MQM submits motion in Sindh Assembly against heavy E-challans
- 29-Oct-2025
KARACHI: An MQM member of Sindh Assembly submitted adjournment motion in the provincial legislature on Wednesday over heavy challans amid absence of proper roads and transport. MQM MPA Adil Askari has submitted adjournment motion and said that the government without ensuring safety measures has enforced E-challan system for traffic violations in Karachi. Dilapidated roads causing […]
Sindh parliamentary committee approves Rs300,000 hike in MPAs’ salaries
- 27-Aug-2025
KARACHI: A special parliamentary committee on Wednesday approved a substantial hike in the salaries of Sindh Assembly members (MPAs), increasing their monthly pay from Rs160,000 to more than Rs450,000, ARY News reported, citing sources. The provincial parliamentary meeting, chaired by Speaker Awais Qadir Shah, was attended by Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, opposition leader MQM-P’s […]
Various mafias jointly running Karachi, alleges Ali Khursheedi
- 23-Jun-2025
KARACHI: Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Ali Khursheedi, on Monday alleged that various mafias jointly running Karachi. “The city’s administration has turned it a ‘Temu version’ of the Mexico City”, MQM’s Ali Khursheedi said while speaking at the floor of the provincial legislature during debate on Sindh’s annual budget for FY 2025-26. He said […]
Karachi water shortage: JI announces protest outside Sindh Assembly
- 17-Jun-2025
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) announced on Tuesday a protest outside Sindh Assembly against the worsening water shortage in Karachi, ARY News reported. Addressing a press conference, JI Karachi chief Munem Zafar criticized both the federal and Sindh governments for neglecting Karachi in their budgets 2025-26. “There is nothing allocated specifically for Karachi in Rs3.4 trillion budget. […]
Polling underway for Sindh’s vacant Senate seat
- 06-May-2025
KARACHI: Polling underway at the Sindh Assembly for vote on the vacant general seat of the Senate on Tuesday (today). The Senate seat was vacated after death of the PPP’s veteran Senator Taj Haider. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue without break until 4:00pm in the Sindh Assembly Hall. PPP has awarded ticket to […]
Sindh Universities Amendment Bill 2025 passed by provincial assembly
- 17-Feb-2025
KARACHI: The provincial assembly on Monday passed the Sindh Universities Amendment Bill 2025 despite opposition’s protest, ARY News reported. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Law, Ziaul Hassan Lanjar tabled the Sindh Universities Amendment Bill 2025 before the house. The session saw uproar from opposition members, with MQM legislators chanting slogans against the bill. Following the […]
Sindh Assembly passes Agriculture Income Tax bill 2025
- 03-Feb-2025
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the Agriculture Income Tax Bill 2025 after earlier the law was approved by the provincial cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. “We have been bluntly told that the IMF team will not arrive, and the country will default if the agriculture tax bill not passed into […]
Missing children’s families stage protest outside Sindh Assembly
- 31-Jan-2025
KARACHI: The families of two children- Aaliyan and Ali Raza who went missing from Karachi’s Garden West are on January 14- have staged a protest sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly demanding their return, ARY News reported. The investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Aaliyan and 6-year-old Ali has hit a roadblock, despite the emergence of […]
’81 industries shut down in 5 years due to electricity crisis’
- 24-Sep-2024
The Sindh Assembly was on Monday informed that 81 industrial units, including 10 textile mills and five sugar mills, have shut down over the past five years due to the persistent electricity crisis. In response to queries from lawmakers, Parliamentary Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department, Ali Ahmed, told the house that the provincial government […]
MQM submits resolution against IPPs in Sindh Assembly
- 24-Jul-2024
KARACHI: The MQM-Pakistan has submitted a resolution in Sindh Assembly against the independent power producers (IPPs), ARY News reported on Wednesday. Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Ali Khurshidi and Najam Mirza submitted resolution in the assembly’s secretariat. “It will become an issue of survival if capacity charges continued to be paid to the IPPs,” […]