Food Minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Sunday accused PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif of having orchestrated the firing incident at the residence of Justice Aijaz-ul-Hasan ‘because he wants to get life term for Nawaz Sharif’. “If the attack took place in the presence of police guards, then Shehbaz Sharif is responsible for it. If Shehbaz forms […]
New provinces only through political consensus
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday said that new provinces should be created only through political consensus as no single party could bring about a constitutional amendment nor it should do. Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the 45-kilometre-long section of National Highway-5 linking Jalapur Pirwala with Uch Sharif areas of southern Punjab, the prime […]
Checkposts in SWA reduced from 35 to four
Inspector General of Frontier Corps (IGFC) Major General Abid Latif Saturday said that number of checkposts has been reduced from 35 to only four in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), adding that all the required facilities would be ensured at these checking points. During a visit to South Waziristan, the IGFC said that reduction in number […]
Time to institutionalise research and training in medical profession: Dr Javed Iqbal
BAHAWALPUR: Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Principal Prof Dr Javed Iqbal said that the medical graduates of the college have earned a worldwide appreciation for their enduring commitment to cure the ailing humanity. He addressed 5th convocation of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College as a chief guest on Saturday. “This has brought glory and grace for their alma mater […]
Delay in distribution of gunny bags condemned
LARKANA: “Sindh is reliant on agriculture but the sector currently faces serious challenges,” Irfan Jatoi, Larkana chapter president of the Sindh Abadgar Board, said here on Friday. He said last year Sindh government did not pay proper rates of paddy and sugarcane due to which growers were still suffering. “Wheat crop is being harvested now […]
Terrorism charges added to Samina Sindhu murder case
LARKANA: Senior Superintendent of Police Tanveer Tunio has said that sections from the anti-terrorism act have been added to the FIR registered in Samina Sindhu’s murder case. He has said that a team has been constituted to track down the suspects. Speaking to the media on Friday, the SSP said justice will be provided to […]
Elderly shot dead at district council office
SHIKARPUR: An elderly man was shot and killed by unknown armed assailants next to the premises of the district council office in the limits of New Faujdari police station here on Saturday. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Mumtaz Ali Abro, 55. The police said Abro was headed towards his home situated […]
SC verdict ‘highly unfortunate’
MUZAFFARABAD: Terming the disqualification of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif for life by Supreme Court as ‘highly unfortunate’, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday said the nations around the world show reverence to their leaders who serve them but unfortunately in Pakistan they are dragged in courts and have to face legal proceedings. Addressing the […]
‘Political and religious groups must work together to curb terror’
LARKANA: Sindh is a land of love, peace and religious harmony where people belonging to different faiths live together in harmony, said Khawaja Moin-ud-din Mehboob, caretaker of Khuwaja Ghulam Fareed shrine of Kot Mithan (Punjab). He talked to media after offering prayers at the graves of martyred Bhutto leaders in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on Thursday. […]
Court hears Tariq Jatoi over murder of Samina Sindhu
LARKANA: The suspected murderer of artist Samina Sindhu, Tariq Jatoi was presented in the court on Thursday. Police has been granted his seven days physical remand. The investigation officer DSP Liaquat Abbasi claimed that three shots could be heard in the video as an evidence of the murder. e stated that terrorism act has not […]