Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has announced that in the next financial quarter the recruitment of 4,400 new teachers, the establishment of four new IBA community colleges, and the granting of financial autonomy to 34,000 public schools would begin in the province.
In a statement issued to the press on 01-July-2025, Memon said that thousands of deserving students would also receive need-cum-merit scholarships through the Sindh Education Endowment Fund.
He said that funds are being released on a priority basis to allocate Rs326.5 billion for the health sector. The expansion of the Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplant, the Peoples Primary Healthcare Initiative, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, and the Chandka Medical College Hospital, and the upgrading of ambulance services are the government’s top priorities, he added.
He also said road, water, sewerage and mass transit projects under the special development package allocated for Karachi would commence soon. Following the introduction of 50 electric buses, another 100 buses will be deployed on the city’s roads by August, he added. Memon said that the process of providing subsidies to 200,000 farmers under the Benazir Hari Card is also being initiated in a phased manner.
The minister said that the implementation of development projects is the government’s top priority, and all these measures are being taken to support the economy and provide immediate relief to people. He made the assurance that the government would fulfil all the promises made to the public at all costs.
Published in News Daily on 02-July-2025.
