Flood damages: Sindh bans official lunches, dinners, hi-tea.

KARACHI -- The Sindh government has announced a set of austerity measures, including a ban on hi-tea, reduction in the utility quota of govt employees, ban on the purchase of all types of vehicles and creation of new posts, media reported.

According to the notification, the govt has imposed a ban on lunches, dinners and hi-teas at government offices and its allied departments and autonomous bodies.

Furthermore, the consumption of utilities at the government level and at offices would be reduced by 10 per cent while the purchase of office equipment and supplies has also been restricted.

The provincial government has asked its employees to limit traveling for unnecessary meetings and promote zoom meetings at govt offices.

According to WHO, 84 districts of the country have been affected...

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