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Dawn 21 October 2011 Seat vacated by Mirza a tough call for Zardari By Khawar Ghumman | From the http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/22/seat-vacated-by-mirza-a-tough-call-for-zardari.html ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Had the by-election been for any other constituency in Sindh, the PPP leadership would have taken a decision quickly. But the PS-57 seat in Badin district has special significance. That’s why the party high command is burning the proverbial midnight oil to decide who from among its members should contest the election. The seat has been vacated by former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza,...
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The Express Tribune Unpaid health workers ratchet up protests By Z Ali Published: October 7, 2011 http://tribune.com.pk/story/268434/unpaid-health-workers-ratchet-up-protests/ HYDERABAD: After four months without pay, nearly 26,000 staffers of the government’s family planning and primary healthcare unit have decided to protest. These healthcare workers are paid Rs7,000 a month and they are on contract, meaning their jobs are not permanent. Starting Tuesday, thousands of them went on hunger strikes and sit-ins in cities from Dadu to Tando Muhammad Khan. They are organised on a platform...
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The News Govt must lessen flood victims’ hardships: CJ Shoaib A Raja Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Link: http://thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=9134&Cat=13&dt=9/27/2011 ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday said the government must take immediate steps to lessen the hardships of flood affected people and directed the Sindh Government to submit before the court within the next ten days a fresh report regarding relief so far provided to flood affectees in Sindh. A three-member bench of the apex court, comprising CJ Chaudhry, Justice...
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The Express Tribune SC rejects Sindh govt’s assessment report By Qaiser Zulfiqar Published: September 23, 2011 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Sindh government’s assessment report on the devastation caused by floods which have inundated large parts of the province again this year. The bench said the report was ‘concocted’ and directed the Sindh government to present another report based on facts by September 26. The federal and Sindh governments were asked to inform the court whether last year’s flood inquiry commission’s recommendations were...
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Dawn September 21, 2011 Marvi requests SC to order revival of flood commission Ms Marvi, who toured Badin, Thatta, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and Thar districts recently, alleged that the rainfall was predicted by the Met Department this year and by the Climate Change Committee of the National Assembly last year, of which she was the chairperson. ISLAMABAD: Former PML-Q legislator Marvi Memon requested the Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the revival of the Flood Inquiry Commission with a view to determining if the government had failed to carry out its recommendations and which...
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The Express Tribune Still active: Marvi attempts to call attention to flood devastation Published: September 20, 2011 PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVED/EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Former MNA Marvi Memon filed additional documents on Monday, in support of her petition on the destruction caused by floods last year, to bring to the Supreme Court’s notice that the government has yet to implement its verdict, even as the floods have once again devastated Sindh this year. The Supreme Court had disposed of the petition with directions to the federal and Sindh governments to implement the flood...
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