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Sindh Unveils SAMRS as Officials Detail Power-Theft Crackdown and Industry Push

The rollout signals a donor-backed shift to data-driven governance to improve services and exports.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah launched the Student Attendance Monitoring and Redress System, a digital platform linking attendance, school infrastructure, teacher performance and learning outcomes.
  • SAMRS is operational in 12 districts across 600 schools with expansion to four more districts supported by UNICEF.
  • IESCO reported October enforcement results with over 94,000 meters checked, 158 theft cases fined above Rs13.6 million, 42 arrests and disconnections in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal.
  • CDA said excavation for the Shahin Chowk underpass is complete with concrete pouring, piling, earthwork and steel fixing under way under 24/7 construction to meet timelines.
  • The government moved to bolster exports as the marble sector was flagged for designation as an industry with a forthcoming national policy, and Dutch firm Bedding House planned a permanent sourcing office and a textile-waste recycling pilot in Pakistan.