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Express Tribune
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Workers' union to challenge fresh postings in KMC, TMCs
SIDCL had now been transferred to the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives. PHOTO: FILE A representative body of workers in the local bodies has decided to approach the court over dubious appointments and postings in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs). Sajjan Union said trainee officers have been appointed on senior posts while many senior officers have been sidelined and forced to stay home. Sajjan Union Central President Syed Zulfikar Shah has directed the union's legal team to prepare a petition for filing in the court against the illegal recruitments, adjustments, and postings in KMC and TMCs over the past three months. In a statement issued on Thursday, he said that the legal discourse will be taken without bias, regardless of whether it affects any union official, worker, leader, or their family member. Shah said that the Sindh government has recruited municipal commissioners, accounts officers, and engineers through the Sindh Public Service Commission and appointed them to senior positions despite them still being under training. This has resulted in senior officers being sidelined. A petition is being prepared against these trainee officers, which will be filed in court along with the affected officers. The union is also working towards implementing a court judgment that requires the deployment of Grade 19 SCUG officers and later Grade 18 officers, after removing Municipal Commissioners appointed in Grade 17 without an approved Schedule of Establishment. Affected officers have been asked to contact the union immediately.
Express Tribune
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Opp lambasts budget as debate continues
The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated discussions as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle debated the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Officiated by Deputy Speaker Naveed Anthony, the session saw 29 MPAs voicing their opinions, bringing the total number of participants over three days to 84, with more expected to speak on Thursday. Provincial Minister Syed Zulfikar Shah opened the debate, outlining the achievements of the Culture and Tourism Department, including development projects on Gorakh Hill, training programs for emerging artistes, and the digitalisation of the Sindhi language. He also referred to the plans to establish a dedicated colony for writers and poets. PPP MPA Mehmood Alam Jamoot heaped praise on Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for presenting a "pro-people" budget and called for the introduction of a boat ambulance service to aid fishermen. Meanwhile, PPP's Qasim Siraj Soomro defended the budget, stating it reflected the government's commitment to development, citing progress on 56 small dams in Thar, new schools, and reverse osmosis (RO) plants. The opposition, however, launched a scathing critique, accusing the government of ignoring Karachi and failing to deliver basic services. MQM's Farhan Ansari lamented the lack of electricity, water, and road infrastructure in his Gulshan-e-Iqbal constituency.
