KHYBER AGENCY: The Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Ahmad Butt, along with Inspector General of the Frontier Corps (IGFC) Major General Waseem Ashraf and Commissioner Peshawar Shahab Ali Shah, paid a visit to Torkham border on Tuesday to inspect operating departments at the border. They visited the terminals of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Logistic […]
CMCH observes Int’l Thalassaemia Day
LARKANA: The Chandka Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) Head of Department of Paeds Medicine Prof Saifullah Jamro on Tuesday addressed a seminar held at Shaikh Zayed Hospital for Women to observe International Thalassaemia Day. He said that about 2.5 million children are suffering from Thalassaemia in Pakistan with an annual increase of 6000, a disease […]
Tortured body found
SHIKARPUR: A tortured body of youth was recovered on Tuesday from a street of Hakra Mohalla in Shikarpur. According to a report, locals informed the police about a body lying in a street, which arrived and shifted the body to the Civil Hospital in Shikarpur for medico-legal formalities. The doctors identified him as 26-year-old Khursheed […]
SHO embraces martyrdom during operation against criminals
KASHMORE: A Station House Officer (SHO) was martyred on Monday while leading an operation against a gang of criminals at the Katcha area of Garhi Tegho, which has been a safe haven for criminals. According to a report, the police tried to besiege the Katcha area to rescue four kidnapped people including Inam Golo, Ghalib […]
Children seek release of their father from ‘captivity’
KHYBER AGENCY: The children made a desperate plea to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa for the release of their father, who was detained by the security agencies over his alleged involvement in anti-state activities more than three months ago. While talking to the media, 16-year-old Shah Wali and 14-year-old Shah Saud […]
ANP remembers May 7 to establish Pakhtuns’ identity
KHYBER AGENCY: The Awami National Party (ANP) activists mark May 7 as a historic day when the name of province was amended from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The volunteers of ANP carried out a rally, which accumulated at Bab-e-Khyber. Besides, local leaders and tribesmen also participated in the gathering. While […]
MC organises ‘Malakhro’ wrestling
DADU: A cultural game of Malakhro, an ancient Sindhi form of wrestling which dates back to 5000 years, was organised by the Mella Committee (MC) on Sunday at the sports ground of Sehwan city. The Chairman Mella Committee and Jamshoro Deputy Commissioner (DC) Capt (R) Fariduddin Mustafa inaugurated the wrestling while Maryam Keerio was the […]
Police arrests man over killing son-in-law
SHIKARPUR: The police arrested a suspected murderer from Hingorja, a town of Khairpur district, on Sunday, who killed his son-in-law over a monetary issue. According to a report, police found a tortured body of a man on Friday which was later identified as Shoukat Ali Brohi at a hospital in Garhi Yasin. He was a […]
Jamshoro DC refutes heatstroke killing
DADU: The Chairman Mella Committee and Jamshoro Deputy Commissioner (DC) Capt (R) Fariduddin Mustafa on Sunday declined that devotees died from heatstroke at the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. During a press conference, he revealed that heatstroke units were established at many places in the city and 10 million bottles of drinking water were distributed […]
Labourer dies after trolley crashes
KHAIRPUR: A labourer died on Sunday in a road accident near Ubauro, a town in Ghotki District in Northern Sindh province. According to a report, a tractor trolley tumbled to the ground at National Highway road. Resultantly, a worker Arif Char died on the spot. He was rushed to Ubauro Hospital where doctors declared him […]