Author: Sajjad Shah

By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: Vascular surgery services will now be available at Karachi’s trauma center, the Sindh minister for health and population welfare, Dr Azra Pechuho, has said, as the provincial government moves to expand specialist care and tighten controls on hospital medicines. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Pechuho said hospitals were digitizing their medicine supply systems to prevent drugs from being sold outside official channels. She said a digital tracking system had already been launched at Civil Hospital Karachi, allowing medicines to be traced more easily. The minister said action was also under way against unqualified practitioners,…

By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted a farewell luncheon at the Chief Minister’s House to honor Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon and Provincial Secretaries Dr. Shireen Narejo and Dr. Mansoor, who are set to retire on 1 January. The event was attended by provincial ministers including Ziaul Hasan Lanjhar and Syed Sardar Shah, Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Additional IGs, Principal Secretary Agha Wasif, Commissioner Karachi Hasan Naqvi, Chairman Planning & Development Najm Shah, Secretary Finance Fayyaz Jatoi, and other senior officials. Ghulam Nabi Memon joined the police service in 1991…

Murad Ali Shah hails World Bank partnership as cornerstone of Sindh’s post-crisis recovery, stressing global cooperation as key to sustainable development By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday chaired a detailed review meeting on ongoing and proposed World Bank–supported development projects in the province, stressing the importance of international partnerships for Sindh’s reform and recovery agenda. The meeting was attended by a 10-member World Bank delegation led by the country director, Bolormaa Amgaabazar, along with provincial ministers, advisers, the chief secretary, the mayor of Karachi, relevant secretaries and senior officials, according to the chief…

By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: Sindh’s minister for prisons and works and services Ali Hassan Zardari visited the Inspectorate General of Sindh Prisons and Correctional Service on Tuesday, where he chaired a high-level meeting on the introduction of a modern wireless communication system across the province’s jails. Ali Hassan Zardari was received by the inspector general of prisons and welcomed with a guard of honour. Senior prison officials later joined the meeting to review plans for installing a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR Tier-II) wireless network in Sindh’s prison system. officials said the proposed system would provide secure, fast and coordinated communication,…

By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has ordered all provincial departments to conduct government procurement exclusively through the e-procurement system, known as ePAD, in a move aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in public spending. The directive, officials said, reflects a broader push by the provincial government to modernize procurement processes and ensure fair competition in government contracts. A spokesperson for the chief minister’s office said Shah emphasized that every purchase of government equipment in Sindh must now be processed through ePAD. He highlighted that a transparent and standardized approach was essential to restoring public…

Central Executive Committee gathering, chaired by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, assesses national landscape and addresses internal party concerns By Sajjad Shah KARACHI: In a significant gathering that underscored its strategic posture, the top leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) convened at Bilawal House on Monday for a meeting of its Central Executive Committee to deliberate on the nation’s fraught political landscape. The high-level huddle, which was chaired by the party chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, saw the attendance of a full roster of the party’s most senior figures. The presence of President Asif Ali Zardari, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, Sindh Chief Minister Syed…