KARACHI: Sindh government has fixed minimum wage for unskilled laborers at Rs17,500, a statement said on Wednesday.
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Sindh shuts schools till March 13 on Coronavirus fear
KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to further extend the closure of schools between March 01 and March 13, 2020 owing to coronavirus threat.
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Sindh launches action against illegal construction
KARACHI: The Sindh government has directed authorities to initiate stern action against builders involved in the construction of illegal construction of buildings.
A meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah was held at his office on Monday.
The meeting reviewed the incidents of buildings that recently collapsed in Karachi and Sukkur. Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani told that people get the NOC for constructing ground plus one but later build five stories illegally.
Zaffar Abbas, Director General, Sindh Building Control Authority, informed that the building, which collapsed in Karachi’s Timber Market area was declared dangerous but the residents were not prepared to vacate it.
Director-General told that currently there were 382 dangerous buildings in the old city area for which the public had been informed through advertisements.
Chief Secretary directed the DG, SBCA to submit a detailed report about 382 buildings declared dangerous and also initiate action under the law against illegal builders.
The Chief Secretary constituted a committee headed by Commissioner Karachi for preparing rehabilitation plans for the residents of dangerous buildings.
The provincial government would establish Sindh Urban and Regional Master Plan Authority 2020 and the draft of the proposed Authority had been sent to the law department for vetting. Soon after the vetting, the draft of the plan would be submitted to the cabinet and the provincial assembly for approval and legislation.
The officials of local government and planning & development departments gave a detailed presentation on the proposed plan.
The meeting was informed that legislation is required to establish Sindh Urban and Regional Master Plan Authority separately from Sindh Building Control Authority.
Chief Secretary directed the Secretary Local Government Roshan Ali Sheikh to submit the Draft Plan to the Cabinet without further delay.
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K-Electric warns of crisis on non-payment of dues by Sindh departments
KARACHI: K-Electric – the power generation and distribution company – has demanded the Sindh government to pay the dues on urgent basis as non-payment will result into potential crisis for Karachi city.
In a letter to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah the power utility requested for support in expediting the release of outstanding dues of different department of the provincial government.
The K-Electric said it was facing severe cashflow issues due to the non-payment of dues by the government of Sindh. The company is working tirelessly to manage its routine operations and maintainance along with the purchase of power for the smooth functioning of the operations and to supply safe and reliable power to Karachi and its adjoining area.
“However, this has been communicated to your office time and again that with large amount pending in the form of receivable from the government departments, KE is facing severe constraints in running its day to day operations and ensuring seamless supply of power to the city.”
The power utility said that its receivable from different departments of the Sindh government had increased to Rs19.2 billion, of which Rs4.5 billion had been reconciled.
In addition, Rs33.09 billion is also receivable on account of KW&SB out of which Rs28.5 billion in dues have been fully reconciled.
In its summary to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Sindh government agreed to devise a payment plan for the reconciled amount, which was also made part of the apex court’s order.
However, there have been notable delays in the payment against the mentioned reconciled amount and a payment plan is still awaited.
As a result, K-Electric’s borrowing has increased substantially, and the situation is not sustainable for the company. Moreover, the capacity of banks to finance KE has been exhausted, inadvertently effecting KE’s working capital and long-term expansion plan.
The KE said that it was not a defaulter of current payments to any of its fuel suppliers since 2012, despite the cashflow situation. However, to be able to continue to make payments to the suppliers and ensure smooth operations, it is essential that the release of outstanding dues is expedited.
“… the non-payment of these dues will result into potential crisis for the city and the sustainability of KE’s operations,” it said.
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Sindh government gets share as per NFC formula: finance ministry
The Sindh government is set to receive its share as per the National Finance Commission (NFC) formula, as clarified by the federal finance ministry in a statement released on Thursday.
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Sindh government notifies lifting ban on high rise buildings
The Sindh government, in compliance with a Supreme Court ruling, has officially lifted the ban on the approval of high-rise buildings in the province.
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