Armed Forces took PPP, GDA candidates into ‘protective custody’ as clashes erupt in Shikarpur on July 26, 2018SHIKARPUR: Followed by an armed clash between two groups of Brohi and Shaikh tribe, injuring at least four people in Shikarpur, armed forces personnel on Wednesday took Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) candidate Agha Taimoor Khan Pathan into an alleged protective custody to prevent the situation from […]
Shuffling in education department irks officers ahead of general elections on July 22, 2018SHIKARPUR: The Services, General Administration and Coordination Department (SGACD) has shuffled certain appointments and transferred many officers of elementary, secondary and higher secondary education department including the Shikarpur district education officer (DEO), ahead of general elections-2018. Reportedly, the shuffling of education officers has caused disturbance in the routine tasks while the Shikarpur deputy commissioner (DC) […]
PPP-SB candidate Feroza Lashari, first woman in Sindh to contest election at such an early age on July 22, 2018JACOBABAD: A student of Master of Arts in English, Feroza Lashari, is the first woman in Sindh at such an early age to contest election for PS-02 constituency of Thul, a subdivision of Jacobabad, on a party ticket issued by Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB). “If I get a job, then it would only benefit […]
Two minors die due to gastro disease, judge takes notice in Shikarpur on July 20, 2018SHIKARPUR: The Shikarpur District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) Suhail Muhammad Laghari on Thursday took notice of the death of two minors who died on late Wednesday due to gastro-intestinal illness in Qadir Bakhsh Pahore village of Khanpur subdivision of Shikarpur district. Reportedly, the two minors were identified as 10-month-old Kalsoom and four-year-old Amina. Consequently, he […]
District Judge takes notice of death of two minor Gestro patients in Shikarpur on July 19, 2018SHIKARPUR: The District and Session Judge Shikarpur, Suhail Muhammad Laghari, took notice of death of two minor children due to Gastro disease at village Qadir Bakhsh Pahore, tehsil of Khanpur, district Shikarpur on Thursday. The judge visited the RBUT Civil Hospital Shikarpur and expressed his anger over mixing Oral Re-hydration Salt (ORS) into tank of […]
Youth’s body found under mysterious circumstances on July 19, 2018SHIKARPUR: A tortured body of 17-year-old youth was recovered under mysterious circumstances by the Shikarpur police in the vicinity of Lakhi Ghulam Shah town on Wednesday. Reportedly, some passersby spotted a dead body lying near Phattak No 1 and informed the area police. Meanwhile, the police rushed to the spot and shifted the deceased’s body, […]
Two dead as gunmen open fire over dispute in Shikarpur on July 18, 2018SHIKARPUR: Two persons including one woman were shot dead while one minor girl sustained injuries in an armed attack over an ongoing dispute between two groups of Panhwar and Brohi community persons took place outside the village Panhwar-Paleja next to Madeji Town, tehsil of Ghari Yasin in Shikarpur. The police said that a group of […]
Zardari, Shehbaz to meet the same fate as Nawaz’s on July 18, 2018Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon meet the fate met by Nawaz. “Nawaz Sharif is waiting for Zardari and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif in Adiala prison,” the cricketer-turned-politician said while addressing a mammoth gathering here […]
In Shikarpur, PPP faces GDA and a court case on July 17, 2018Once known for its state-of-the-art education and drainage systems, historic buildings, sweet water, and vibrant markets, Shikarpur has been a stronghold of the Pakistan Peoples Party. This time, however, it seems that the PPP may face a tough contest on two national assembly seats – Shikarpur-Khanpur NA-198 and Ghari Yasin-Lakhi Ghulam Shah NA-199 – and […]
Shikarpur — a journey through history on July 17, 2018The Shikarpur district in Sindh is recognised for its rich tradition, culture, history, trade, civilization, politics, commerce, fabulous architecture, monumental buildings, narrow streets and brotherhood throughout its four-century-old history. The district is situated around 18 miles from the right bank of the Indus in Larkana division, with a population of 1.4 million. The district was […]