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20 local govt officers suspended

LARKANA:As many as 20 Chief Officers, Chief Municipal Officers and Town Officers of several municipal committees, town committees and District Councils have been placed under suspension for defying government orders to return and misusing government vehicles taken back from ex-elected representatives.

 

In this connection a notification issued by the Local Government Department said that during suspension their headquarter shall be Sindh Local Government Board. The arrangement to draw salary shall remain unchanged and above shall be treated as a charge sheet, it further added.

 

They suspended officers include Iqbal Imtiaz Phulpoto of Jacobabad, Hafiz Mushtaque Ali Korejo of Naundero, Shafqat Ali of Mirpur Buriro, Syed Mohibullah Shah of Lakhi, Shakeel Soomro of Garhi Yasin, Banho Khan Mahar of Khan Garh, Razzak Shaikh of Moro, Nadeem Solangi of Bhiria, Salman Lund of Mirpur Mathelo and others.

 

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All MCs to be upgraded to Municipal Corporations: CM

DERA MURAD JAMALI:Jam Kamal Khan, Chief Minister Balochistan, arrived Dera Murad Jamali on Monday on his one-day visit. He was warmly welcomed by Provincial Ministers and other higher authorities.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Jam Kamal Khan said that soon all Municipal Committees of the province would be upgraded to the level of Municipal Corporations. He added the previous governments had introduced development schemes of individual nature while the incumbent provincial government was attaching priority to collective nature of development schemes.

 

He said 260 patients of cancer from Naseerabad were being treated free of cost. “Chattar to Dera Murad Jamali Road will further be extended so that far flung areas could be connected to big cities”, said Khan.

 

The measures are being adopted to provide job opportunities to the unemployed youth of the province, said the CM. Khan remarked that all inter colleges of the province would be upgraded to degree level. He said medical college would be established in Dera Murad Jamali, adding that the number of medical seats in medical colleges of the province had been increased to 350.

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UPDATED: Cop martyred in Larkana

LARKANA:A constable Muhammad Rafique Brohi was martyred within the limits of Bakrani police station near Sarya Laro here on Monday. SHO Bakrani police station Munwar Khaskheli told newsmen that three criminals tried to snatch a Chingchi 3-wheel loader. He said on the cries of the loader owner Rafique reached on the spot, chased them and tried to prevent the criminals but they opened fire at him in which he was martyred.

 

SSP Masood Bangash rushed to the spot after hearing the sad news along with DSP Bakrani Imam Bux Mithani. Police were chasing the criminals till filing of this report but neither any arrest was made nor any case was registered. DIGP Larkana Nasir Aftab Pathan also took notice of the issue and inquired about details of the unfortunate incident from the SSP.

 

Body of Rafique Brohi was shifted to Dokri hospital for fulfilling legal formalities. Phone calls made to the SSP Bangash to have further details were disconnected. PRO to the SSP Qatar Ali Kango said that Janaza Namaz will be held and then FIR will be registered against the accused.

 

The martyred cop was resident of village Arz Muhammad Brohi of Bakrani taluka and left behind a widow, five daughters and two sons to mourn his death.

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Quetta-Karachi highway blocked against gas shortage

QUETTA:Quetta-Karachi main highway was blocked at Chutu area of Mastung against non-availability of gas.

 

Protesters, including women, staged a protest sit-in on Quetta Karachi highway at the site of Chutu, District Mastung, blocking highway for all kind of traffic.

 

Demanding gas supply for the residents of Mastung, protesters said though gas valve had been laid some five years ago, but gas connections had not been provided to many villages of district Mastung.

 

They said time and again the matter had been brought into the notice of higher authorities of SSGC, but no action had so far been taken. They called on authorities to provide gas facilities to all the areas of Mastung.

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62 SSPs, SPs, ASPs, DSPs to provide security on BB’s death anniversary

LARKANA:The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Mushtaque Ahmed Mahar, has placed services of 62 police officers of Sindh police which include 18 SSPs, SPs, ASPs, Commandant PTC Shahdadpur, Principal RTC Khairpur, and 43 DSPs of various districts of the province at the disposal of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Larkana Range, in connection with security duties and arrangements during 13th death anniversary of Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutto which is being observed on Sunday, 27th December, 2020, at her final resting place in Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto.

 

In this connection an order has been issued by the IGP copies of which have been sent to all the relevant officers who have been instructed to ensure to maintain law and order situation during the event.

 

They all will also ensure to obstruct terrorist activity that may cause huge loss to public and property. These officers have also been instructed to strictly ensure implementation of various instructions/SOPs issued by the federal/provincial government as well by Sindh police for social distancing at the venues to control spread of COVID-19.

 

The SSPs include Captain (R) Ameer Saud Magsi of Khairpur, Umar Tufail of Ghotki, Muhammad Anwar Bugti, Principal, RTC Khairpur, Altaf Hussain Laghari of Naushehro Feroze, Usman Ghani Siddiqui of Sanghar, Faisal Bashir Memon of Mirpurkhas, Shah Jahan of Umarkot, Hassan Sardar Ahmed Khan of Tharparkar, Muhammad Anwar Khetran of Jamshoro, Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh of Dadu, Shabir Ahmed Sethar of Badin, Abdul Salam Shaikh of Hyderabad and others.

 

It must be mentioned here that the entire top leadership of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is expected to participate in the event to show their strength for which local PPP leaders continue to hold meetings with notables to bring more and more people in the gathering.

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Two bar members oppose Maryam’s address to Larkana High Court Bar

LARKANA:Invitation extended to Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PML-Nawaz Vice President, by Ashfaque Abro, general secretary, High Court Bar Association, to address the bar is illegal and unconstitutional as it was sent without approval of the general body meeting. This was stated by Member, Managing Committee advocates Abdul Rauf Korai and Qadir Bux Bhatti while addressing newsmen at local press club Monday.

 

They said the invitation has been extended on bogus 400 signatures and most of the signatories are not even members of the bar. They said many signatures are of students. They said how can the invitation be extended to Maryam when her family has been talking against the state.

 

They said if Maryam Nawaz is allowed to address Bar then they will not only resist but will also protest. They said political dispute is already going on in the country adding PDM is also trying to hold a jalsa in Larkana.

 

They said several NAB cases are already pending against Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawan then on what account she has been invited to address the bar here. They said if she can be invited then Tego Khan Tegani should also be called to address the bar. They said they will never like to call Maryam for addressing the bar and hit the judicial system.

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(CITY): NAHE, HEC to begin training for employees

Islamabad:The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) is organizing a series of trainings under its capacity building programme. This includes trainings for HEC staff in collaboration with the National Information Technology Board (NITB).

 

The trainings will begin on Tuesday, 22nd December, with a comprehensive session on E-office procedure. E-office is an electronic system of office and operational management which will help make functions more efficient and improve accountability at HEC.

 

The programme is being implemented across various ministries in the government, and has been approved by the Federal Cabinet and the National e-Government Council.

 

The capacity building programme will have weekly workshops for HEC employees. It will last for next four weeks, and is expected to train more than 600 individuals. This will help support staff as services increasingly move online and ensure efficiency, consistency and transparency across the board.

 

NAHE is established as a stand-alone, autonomous institution operating under the auspices of HEC to improve the quality of teaching, research and governance in higher education institutions across Pakistan. It is envisioned as the premier institution for quality research and teaching related to all aspects of higher education in Pakistan. This series of trainings is one of multiple ongoing NAHE endeavours at HEC.