Hundreds of families displaced by the demolition drives along Karachi's Gujjar, Orangi and Mehmoodabad nullahs have condemned the Sindh government for abandoning them in dire living conditions nearly four years after their homes were bulldozed.
Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar has ordered an investigation into complaints from Chinese investors regarding harassment and extortion by Sindh police. The allegations, raised in a petition before the Sindh High Court, claim police demanded bribes and obstructed daily activities. Lanj
In an incident in Balochistan's Musa Khel, the Territories stopped a convoy of vehicles coming from Pakistan's Punjab, including a passenger bus and killed 23 people in the firing incident that occurred in the Rarasham area of Tingri tehsil.
The Sindh government has imposed Section 144 in the south zone of the province in anticipation of a protest ahead of the provincial assembly, which will be convening its preliminary session with the newly elected members, according to Geo News.
Two Sindh government officials have been dismissed in Pakistan after being charged with forgery in the Sindh Public Service Commission (PSC) examination 2020, The Express Tribune reported.
Sindh's caretaker Chief Minister, Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar, has called on the public to ensure the use of face masks amid Karachi's worsening air quality, ARY News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a letter to the Sindh government, asked the Balochistan chief secretary to immediately reshuffle the additional chief secretary and three other senior officials of the province, The News International reported.
According to Daily Kawish, the grand operation should focus on criminal gangs/groups, their facilitators, and also take strict action against forces involved in Kabila forces, dacoits and criminal gangs in cities and it should also be ensured that minorities have a sense of total safety.
They claimed that the highly influential businessmen were paying Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 75,000 to 1,00,000 per vehicle as bribes to district food officials, administration and police to move their wheat-loaded heavy vehicles to Afghanistan.
An official handout signed by the ECP spokesperson announced the electoral body's decision while ordering the Sindh government to ensure "foolproof preparations for peaceful elections," as per the news report.
A Chinese company has written to the Sindh government that its workers are being threatened by armed persons and has requested security for them, reported Pak vernacular media Intekhab Daily.