Shikarpur protests against WAPDA, rally alleges harassment by officials on June 19, 2019A large number of leaders from Save Shikarpur Committee recorded the protest demonstration at Shikarpur Press Club against prolonged power outage, looting and harassing of the owner of Ice factory, giving illegal direct connections from Express feeder, and not removing electric meters off from the houses of Wapda employees, here on Tuesday. The protest rally […]
The prestigious shrine of Amrote Sharif on October 2, 2018SHIKARPUR: Sufism in Pakistan is multi-faceted as saints are considered not only preachers of love but also the pioneers of shrine culture. In Sindh, each shrine having its very own significance, history and custom is cherished in its own way. Particularly, Shikarpur district, once known as the Paris of Sindh, is considered as a land […]
Catastrophe of Shikarpur’s century-old famous power plant on August 13, 2018SHIKARPUR: Shikarpur’s first and century old power plant portrays a perfect picture of obsolescence, lost history and impertinent behaviour of our authorities towards century old creations. Inaugurated in August of 1924, the power plant was first of its creations which brought electricity to the region at a time, when having electricity was not less than […]
Man guns down wife, her alleged paramour for ‘honour’ on August 7, 2018JACOBABAD: In an apparent honour-killing case, a man gunned down his wife and her alleged paramour in the precinct of Shabirabad Police Station on Monday. Head Constable Muhammad Sadiq Brohi said that the accused identified as Barkat Ali Banglani allegedly killed his wife Gul Khan Banglani, mother to five children, and her paramour Hazoor Bakhsh […]
Shikarpur’s Ghanta Ghar is having a rough time on August 6, 2018SHIKARPUR: Fast forward to today and the historical landmark of Ghanta Ghar (literally, house of the bell) in Shikarpur still stands tall, marking the center area of the city. Ghanta Ghar was helping weary travelers reach their destinations on time since 1935 until recently when arms of its clock stopped working, and begged for the […]
Villager shot dead by assailants on August 3, 2018KANDHKOT: A villager was shot dead on Thursday by bike-borne assailants on Rahmatpur road near Kandhkot town. Reportedly, Imam Bakhsh Suhiryani was on his way to Kandhkot town when a few unknown armed men opened fire on him and managed to flee from the scene. Resultantly, he died on the spot while the area police […]
Boy drowns in pond on August 1, 2018SHIKARPUR: A five-year-old boy drowned in a pond located on the outskirts of Chatto Mangi village in Ghari Yasin sub-division of Shikarpur district. Reportedly, Mansoor Ali, after playing with his friends, went to the pond for taking bath to beat the stifling heat of summer. Consequently, the local divers fished out his body from the […]
Newlywed woman killed for ‘honour’ on July 30, 2018A 19-year-old newlywed woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband on suspicion of having an extra-marital relationship with her alleged paramour in Ali Nawaz Jakhrani village on Sunday. According to Mouladad police station writing head constable Manzoor Ali Soomro, Shafique Ahmed Jakhrani opened fire on his wife identified as Gul Jahan for having illicit […]
Two villagers die, four injured in armed clash between tribes in Shikarpur on July 30, 2018At least two villagers were killed and four others sustained critical injuries including two minors in a pitched fight between two rival groups of Teghani and Bijarani tribes on Sunday over an old dispute involving occupation of farmland and cattle theft near Mehran Bijarani village. According to the Napar-Kot police station house officer (SHO) Nadir […]
Imtiaz Shaikh, son sent to police remand over firing incident on polling day on July 27, 2018The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate for PS-07 Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, and his son Faraz Imtiaz Shaikh were sent to two days’ police remand on Thursday by the district and sessions court’s judge Abdul Lateef Dahani in Shikarpur for their alleged involvement in a firing incident occurred in front of a polling station […]