Karachi

PPP urges Jamaat to place apart variations for ‘betterment of Karachi’

Published

2 months ago

January 18, 2023

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Schooling Saeed Ghani on Wednesday mentioned that Jamaat-e-Islami is on Pakistan Peoples Occasion’s (PPP) precedence for talks over forming an alliance to nominate Karachi’s mayor.

Based on the outcomes launched in toto by the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) greater than 48 hours after the vote, the PPP is within the lead with success in 91 Union Councils out of 235, whereas JI stands second with victories in 88 UCs, and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) got here third after profitable in 40 UCs.

Amid the finalisation of outcomes, the minister hinted his social gathering may type an alliance with JI however dominated out any risk to hitch forces with the social gathering of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Ghani mentioned the data being supplied to the Karachi president of the spiritual social gathering, Naeem ur-Rehman, just isn’t right. He added that even PPP’s profitable candidates have requested recounting claiming that their votes have been much less.

Criticising the runner-up social gathering, the minister alleged that JI held the returning officer in District West hostage.

In the meantime, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah assured Rehman of addressing all his “legitimate” issues, because the social gathering retains Sindh’s ruling social gathering on the right track concerning the outcomes of native authorities polls in Karachi.

Shah requested Rehman to method the fee concerning their issues and promised to play a impartial function within the decision of JI’s points.

Karachi

Jamaat to protest underreporting of Karachi inhabitants in census

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24 hours ago

March 30, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami has introduced a protest exterior the Governor’s Home in Karachi towards what it calls a “conspiracy” to underreport the metropolis’ inhabitants within the upcoming census.

Hafiz Naeem ur-Rehman, president of the Karachi wing of the occasion, and Idara Noor-e-Haq expressed considerations in regards to the census course of and demanded that each particular person residing in Karachi ought to be counted as a resident of town.

The Jamaat chief additional demanded that Karachi ought to have illustration within the provincial and nationwide assemblies primarily based on its precise inhabitants.

He criticised the ruling Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) coalition for not enjoying their due position in reference to the precise counting of Karachi’s inhabitants and lambasted the Muttahida Qaumi Motion-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Peoples Celebration (PPP) over their twin requirements in relation to the rights of Karachi.

Rehman additionally alleged that the PPP was afraid of the census in Karachi as it might result in a chief minister from the mega metropolis and would shake the feudalism that gives bases for the rule of the PPP in inside areas of the province.

He demanded transparency within the strategy of the census and a mechanism to verify the registration of individuals and statistics on the block code degree.

Karachi

PTI lawmaker from Karachi handed over to police on remand

Published

3 weeks ago

March 13, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

KARACHI: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, who was “picked up” from his Karachi residence by unidentified plainclothesmen, was handed over to the police for a two-day bodily remand by an anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) Monday.

Arsalan Taj Hussain, the get together’s lawmaker from PS-102 (Karachi East-IV), and the overall secretary within the metropolis, is accused of involvement in clashes outdoors deputy commissioner Kemari’s workplace.

The police requested a 10-day remand, however the courtroom granted solely two days.

Chatting with reporters after his courtroom look, Hussain stated that he’s a employee of former prime minister Imran Khan and won’t abandon him at any price.

On Sunday, police performed an in a single day raid and arrested Taj from his residence. Greater than 12 hours after his arrest, Sindh Police revealed that Taj was arrested in reference to the assault on the constructing in Keamari.

A police spokesperson claimed that Hussain, together with some PTI activists, attacked the workplace, leading to a case being registered underneath terrorism sections.

Karachi

Murad inaugurates polio vaccination marketing campaign in Karachi

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3 weeks ago

March 13, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a polio eradication marketing campaign in Karachi on Monday by administering polio drops to kids.

In accordance with Shah, Sindh has not reported a single case of polio within the final thirty-three months.

In his speech on the marketing campaign ceremony, Shah urged mother and father to cooperate with polio groups with the intention to defend the way forward for Pakistan and eradicate the illness from the nation.

In the course of the marketing campaign, polio drops will likely be administered to five.6 million kids underneath the age of 5 in high-risk districts of the province, totaling 16 in quantity.