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The PPP is likely to reverse the orders reviving the commissioner system as a result of reconciliation talks between the PPP and the MQM,...

Mirpurkhas Division Commissioner Ghulam Hussain Memon on Wednesday directed the division’s deputy commissioners to take prompt measures for resolving the grievances of the masses...

Following the restoration of commissionerate system in Sindh, Mirpurkhas District Administrator Ghulam Hussain Memon was appointed as the Mirpurkhas Division Commissioner on Monday. Former...

Setting yet another example of good governance, the Gujranwala commissioner and Narowal assistant commissioner Wednesday scuffled after exchanging harsh words over the cleanliness of...

British High Commissioner Adam Thomson Monday called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar and discussed bilateral issues and regional security. According...

Commissioner Nadeem Hassan Asif in a meeting on Tuesday set July 15 as the deadline for completion of the overhauling of fallible bridges and...

The Australian High Commissioner (HC) Tim George has said that Australia has a long-term commitment with Pakistan and is ready to play a proactive...

Taking action against slow progress of development schemes, Lahore Commissioner Nadeem Hassan Asif on Tuesday gave a deadline of June 30 to complete all...

KARACHI - Provincial Census Commissioner Sindh Noor Muhammad Leghari along with Joint Census Commissioner Farooq Ahmed Baloch and Deputy Census Commissioner Muhammad Ashfaque visited various areas of the Korangi Town on Friday and inspected the ongoing house listing operation in the area.
He was briefed by the Korangi Town Administration and revenues staff joint vigilance team during the visit.
On the occasion, the provincial census commissioner inquired about the work being

KARACHI - The first phase of the sixth census kicked off on Tuesday across the province, with as many as 8,500 officials having been engaged by the Karachi district government to complete formalities. The census has begun without a provincial census commissioner, even though the Federal government was supposed to appoint one and it did so for the other three provinces.
The first house to be marked in Sindh was Governor's House, with Karachi Administrator Fazlur Rehman painting

KARACHI - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-Sindh has demanded the federal government to appoint a provincial census commissioner on the recommendation of the Sindh government at the earliest. Taj Haider - PPP leader and provincial government's spokesman - made this demand while talking to media personnel at his office on Monday after attending a meeting of the party's provincial executive committee with Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah in chair. The federal government is going to

SAHIWAL - Sahiwal Division Commissioner Qazi Muhammad Ashfaq has said the provision of municipal services to the citizens is the top priority of Punjab government and clean drinking water, cleanliness, proper sewerage system and other utilities will be ensured at all costs. He said this while visiting Sahiwal to check the quality of development work carried out by the provincial government under the city package.
He visited DPS Road, Jahaz Ground Colony, Farid Town, Gunj Shakar

LAHORE - The Punjab cabinet approved the summary for the restoration of the post of assistant commissioners in its meeting on Tuesday. The cabinet approved all items on its agenda including amendments to the Punjab Local Government Ordinance and fresh rules of business after passage of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. According to the new rules of business, the powers of the governor and chief minister have been restored to their pre-1985 position. The provincial cabinet also

LAHORE - Match commissioner of the Pakistan-Palestine Lahore Test, Mian Rizwan Ali has asked the management of both teams to ensure discipline during the match at Punjab Stadium. "PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat is a great advocate of fair play and sportsmanship. Fair play is essential to our sport and to everyone involved in it. I appeal to players, referees, fans and officials throughout Pakistan to help praise and promote the spirit of fair play," said Rizwan during the manager's

SAHIWAL - Sahiwal Division Commissioner Qazi Muhammad Ashfaq paid a surprise visit to the district headquarters hospital and checked various facilities being provided to patients. He expressed his dismay over the poor condition of cleanliness as well as absence of medical staff and directed the medical superintendent to improve the performance of the hospital within 15 days otherwise strict administrative action would be taken.
He said the Punjab government was spending huge

SAHIWAL - Sahiwal Division Commissioner Qazi Muhammad Ashfaq has expressed his dissatisfaction over the cleanliness in the city and directed the Sahiwal Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) to focus on maintaining cleanliness to provide a clean environment to the citizens.
While paying surprise visit to review the progress on various ongoing projects carried out under the city package, he said the heaps of garbage should immediately be removed from all the residential and

GUJRANWALA - Neither the commissioner nor the district coordination officer (DCO) bothered to visit any of the affected sites of Wednesday's three bomb blasts, but the DCO issued a handout, later, and called all these bombs cracker explosions, negating the findings of the bomb disposal squad as well as of the CPO.
Under the old system, these two officers played a pivotal role in such crises and catastrophes. It is, perhaps, the outcome of the changed system that the commissioner