Dated: 22.7.2008.

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CHIEF MINISTER SINDH CONDEMNS THE ASSASSINATION OF KHALID SHAHINSHAH. DIRECTS TO ARREST THE CULPRITS

KARACHI JULY 22:Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has strongly condemned the assassination of Chief Security Officer of Bilawal House Khalid Shahinshah. He has condoled the bereaved family members and his friends & party workers.
Chief Minister Sindh has also directed the concerned Deputy Inspector General of Police and police officials to immediately arrest the culprits .

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Dated: 12.7.2008.

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CHIEF MINISTER SINDH ATTENDS BRIEFING ON IRRIGATION & POWER DEPARTMENTS.

KARACHI JULY 12: All out effort be made to keep strict vigilance on flood protective bunds and other canals in Sindh province while the supply of water to tail enders of lower Sindh in Badin and Thatta districts.
This he directed while attending a briefing of Irrigation & Power Department at Chief Minister House today. He said that Aabkalani season has started and flow of water is proceeding ahead. Syed Qaim Ali Shah further said that directives regarding sowing crops in various areas of province be followed strictly so as to save the precious lands from salinity and water logging. Chief Minister Sindh further directed that a scheme of lining up of Rohri Canal be initiated and prepared so as to start work early. Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that complaints are received that inspite of directives, the WARABANDI in canals is still continuing specially in lower Sindh.
Earlier, Sindh Irrigation & Power Secretary Mr. Shujauddin Junejo informed that there is command area of 12.815 million acres land in the province for which there barrages were erected. He said that Sukkur Barrage was constructed in 1932, Kotri Barrage in 1956 and Gudu Barrage in 1963. He said that there are 14 main canals, 109 branch canals, 509 distributaries, 902 minors, i.e total 1534 canals having total length of 13,234 miles of channels with total number of 42,268 outlets. Secretary Irrigation further informed that as far as flood protection infrastructure, there are 875 miles frontline bunds; 331 miles of loops bunds and 119 miles of F.P Bund having total length of 1325 miles of bunds in Sindh.
As far as, the drainage system, there are 837 drains having length of 4970 miles while there is length of 170 mile sunder construction drains in RBOD-II. Besides, Sindh Minister for Irrigation & Power Jam Saifullah Dharejo, the meeting was also attended by Secretary to Chief Minister Sindh Syed Sohail Akbar Shah, Special Secretary to C.M Agha Jan Akhtar and offices of Irrigation & Power Department.

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Dated: 11.7.2008.

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C.M SINDH BRIEFED ABOUT BENAZIR BHUTTO SHAHEED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

KARACHI JULY 11: A high level meeting regarding Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme was held today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah at Chief Minister House.
Additional Chief Secretary (Planning & Development) Mr. Nazar Hussain Mahar in his briefing informed that under this programme, the Government of Sindh has chalked out a programme to impart training to skilled youth in various trades. He said that in all 40,000 youth will be imparted training in various fields while the target for one year training in different trades is about One Lac Youth. It was informed that the contents of programme will be brought before people through newspapers in special supplements to be published on Sunday July 13, 2008. it was informed that a very dedicated technical committee has been constituted to implement and monitor the programme.
The meeting was informed that training be imparted for various trades/fields in Agriculture, Health, Education, Works & Services, Livestock & Fisheries, Labour and Information Technology Departments.
Secretary Agriculture Sindh Sabhago Khan Jatoi infomed that to provide state-of-the-technical training skills certification courses relating to Agriculture for the skill development of jobless youth graduates will be provided skillful human resources for local and international job market consumption and its possible inductions in public and private sectors employments. Contents