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  • Minimum wage for unskilled laborers fixed at Rs17,500

    Minimum wage for unskilled laborers fixed at Rs17,500

    KARACHI: Sindh government has fixed minimum wage for unskilled laborers at Rs17,500, a statement said on Wednesday.

    According to the notification issued by Zahid Hussain Khemtio, Chairman, Minimum Wages Board, the Sindh government has fixed  minimum wages of Rs. 17,500 per month for unskilled workers and under the Sindh Minimum Wages Act 2015, all industrial and commercial establishments across the province are  bound to pay the fixed wages.

    Chairman Sindh Minimum Wages Board Zahid Hussain Khemtio  said in a statement that if anyone has a complaint in this regard, one should call  these numbers and can lodge one’s complaint on 021-99211344 and 03003013110 and action will be taken against the institution which does not comply with the Act on receipt of the complaint. He further said that the said law is effective from July 1, 2019.

  • Sindh shuts schools till March 13 on Coronavirus fear

    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.

    Senator Saeed Ghani, a provincial minister, in a tweet message said that the Sindh government had decided to extend the closure of all educational institutions till March 13, 2020.

    Earlier, the provincial government after confirmation of coronavirus cases in the country, particularly in Sindh capital and port city Karachi, announced the closure of school on February 27 and February 28, 2020.

    Sources said that the decision to further closure of educational institutions was taken at a meeting chaired by Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister of Sindh.

    The decision has been taken in order to take precautionary measures in order to avoid spread of the deadly virus.

    The epidemic was detected in Pakistan on February 26, 2020 on persons arriving from Iran. Since than the toll of infected persons with coronavirus increased to four.

    In a press conference Prime Minister’s health adviser Dr Zafar Mirza on Saturday confirmed two more cases in the country.

    He said that one of the patients was from Karachi while the other was from Islamabad. He urged the masses to refrain from panicking.

    He said that the first two patients of the virus “are recovering and one of them will soon be discharged” and added that their clinical treatment was satisfactory and according to the guidelines of the health ministry.

    The presser was held on the sidelines of a government meeting held to discuss the control and prevention of coronavirus with a focus on two themes: scaling up efforts and increasing coordination.

  • Sindh launches action against illegal construction

    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.

  • K-Electric warns of crisis on non-payment of dues by Sindh departments

    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.

  • Sindh government gets share as per NFC formula: finance ministry

    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

    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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