Man guns down sister over ‘illicit relations’ in Kandhkot on July 16, 2018KANDHKOT: A mother of four kids was on Monday shot dead by her brother in village Morio Sabzoion on suspicion of having illicit relations with her close relative. Police told that the accused, Hazur Khan Sabzoi, allegedly shot dead her sister, identified as 27-year-old Razul Khatoon, over the victim’s alleged illicit relations with her close […]
Shikarpur – The Once Paris of the East on July 16, 2018SHIKARPUR: Founded by the Daudpotras in 1617 and later captured by the Kalhoras in 1701, Shikarpur, once a land of magnificent buildings and perfume industry, was called ‘Paris of the East’. According to historians, the city with its aesthetic beauty, was a commercial centre that provided routes for transportation of Indian goods to western India […]
Shikarpur — a journey through history on July 15, 2018Shikarpur 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 4 centuries old history. The district is situated around 18 miles from the right bank of the Indus in Larkana division with the 1.4 million population. The district was established […]
Judicial commission irked at use of substandard material in CETP on July 15, 2018SHIKARPUR: Justice (rtd) Amir Hani Muslim, appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) to head the judicial commission on sanitation and clean water in Sindh, on Saturday inspected the construction of Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), near Hajano village of Shikarpur district. Reportedly, he expressed anger and dissatisfaction over the use of substandard material […]
Police investigate murder of youth in Ghahnwar Dahani village on July 15, 2018SHIKARPUR: A 20-year-old youth’s body was recovered under mysterious circumstances on Saturday from Ghahnwar Dahani village, near Madeji town of Shikarpur district. Reportedly, the Madeji police officers identified the deceased as Zaheer Hussain Dahani and claimed that he was allegedly murdered. After completing medico-legal formality at Taluka Hospital Madeji, the deceased’s body was handed over […]
SC commission on water slams Sindh administration over sub-standard performance on July 14, 2018SHIKARPUR: Retired Justice Ameer Hani Muslim, head of one-man Supreme Court-appointee commission on water quality in Sindh, visited oxidation ponds near village Hajano and expressed his anger over the use of substandard material to build embankments of oxidation ponds and rebuked over Public Health Officer namely Agha Naeem and issued orders to rebuild embankments of […]
SRSO devises plan to reduce malnutrition on July 12, 2018SHIKARPUR: The Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO) on Wednesday devised a plan for implementing a four-year European Union-funded Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS) in Shikarpur district of northern Sindh province. As a programme partner of PINS, the SRSO project manager Nisar Ahmed Pathan asserted that the programme aims to reduce malnutrition and improve […]
Sweets distributed by PTI leaders on July 8, 2018JACOBABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Jacobabad chapter distributed sweets amongst the people of Jacobabad after hearing verdict announced by an accountability court Islamabad against Ex-Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and his son-in-law, at Jacobabad. Raaz Khan Pathan, expressed his satisfaction over the verdict given by an accountability court Islamabad against former PM of […]
‘Disgruntled’ PPP workers join PTI in Jacobabad on July 5, 2018JACOBABAD: A large number of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers, belonging to Sabhayo Gharhi village, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday at the residence of Raaz Khan Pathan, the senior leader of PTI. Reportedly, Pathan revealed that many PPP and PMLN ‘disgruntled’ workers have abandoned their parties and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. “The disappointed workers have […]
Three children drown, one rescued by local divers in Jacobabad on July 4, 2018JACOBABAD: Two siblings drowned on Tuesday at Umeed Ali Junejo village in Gharhi Khairo subdivision of Jacobabad district. Reportedly, eight-year-old Husnain and six-year-old Saima were taking bath in a pond located at the outskirts of their village when they drowned to death. Consequently, local divers fished out their bodies after hours of efforts. Meanwhile, two […]