Sindh PA passes resolution against sketches
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April 22, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn the government of France for its act to support the publication of sketches.
The House passed a joint resolution against the publication of the sketches in France. Sindh Minister for Information and Religious Affairs Syed Nasir Hussain Shah moved the resolution in the House. All the opposition and treasury benches supported the resolution. The resolution states: âThe House condemns the act of France for supporting the publication of desecrate sketches of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) last year and naming it as freedom of expression. The House resolves and recommends to the government of Sindh to approach the federal government to raise the issue with the European Union for imposition of ban on such acts which harm the religious harmony throughout the world.â
Sindh Assembly outlaws ice, ecstasy, other recreational drugs
Karachi
January 16, 2021
The Sindh Assembly on Friday passed into law the Control of Narcotics Substance (Sindh Amendment) Bill-2021 to outlaw trafficking and use of synthetic drugs and other modern forms of narcotics, including so-called recreational drugs.
The bill passed by the Sindh Assembly amended the Control of Narcotics Substance Act 1997 for the province of Sindh. The statement of objects and reasons of the bill states: “In the existing Control of Narcotics Substances Act-1997, the drugs are defined in detail with complete explanation of their usage, carrying, making, selling, purchasing, and consumption which makes it applicable to the defined catalog only.”