Blaze News - Pakistan

Tempers flared and proceedings descended into chaos in the Sindh Assembly on Monday as lawmakers from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) staged a fierce protest over Karachi’s deepening water crisis, turning the house into a shouting arena where slogans drowned out official business and even the Question Hour became impossible to conduct. The session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed, witnessed unprecedented uproar as MQM lawmakers rose from their seats and chanted slogans demanding immediate restoration of water supply to Karachi’s parched neighbourhoods. The assembly floor resembled a fish market as opposition members refused to let proceedings continue, insisting that the city’s worsening water shortage be addressed without delay. Despite repeated appeals from the chair to maintain order and proceed with the scheduled agenda, MQM legislators continued their protest, arguing that Karachi residents were enduring unbearable conditions amid in...

Sindh on Thursday decided to impose a ban on the inter-provincial movement of wheat as part of a broader strategy to secure food supplies, curb hoarding, and stabilise market availability. Briefing the media on key cabinet decisions taken under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the move came amid rising wheat prices and aimed to ensure fair distribution and price stability across the province. He said the cabinet meeting approved a wide-ranging reform and development agenda covering health, education, transport, governance, and infrastructure, which reflected what he described as a “development-driven approach” of the provincial government. سینئر صوبائی وزیر شرجیل انعام میمن نے پریس کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ سندھ حکومت کی مؤثر پالیسیوں کے باعث گندم کی بمپر فصل ہوئی ہے۔ سندھ حکومت نے بے نظیر ہاری کارڈ کے ذریعے کسانوں کی معاونت کی ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ سندھ کابینہ نے گندم کی نقل و ...