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  • Only one woman could make it to Sindh Cabinet

    Only one woman could make it to Sindh Cabinet

    In a simple ceremony held at the Governor House on Monday, nine members of the newly formed 13-member provincial cabinet of Sindh took the oath of office.

    Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori presided over the ceremony, which saw the participation of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and senior bureaucrats. Notably, only one woman was included in the provincial cabinet this time.

    Among those sworn in were familiar faces from Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah’s previous tenure, including Sharjeel Inam Memon, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Saeed Ghani, Jam Khan Shoro, Ziaul Hussain Lanjar, Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, and Ali Hassan Zardari. Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah was unable to attend the ceremony as he was reported to be in Islamabad.

    Additionally, Chief Minister Shah appointed three advisers—Allah Dino Khan Bhayo, Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari, and Syed Najmi Alam—to assist in governance.

    Sharjeel Memon was given the transport, mass transit department, excise, taxation and narcotics control department.

    Dr Azra Pechuho, younger sister of President Asif Zardari, was again given the portfolio of the health department and population welfare department like in the previous tenure of the PPP-led provincial government.

    Nasir Shah was given the energy department, which was previously held by Imtiaz Shaikh, and the planning & development department.

    Sardar Shah also retained his previous portfolio of school education and literacy department and college education department. He was given an additional portfolio of mines and minerals development.

    Saeed Ghani, who held different portfolios in previous tenures including information, was once again allotted the department of local government, in addition to the public health engineering and rural development department.

    Jam Khan Shoro, who was the irrigation minister in the previous tenure, this time retained the department. Furthermore, he was allotted food ministry as well.

    Zia Lanjar, a career lawyer and former provincial law minister, was given portfolios of home, law, parliamentary affairs, and criminal prosecution departments.

    Muhammad Bux Mahar was allotted agriculture, supply & prices department, sports & youth affairs department, and inquiries and anti-corruption establishment.

    Earlier in 2018, he was appointed as adviser to the CM on industries and commerce and later he was given the additional ministerial portfolio of sports and youth affairs.

    Ali Hassan Zardari, who was inducted into the provincial cabinet for the first time, was given the prisons department, while Zulfiqar Shah was given the culture, tourism, antiquities & archives department.

    Adviser Allah Dino Bhayo was given the forest and wildlife department, Ehsan Mazari inter-provincial coordination department and cooperative department.

    Najmi Alam, who is also the parliamentary leader of the PPP in the City Council, was appointed adviser on human settlement, spatial development, social housing development, and livestock & fisheries department.

  • ‘No one is interested in Careem’s shit’; Rana Sanaullah’s office account hates on ride app Careem after Careem’s tweet

    ‘No one is interested in Careem’s shit’; Rana Sanaullah’s office account hates on ride app Careem after Careem’s tweet

    Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) has posted a tweet against ride sharing company Careem after the app put up a cryptic post on their social media account.

    After February 8 elections, PML-N secured 79 seats, the PPP 54 seats, and independent candidates who were supported by the PTI led the field with 93 seats in the National Assembly, according to preliminary results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

    The PML-N, which was sure it would have a majority to establish its own government in the Center and Punjab, did not appear to be anticipating the outcomes.

    Careem found itself in a sticky situation following the sharing of a mysterious yet hilarious tweet.

    The post features PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat’s well-known statement, “Program to war gaya” (Game is over).

    The PML-N took exception at the post and began pushing for Careem to be boycotted for its “shameful” act.

    “This isn’t the first time they have done this. @CareemPAK showing its true colors again. More interested in pushing political agendas. Shameful,” the account said.

    There was mixed response,, with some people applauding it and others criticizing the ride-sharing firm for becoming involved in politics.

    However President of PML-N punjab Rana Sanaullah shared an angry post stating, “Relax!! Everyone is using InDrive and Uber; no one is interested in Careem’s shit; that’s why they try useless marketing tactics to be relevant since the ride-sharing company is already trembling.”

  • Blast in restaurant in China kills at least 31 people

    At least 31 people have been killed and seven injured on Wednesday as the result of a gas explosion at a restaurant in northwestern China. The blast was caused by a leaking liquefied petroleum gas tank.

    “A leak of liquefied petroleum gas … caused an explosion during the operation of a barbecue restaurant,” state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.
    The owner, shareholders, and staff of the restaurant were among the nine people who were detained by police after the explosion.

    According to media accounts, the BBQ restaurant in Yinchuan, the region’s capital, is very popular among locals. High school students and pensioners were among those killed in the explosion, which occurred during the busiest dining hours.