KHAIRPUR: Dargah Syed Hajan Shah’s custodian Syed Malook Shah was axed to death by unidentified suspects on Sunday allegedly over an ongoing land dispute between him and members of Kalhoro community in Tharoshah subdivision of Naushahero Feroze district. Reportedly, assailants murdered Shah with axes and dumped his body in a garden in Katcha area of Indus River in the precinct of the Bhago Dero police station. Meanwhile, the deceased’s brother Syed Kamil Shah accused Nawab Kalhoro and other members of Kalhoro community of killing his brother over a land dispute. Resultantly, police shifted his body to the Tharoshah Hospital for autopsy and raided on Nawab Kalhoro’s home and arrested him for interrogation. Poor sanitation heightens risk of infectious diseases in Khairpur Most high-density suburbs, home to a disproportionately huge population of 80 neighbourhoods of Khairpur, are plagued by uncollected heaped garbage piles, numerous sewer blockages and spillages from decrepit infrastructure. Reportedly, residents on Sunday expressed fears about spread of infectious diseases due to ‘seemingly’ harmless piles of trash at street-corners as sanitation staff refuse to collect garbage littered on roads over unknown reasons. Meanwhile, residents accused officers of municipal committees of severe negligence and incompetence, and revealed that sanitation staff only lifted piles of trash when complaints against them were increased. Gutters were overflowing and most of the roads were flooded with sewage water because no sanitation staff had worked properly for a long time in the localities including Sirai Ghanwer Khan, Bachal Shah, Tarique House area, Shaheedabad, Altaf Colony, Abid Colony. A social worker Farhan Mahar informed the media that he had lodged several complaints with the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation Limited (NSUSC)-Sukkur and requested councillors of municipal committees, but to no avail. He appealed to the Khairpur Deputy Commissioner, NSUSC authorities and Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) to lift heaps of garbage and ensure proper attendance of sanitation staff or otherwise, citizens reserve right to file a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) for resolution of their issues. PTCL users irked by poor internet, phone services in Sukkur Hundreds of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) users have been facing issues with the EVO internet services in Sukkur district. Reportedly, PTCL users including journalists have complained about the unsatisfactory performance of the PTCL while providing internet connectivity with an optimum speed. Meanwhile, several users complained about dysfunctional telephone lines in Sirai Ghanwar Khan, Altaf Colony, Abid Colony localities for the last seven days. They claimed that despite of several complaints lodged with PTCL officers, the issues were not resolved, and consequently many users submitted their applications of internet disconnection and started using other internet service providers including mobile. However, PTCL sources informed the media that their network became overloaded due to an increased number of EVO users, and asserted to improve services on the priority basis. They further said that the PTCL has been acquiring air facilities from the U-Phone which has not resolved issues from its end. EVO users appealed to concerned authorities to take effective measures to resolve internet issues. Boy dies in hospital due to unavailability of ‘dog bite’ vaccine in Khairpur A boy succumbed to his fatal dog bite injuries on Sunday due to unavailability of the Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) in the Gambat Institute of Medical Science (GIMS) in Gambat subdivision of Khairpur district. Reportedly, Taimoor Ujjan was bitten by a dog three days ago in Nawab Ujjan village. He was rushed to the PPHI center where healthcare officers recommended shifting him to the GIMS Hospital. However, doctors in GIMS further referred him to a hospital in Karachi due to unavailability of ARV vaccine in the hospital, but Taimoor lost his life. Meanwhile, various social organisations on Sunday strongly protested in front of Khairpur deputy commissioner’s home against unavailability of ‘essential’ ARV vaccine in hospitals of Khairpur. Protesters chanted full-throat slogans against PPHI, GIMS, Health department officers, District Health Officer (DHO), and other concerned authorities, and demanded justice for the deceased boy. Published in Daily Times, September 17th 2018.