1,500kg hashish seized on October 6, 2017 KHYBER AGENCY: A huge cache of hashish was seized at a check-post in Jamrud on Thursday when Khasadar force foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics from Khyber Agency to Peshawar. Tehsildar Jamrud Shakeel Burki said that Khasadar force stopped a Peshawar bound dumper truck for inspection. During the inspection, 1500 kg of hashish, packed […]
Two killed, six injured in gunfight on October 5, 2017KHAIRPUR: Two sons of a Pakistan Muslim League-Functional councilor were killed and six others injured in the exchange of gunfire between two rival groups near Thari Mirwah. Thari Mirwah police said that an armed clash between two groups of Bhambhan community in Liaqat Ali Arain village resulted in the deaths of Jamshed Ali Arain and […]
Funeral of martyred soldier held in Yazman on October 5, 2017BAHAWALPUR: The funeral of Naib Subedar Azhar Ali, martyred at Rajgal valley in an incident of unprovoked firing by Afghanistan forces, was offered in Yazman on Wednesday. According to a press release issued by ISPR, Brig. Saulat Anwar Rana and other high-ranked officials attended the funeral prayers. Separately, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) […]
Protest against sewage water on October 5, 2017SUKKUR: The residents of slum localities of old Sukkur: Nomaish Ground and Newpind staged a sit-in to register their protest against stagnant sewage water in the streets of their resident areas. Carrying placards inscribed with catchphrases against district administration and municipal department, protestors, Ahsan Baloch, Iqbal Bozdar, Rehmatullah Brohi and others, said that filthy water […]
35-year-old shot dead on October 5, 2017SHIKARPUR: Unknown assailants, riding on three motorcycles, shot dead a man identified as Riaz Ahmed Kakepoto, Bado Police said. Riaz was 35 years old and a resident of Marron Kakepota village. The assailants fled the crime scene, Bado police said. The police transported the body to Garhi Yasin Taluka Headquarters Hospital and handed it over […]
Two FC men hurt in arms depot blast on October 5, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Two Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldiers sustained injuries in a grenade explosion carried out in the forces’ warehouse in the camp of Melwat, Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. An FC official said on Wednesday that the troops were busy in cleaning the depot when unintentionally a grenade went off, wounding two FC personnel. The […]
Shopkeepers protest against police’s incompetence on October 5, 2017RATODERO: The shopkeepers of Chandni Chowk organized a demonstration against the police’s failure in recovering stolen merchandise and cash that was robbed from several shops. Ghulam Akbar Shaikh, Tariq Ghangro, Anees Junejo and others said that the police had been threatening the shopkeepers, instead of trying to arrest the alleged robbers. Published in Daily […]
SALU celebrates contribution of Higher Eduction Commission on October 5, 2017KHAIRPUR: Directorate of Post Graduate Studies Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) Khairpur celebrated 15 years of the role and contribution of Higher Education Commission (HEC) for the promotion of research culture. Director Post Graduate Studies Dr Ghulam Mohiuddin Veesar said that we have facilitated the promotion of research on modern lines with the mission to […]
PPP never supported Nawaz, but democracy on October 4, 2017GUJRANWALA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Gujranwala information secretary Sagheer Butt has lashed out at former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for making references to the late PPP leaders, including Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, in his speeches after his disqualification. He said Nawaz Sharif should remember that he played the key role in putting up […]
Growers rue low paddy rates on October 4, 2017LARKANA: The paddy growers of Sindh and Balochistan are facing low procurement rates being offered by traders and rice millers. Every year, approximately 3.5 million metric tonnes paddy is produced in both provinces. For the last few years, Chinese seed had been sown by farmers, instead of the old Philippines Irri-6 seed, introduced during General […]