Author: Tahleela Yousafzai

LARKANA: Leaders of various political parties and civil society organisations speaking at a multi-party conference welcomed Pakistan Peoples Party’s initiative of introducing a private watch and ward (chowkidari) system to check a sudden increase in street crime in Naudero. They, however, described the initiative a stopgap arrangement, and asked the party leadership and Sindh government to find a permanent solution to the issue. They said the government should chalk out a plan to effectively deal with criminals and check their activities on a permanent basis. They observed that the law and order in Naudero had considerably deteriorated over the past…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday declared 20 brands of bottled water unsafe for human consumption. The government of Pakistan has directed Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) for quarterly monitoring of bottled and mineral water brands and to publicise the results for awareness of public health. For the quarter from October to December of the year 2022, 168 samples of mineral/bottled water brands were collected from 22 cities. Comparison of test results with the bottled water quality standards of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has revealed that 20 brands were unsafe for human consumption due to…

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1730664/more-politicians-join-ppp-as-winds-change-in-balochistan KARACHI / QUETTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) continued to strengthen its ranks in Balochistan after a number of senior politicians joined the party. The experts are seeing these moves as signs of the fast-changing landscape of the country’s largest province during the election year. According to a statement issued by the Bilawal House, Karachi, former provincial ministers Nawabzada Gazin Marri and Tahir Mahmood, coordinator of the Balochistan chief minister Nawabzada Jamal Raisani and Mir Fareed Raisani joined the PPP. Other leaders who joined the party included Mir Abdullah Raheja and Mir Allah Bakhsh Rind. Former senator and federal…