ISLAMABAD: The tax payment by Prime Minister Imran Khan surged by 172 per cent to Rs282,449 in tax year ending on June 30, 2018 from Rs103,763 a year ago, while that of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi saw a robust increase, making him the highest taxpaying parliamentarian in the country.
KARACHI – Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed a bill, enabling the provincial government to promote students of matric, intermediate and technical boards without taking examinations due to outbreak of COVID-19.
KARACHI: Amid protest and boycott by the opposition, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that enabled the provincial government to promote students of matriculation, intermediate and technical boards without taking examinations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
KARACHI – The treasury and opposition lawmakers kept labeling allegations and counter allegations on each other as discussion on budget for fiscal year 2020-21 entertered the second day in the Sindh Assembly.
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho informed the Sindh Assembly on Thursday that the coronavirus situation in the province was getting worse to the extent that now, Covid-19 cases would pop up from every household.
KARACHI: Participants in a meeting of the Sindh government steering committee on education chaired by Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Tuesday approved the recommendations of its sub-committee to promote students of class nine to class 12 to the next levels without examinations.
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday strongly condemned the federal government’s decision of issuing a no-objection certificate to a power generation concern for developing a 25-megawatt hydropower project on the Chashma-Jhelum (CJ) Link Canal and adopted a unanimous resolution against it.
KARACHI – The elections for the speaker and deputy speaker Sindh Assembly slots would be held today (Wednesday) and two candidates each for both the slots will be vying for the posts from opposition and treasury benches.