The Sindh government will soon introduce a new online service allowing drivers to obtain their driving license (DL) at home.
Announced during a CPO meeting chaired by IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon, the online driving license service will be available starting next week.
Citizens will be able to benefit from online learning and renewal services, including obtaining an international DL at home.
The online facility will reportedly cover all details, the license fee, and the bank collecting the fee. For license renewal or obtaining a permanent license, citizens will also need to submit medical fitness certificates and a b-form.
According to the DIG, these documents must be submitted from an authorized private or government hospital.
Proposals regarding the medical fitness and b-form requirements for overseas DL renewals are currently under consideration.
IG Memon also suggested that the online DL service should begin on an experimental basis, adding that a mobile van service could also be introduced in the future to further assist citizens.
A suspect involved in the murder of Nasrullah Gadani, a journalist working for the daily newspaper Awami Awaz, has been arrested by Yaro Lund police in Sindh.
Gadani was killed in Mirpur Mathelo last month on May 21. He was shifted to Karachi for treatment after an attack, where he succumbed to his injuries.
According to the police, the motorcycle used in the journalist’s murder was also recovered from the suspect who has been shifted to an unknown location for investigation.
Raids are being conducted to arrest the associates of the man.
With record breaking temperatures, hours of load shedding of electricity have caused inconvenience for people in a number of cities across Pakistan.
In many areas of Hyderabad, the duration of load shedding has reached up to 12 hours.
Spokesperson of HESCO said that load shedding is happening on the basis of line losses. He also claims that load shedding is not interrupting examination hours.
Meanwhile, urban areas of Sukkur are experiencing six to eight hours of load shedding while Jacobabad, Shikarpur and Kashmore undergoing 12 to 14 hours.
Thatta city and its surroundings are subjected to 14 to 16 hours load shedding, six hours in Kamalia city, and eight hours in rural areas.
Wahari stands at four to six hours of load shedding while 10 hours in rural areas.
More than 10 hours of load shedding is taking place in Mingora city, more than 16 hours in suburban areas, while Bannu is experiencing 18 to 20 hours of load shedding.
Citizens say that business activities and life are being affected due to load shedding.
Local police have resolved the mysterious disappearance of an 8th grade student from Kotri area. The missing girl, Karishma Magsi, was recovered from her sister’s house.
News of the girl’s disappearance went viral on social media.
Express Tribune reported that Karishma’s father Himmat Ali Magsi initially lodged a case of Karishma’s abduction against his three nephews including Naik Mohammad Magsi, Amir Magsi, and Munir Ahmed Soomro in Kotri police station.
The police reported that Karishma was recovered from her elder sister’s house living in Daur. The raid happened 12 days after the incident. Later, she was produced in the court.
The police revealed that the girl’s father created the hoax of her kidnapping and registered a case against the nephews because of his personal enmity with them over property and other domestic issues.
SHO Khair Muhammad Mallah said that action would be taken against Himmat Ali Magsi for lodging a false case.
However, Karishma’s parents along with their relatives, protested in front of Kotri Press Club.
They alleged that the abductors left the child at her elder sister’s house as soon as the case was registered. They also accused the police of pressurising and harassing them.
They demanded that the Chief Minister and IG Sindh take notice of the unfair attitude of the police and provide justice.
As a stifling heatwave gains strength across Pakistan, the Punjab government has decided to shut down all schools across the province for a week while Sindh has decided to postpone matric exams.
A notification issued by the Government of Punjab states that due to the heat wave, a seven-day-long holiday has been announced in schools. Therefore, schools will remain closed from May 25 to May 31. However, schools that are carrying out exams will be allowed to continue.
PDMA Punjab had issued alerts earlier that the heat wave will span across Punjab from May 21 to 27.
Karachi
Class 9th and 10th exams have been postponed in Karachi due to a possible heat wave.
The Board of Secondary Education has announced that there will be no matriculation board papers between May 21 and 27.
On the orders of the Minister for Education Boards and Universities, the Matriculation Board Karachi exams have been postponed and now the Matriculation Board exams will be held from May 28 as per the schedule.
Although the Intermediate exams were postponed earlier, now the Inter exams will start from May 27 instead of May 22.
The plains of Punjab and Sindh are in the grip of intense heat and a heatwave alert has also been issued by the Meteorological Department.
The Punjab government has announced the dates of annual summer vacations in public and private schools in the province, Geo reported on Friday.
As per the notification issued by the government, vacations will be observed from June 1 to August 14 in the entire province.
Similarly, Punjab government has also reduced school timings due to scorching temperature in multiple cities of the country.
According to the new timings, schools will open at 7am and close at 11:30am from Monday to Thursday; however, on Friday school will open at 7am to close at 10:30am.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that a heatwave is expected to hit most parts of the country, especially Punjab and Sindh, starting May 21, due to high pressure in the upper atmosphere.
Matriculation exams are in progress across Sindh including Karachi, where serious lack of management has come to the fore once again.
According to Geo News, the English paper of class 9 in Karachi went viral on social media before it even started.
This is not the first case of its kind. A number of matriculation papers have been recently leaked. A physics paper was leaked just a few minutes after the examination started while the mathematics paper was out 30 minutes after the scheduled time.
Hazim Bangwar, Assistant Commissioner for North Nazimabad, Karachi, has responded to criticism on his unconventional attire at the Hum Style Awards.
He asserted that he has carried his office “with respect and dignity and always dressed appropriately”, adding that no doctor or officer wears their uniforms outside their office.
Hazim Bangwar, has often been the subject of attention on social media — but this time he is in the spotlight for a very ludicrous reason.
He is not an average Pakistani Commissioner.
In a world full of stereotypes, he is a gritty fashion icon with a unique sense of style. He has a passion for singing and has released a few songs too. He is often attending events including the red carpet premiere of Money Heist, Korea.
And only recently, he made an appearance at the red carpet of Hum Style Awards in an all-black, sleek costume-like attire with a long, pleated neck piece.
In all this debate, the question is: does one’s attire matter? Does wearing a crisp, white shalwar kameez with a waistcoat, or the finest of suits make one more diligent in their job?
By all accounts, Hazim is doing a good job as Commissioner. Why then should we be bothered by his clothing choices, worn at a private event?
Trolls really need to come to a grip with trying to dictate their choices onto public servants.
Sindh Police took action on Sunday after footage of a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) serving tea to political leaders went viral on social media.
Sindh Inspector General (IG) Ghulam Nabi Memon termed the officer’s action “very wrong”, adding that a written explanation will be sought from him.
IG Memon added that though the act was done in an individual capacity, nonetheless the officer will have to give an answer.
The viral video shows the senior cop serving tea to political leaders who are participating in a ceremony. Sindh minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani can also be seen in the video.
A SSP is a BPS-19 grade officer in the government of Pakistan.
