Sindh
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that the Centre has not released 68
billion rupees out of share of Sindh in the federation.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 12, 2017
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Sixty-Seven Years of Pakistan
Freedom movements in contemporary Pakistan suggest that at least Sindh and Balochistan are bound to emerge as separate sovereign countries sooner or later.
12 dissenters killed, over 100 detained in Sindh, Pakistan
Sindh Police, Pakistan Rangers and intelligence agencies like Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) have allegly launched the unannounced military operation in natural resources rich Sindh province against the secessionist Sindhi nationalist parties.
Pakistan's secret dirty war
By Declan Walsh In Balochistan, mutilated corpses bearing the signs of torture keep turning up, among them lawyers, students and farm workers. Why is no one investigating and what have they got to do with the bloody battle for Pakistan's largest province?
Protest against water shortage in Sindh
Hundreds of growers held protests sit in Sukkur city against
water shortage in the area. Meanwhile the growers from Fareedabad held protest
demonstration against water shortage.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 12, 2017
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At UNHRC, India slams Pak for nurturing terror
ndia has again slammed Pakistan for "preaching and nurturing" terrorism
at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), accusing it of violating human
rights in both PoK and Balochistan.
Raising the issue at the 35th session of UNHRC, the government said Pakistan needed to rein in its "compulsive hostility" towards India and acknowledge that the entire state of J&K is an integral part of India.
Read details in Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-unhrc-india-slams-pak-for-nurturing-terror/articleshow/59061615.cms
Raising the issue at the 35th session of UNHRC, the government said Pakistan needed to rein in its "compulsive hostility" towards India and acknowledge that the entire state of J&K is an integral part of India.
Read details in Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-unhrc-india-slams-pak-for-nurturing-terror/articleshow/59061615.cms
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June 9, 2017
UNHCR to help Balochistan varsity set up refugees studies centre
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) signed on
Wednesday a partnership agreement with the Balochistan University of
Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences.
The collaboration is aimed at establishing a Centre for Refugees and Migration Studies (CRMS), besides providing training to refugee teachers and creating business studies opportunity for refugee students at the university.
Read details in Express Tribune: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1430130/unhcr-help-balochistan-varsity-set-refugees-studies-centre/
The collaboration is aimed at establishing a Centre for Refugees and Migration Studies (CRMS), besides providing training to refugee teachers and creating business studies opportunity for refugee students at the university.
Read details in Express Tribune: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1430130/unhcr-help-balochistan-varsity-set-refugees-studies-centre/
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Centre has not taken Sindh into confidence on CPEC projects, says Murad
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has complained that the federal
government has not taken the provincial government into confidence over
the Sukkur-Multan highway and other projects being executed under the
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Read details in daily Dawn
Read details in daily Dawn
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IS claims 2 Chinese nationals kidnapped from Quetta killed
The militant Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed it had killed two Chinese nationals who were abducted from Quetta last month, BBC reported.
China
and Pakistan both have said they are probing the IS claim that two
Chinese teachers kidnapped in Pakistan have been killed.
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Protest by ingenious for employment in Polish company in Dadu
Indigenous
natives held protest demonstration in hilly Chhini town of district Dadu for
employment rights of native indigenous people in a Polish natural resources
exploration company.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 9, 2017
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Grower’s protest march against water shortage in Sindh
Growers from Sajawal in district Thatta held 8 kilometer
long protest march against water shortage in the district. The protesters said
that 62 waterways of the district are facing water shortage. On the other hand, growers in Ghulamulah town
of district Thatta held protest demonstration against water shortage. Meanwhile
growers of Bhan town in district Dadu have also protested against water
shortage.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 9, 2017
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Sindh gives top priority to education once again
Keeping in line with previous years, education has been given top
priority in the Sindh budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year with an
increase of 24%.
Presenting the budget in the Sindh Assembly on Monday, Chief Minister
Murad Ali Shah said the increase in non-salary allocation for the
education sector is much higher and has been increasing over the years.
A total of Rs202 billion has been allocated to the education department in the new budget, a huge jump from its previous allocation of Rs163 billion. Rs21 billion has been allocated for education in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) from the total of Rs244 billion for ongoing and new schemes in all sectors. Education gets 6.1% of the total Rs344 billion ADP in 2017-18, including foreign funding, federal funds and district budgets.
Read more details in daily Express Tribune: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1428215/sindh-gives-top-priority-education/
A total of Rs202 billion has been allocated to the education department in the new budget, a huge jump from its previous allocation of Rs163 billion. Rs21 billion has been allocated for education in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) from the total of Rs244 billion for ongoing and new schemes in all sectors. Education gets 6.1% of the total Rs344 billion ADP in 2017-18, including foreign funding, federal funds and district budgets.
Read more details in daily Express Tribune: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1428215/sindh-gives-top-priority-education/
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June 6, 2017
Protest against water shortage in Tando Allahiyar
Growers
of Tando Allahyar protested against water shortage in the area.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 6, 2017
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200000 fishermen unemployed due to occupation of lakes
Pakistan Fosherfolk Forum leader Mohammad Ali Shah has said
that two hundred thousand fishermen and women are unemployed due to occupation
of sweet water bodies in the province. He said that nine Sindh province
ministers have occupied the sweet water lakes in Sindh.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 6, 2017
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Protest in Jhudu against water shortage
Residents
of Jhudu held protest against water shortage in Bugi minor waterway.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 4, 2017
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June 4, 2017
Drought like situation in mountainous areas of Sindh
Drought
like situation has been observed in the hilly and mountainous areas of Sindh.
The areas in Kirthar ranges are facing dearth of water and shortage of grain.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 4, 2017
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Dalit movement holds protest demonstration against atrocities
A
protest rally was organized in Mirpurkhas against rape of Tulsi Meghwar, abduction
of Gori Meghwar and death of Irfan Massih. Irfan Massih died since a doctor in
Umerkot refused to provide him medical treatment because he was Christian. Rally
was organized by Dalit Tahreek.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 4, 2017
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‘Suspicious’ shoot-out case sent to IG for inquiry
The administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts,
Karachi, directed on Thursday the provincial police officer to conduct
an inquiry into a suspicious shoot-out case.
The police
informed the court that Rashid Imdad sustained wounds during an
encounter with a police party of the Rizvia Society police station in a
Golimar locality a couple of days ago and an illicit weapon was found in
his possession.
Read details in daily Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1336806/suspicious-shoot-out-case-sent-to-ig-for-inquiry
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June 3, 2017
Umerkot sanitary worker dies after doctors refuse treatment of 'unclean' patient
A sanitary worker who fell unconscious while cleaning a
drain lost his life after doctors at Civil Hospital Umerkot allegedly
refused to treat him until his body was washed.
Thirty-year-old
Irfan and his three fellow workers had stepped down into a manhole at
Chhore Road Friday for a routine inspection when they fainted due to
suffocation, the victim's brother, Parvez, told Dawn.
Read details in Daily Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1336977/umerkot-sanitary-worker-dies-after-doctors-refuse-treatment-of-unclean-patient
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Protest against water shortage in Naseerabad and Jhudo
Residents
of Naseerabad town held protest against drinking water shortage in the area.
Meanwhile the residents of Jhudo town have protested against water shortage in Sangi
waterway.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 3, 2017
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Police and Bahiriya town authorities tried to demolish Sindhi settlement in Karachi
Bahriya
(Naval) Town authorities and police force tried to demolish an old Sindhi
settlement of Gadap town Goth Nawaz Ali Bagh. Bahiriya (Naval) Town is
settlement project which is meant to construct housing schemes for non-Sindhi
for being settled in Sindh.
Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz, June 3, 2017
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Protests against water shortage in Naseeraad
Residents
of Nseerabad town of district Larkana held protest against water shortage in
the area.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, June 2, 2017
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June 2, 2017
Protests against water shortage Mirpurkhas, Daharki and Faridabad
Hundreds
of protesters took out a protest against water shortage in Mirpurkhas area. The
protesters also occupied the office of the Director, Nara canal. On the other hand, a large number
of growers held protest demonstration and gave sit in outside Ghotki Feeder in
Daharki against water shortage. Growers also protested in Sim Sorahdini against
water shortage. Meanwhile women of Faridabad
town have protested against water shortage in the area.
Courtesy:
Daily Awami Awaz, May 31, 2017
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May 31, 2017
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