, initial testing, selection procedures and career opportunities within the Pakistan Navy. It was conducted by Lieutenant Commander Yasir Kamran Khawaja and Lieutenant Muhammad Mazhar Saleem, who briefed students on professional development, leadership, discipline and opportunities in national service. Students from…