Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Without home and finance ministers, Murad forms 17-member Sindh cabinet
KARACHI: With nine ministers, four advisers and as many special assistants, newly elected Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah formed his 17-member cabinet on Saturday to carry forward his ambitious agenda he unveiled after taking oath of his new office a day earlier. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan administered the oath to the nine ministers — Nisar Khuhro, Dr Sikandar Mandhro, Makhdoom Jameel-uz-Zaman, Jam Mehtab Dahar, Sohail Anwar Siyal, Jam Khan Shoro, Mukesh Chawla, Syed Sardar Shah and Shameem Mumtaz — at a ceremony held at Governor House. Later,Read More
Burhan Wani’s killing was an accident, confesses senior BJP leader
SRINAGAR: Three weeks after Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) leader Burhan Wani was killed in a gun battle with Indian forces in held Kashmir the joint government of Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is still unable to explain the government’s position on the killing of the separatist leader. “It was an accident. If we had known about it earlier then we would have taken precautions prior to operation,” said Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh on Sunday. However, hours after making the statement, which echoedRead More