MADEJI: The officers of Rangers, Police and Irrigation Department on Wednesday conducted a joint operation and shut down about 20 illegal watercourses that were forcibly erected by influential landlords of Madeji to steal irrigation water allegedly supported by officials of local irrigation department. Reportedly, the watercourses were channeled from Warah Canal depriving the tail-enders of […]
PWD observes World Population Day
LARKANA: The Population Welfare Department (PWD) on Wednesday marked the World Population Day and notified of the devastating consequences of increasing population of Pakistan. “Primary reason of hunger, unemployment, poverty and ailments is the unchecked growth of population around the world. Currently, Pakistan’s population is 22 crore, which is expected to increase to 40 crore […]
HCCI confirms Muhammad Shahid as new president
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (HCCI) newly-elected president Muhammad Shahid on Tuesday received a vote of confidence from 16 out of the total 24 members during an emergent meeting of executive committee of the chamber, according to the press release issued by HCCI. Reportedly, the chamber had been seized by the district […]
Child crushed to death by speeding tractor
JACOBABAD: A four-year-old child was crushed to death on Wednesday when a fast-moving tractor trolley ran over him at Rifle Naka in Jacobabad. Reportedly, Muhammad Arif went to buy some eatables when a speeding tractor crushed him. Consequently, the civil line police officers arrested the driver identified as Ghulam Nabi and started investigation into the […]
Nawaz, Maryam returning home as if they’ve won a world cup: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan berated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters on Tuesday, saying they were preparing to welcome ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz as if they were returning home “after winning the World Cup”. “Nawaz Sharif has won the world cup of corruption. He was ousted for corruption, […]
PPP’s Khuhro terms cases against party ‘a conspiracy against democracy’
LARKANA: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh Chief Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Tuesday denounced political rivals, and termed the “tactics of obfuscation against party’s leadership” as a conspiracy against democratic norms. Reportedly, he addressed several corner meetings and door-to-door campaigns as part of election drive in Larkana. “However, our party will defend democracy at all […]
Cattle owners protest ban barring animals from entering Rice Canal
LARKANA: Buffalo-cattle herds’ owners on Tuesday held a demonstration against the district administration of Larkana for restricting them to enter into Rice Canal amid scorching heat of summer. Reportedly, the herd owners including Muhammad Bux Joyo, Rasul Bux Kalhoro, Asadullah Mengal, Rajib Sethar, Tufail Arbani, Zakir Pahore and others claimed that their animals were suffering […]
APTMA demands withdrawal of ‘anti-industry’ regulation
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) chairman Aamir Fayyaz has demanded the immediate withdrawal of a statutory regulatory order regarding imposition of customs duty on cotton imports. In a statement issued on Tuesday, he said that the order was adversely impacting the textile industry value chain. “The caretaker federal government has withdrawn SRO No.48 and […]
91 educational institutes have been shut down in Cantt in the last three decades
Ninety-one educational institutes – situated within the jurisdiction of the cantonment boards of the country – have been closed during the last three decades, Military Lands & Cantonments (MLC) Director Dr Saima Shah revealed while addressing a press conference at regional office. While addressing a press conference, Dr Saima Shah said that in 1975, there […]
MCR officer demands explanation from employee who made assault claims
Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) Chief Officer Shafqat Raza has called explanation from the corporation’s driver, who was slapped by the officer for allegedly not attending the office on the visit of the commissioner. Municipal Officer Regulation (MOR) Shahzad Naveed Gohar first stopped driver Irshad Khan’s salary and then slapped him when he asked for a […]