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Articles for author: Hanif Samoon

July 28, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Sindh cabinet writes off Rs7.2bn loan advanced to govt depts in 1982 Industrial enclaves being set up at Sukkur, Hyd

KARACHI: The provincial cabinet in its third sitting within the last two weeks took up an important agenda and decided to write off Rs7.2 billion old loans advanced to different government departments and organizations.It also decided to launch e-registration, e-mutation, and e-crop assessment project under the Board of Revenue and decided to allot land for the establishment of state-of-art Industrial Enclaves in Sukkur and Hyderabad. The meeting was chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at CM House and was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, Chief Secretary Dr Mohammad Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, PSCM

July 28, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Murad Ali Shah says Sindh Assembly could be dissolved on Aug11

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah suggested the possibility of dissolving the provincial legislature on August 11 to facilitate the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by providing it three months to hold polls. The tenure of the National Assembly and provincial assemblies is set to expire on August 12 and meetings are under way between the coalition partners for the caretaker set-up.If the government is dissolved before the National Assembly completes its term on August 12, elections would be held within the next 90 days. If the assembly completes its tenure, the ECP is bound to hold polls within

July 27, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Sindh will be the first province to introduce ‘Transgender Education Policy,’ says Syed Sardar Ali Shah

KARACHI: The Education and Culture Minister of Sindh, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, has said that Sindh is going to be the first province to approve the Transgender Education Policy. The Pakistan Peoples Party has consistently shown its commitment to promoting the welfare of marginalized communities, and today, they demonstrated their dedication to ensuring equal educational opportunities for transgender individuals in the country. This historic announcement was made during an important meeting held here in Karachi, where the Transgender Education Policy draft and its implementation plan were discussed with key stakeholders. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Chief Advisor JICA

July 25, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Arbab Lutfullah, CEO Lahore Qalandars vow to organize Pakistan Hockey Premier League

KARACHI: Arbab Lutfullah, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Sports has said that they have stepped in to revive the pristine glory of hockey in the country by organizing Pakistan Hockey Premier League with the collaboration of the officials of Lahore Qalandars. Arbab Lutuf addressed the press conference at Abdul Sattar Edhi Stadium along with star cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi, the CEO of Lahore Qalndar Atif Rana, Aqib Javed, Olompians and former hockey stars Qaleemullah. Nasir Ali and others vowed to promote hockey in the country.He said that the provincial government of Sindh every year allocated Rs 100 million

July 18, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Arbab Lutfullah warns officials to ensure judicious supply of irrigation water

BADIN: Arbab Lutfullah, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Sports, has warned the officials of irrigation officials to mend their ways and ensure the just and judicious distribution of irrigation water among the farmers and growers of Badin district. Arbab Lutfullah speaking to the media persons here on Tuesday said that he had already requested Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro to order officials to release the required gauges of water in the canals emanating from Kotri Barrage so that all farmers and growers could get enough water to cultivate the rice, the chief crop of the current

July 17, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Senior irrigation official booked for stealing water

BADIN: Ghulam Abbas Panhwar, the executive engineer of Akram Wah was booked by Pangrio police on the charges of stealing and stopping the flow of water in one of the biggest irrigation canals of the region. The Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Sports, Arbab Lutufullah taking notice of the frequent protests registered by the growers and farmers of the district, contacted the Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro for the remedial measures and to ensure the just and judicious distribution of irrigation water. Mr Shoro directed the director of Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (Sida) Ghulam Mujatab Dhamrah,

July 8, 2023

Hanif Samoon

AJK was and will and always be an integral part of Pakistan (Opinion)

The stance of Pakistan’s state intuitions over Indian—held Jammu and Kashmir has been clear since the very inception of the country and it is rightly considered to be ill-intention of those, who were actually at the helm of the affairs when the division was taking place in the sub-continent in the late 1940s. The founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Jinnah during his lifetime consistently made it clear on Indian rulers that their occupation was totally illegal, unjustified, inhuman, and uncalled for and he had rightly termed the beautiful valley as the jugular vein of Pakistan. The great Jinnah always wanted to

January 31, 2023

Hanif Samoon

PPP emerged as single largest party and has right to form City Govt : Murad Shah

KARACHI Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged the single largest party in the local bodies’ elections, therefore it has the right to have its mayor. “Had the MQM not boycotted the [local govt] elections our opponents would not have taken such a number of seats and this they know very well. ”This he said while talking to the media just after presiding over the Convocation of NAPA at Hindu Gymkhana on Tuesday. To a question, the CM said that had there been some compulsions that’s why the Sindh government wanted

January 26, 2023

Hanif Samoon

Sport best activity to promote tolerance, says CM Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the sport is such a marvellous activity that promotes tolerance, and brings people together, otherwise intolerance is eating into the vitals of our society. This he said while speaking at the concluding ceremony of Syed Nauman Ahsan DG Sindh Higher Education Commission Cricket match organized at NED University ground. Vice Chancellor NED University Prof Sarosh Lodhi, Chairman Higher Education Commission Tariq Rafi, and others were present on the occasion. Mr Shah said that civilized societies have abandoned their instincts of intolerance and they do not like such attitudes. They

January 24, 2023

Hanif Samoon

CM Sindh, Asad Mahmood discuss NHA roads in Sindh, agree to remove bottlenecks for completion of works

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Communication Asad Mahmood in their meeting at CM House on Tuesday agreed to strengthen coordination between the provincial government and the National Highway Authority (NHA) so that ongoing road sector schemes of NHA in the province could be completed well in time. The meeting was attended by Minister Works Zia Abbas Shah, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, SMBR Baqaullah Unar, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, Secretary Works, Secretary Finance Sajid Jamal Abro while from the federal government Secretary Communication Cap retd Muhammad Khurram, Member Sindh NHA Munir

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