KHAIRPUR: The Kumb Police on Saturday recovered 72 bottles of liquor and arrested two drug dealers. Reportedly, the station house officer (SHO) Manshad Kalwar was inspecting vehicles near Momin Mahar police picket. Meanwhile, a suspected car did not stop and tried to run away. The police chased and seized the vehicles. The officers recovered 72 […]
PPP leader demands CJP to take suo motu notice of non-implemented Water Accord of 1991
LARKANA: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Wednesday said that Sindh has been deprived of its due water share despite the announcement by Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to increase the share by 25,000 cusecs. While addressing an iftar dinner arranged by PPP office bearers of Union Councils (UC-2) and UC-4 […]
SALU teachers hold token strike against non-payment of leave encashment
KHAIRPUR: The Shah Abdul Latif University Teachers Association (SALUTA) associated teachers and employees on Wednesday held a token strike against university administration over non-payment of leave encashment and disbursement to teachers, officers and employees of the university. The SALUTA general secretary Prof Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah addressed the protesting teachers and employees who had gathered […]
Boy poisoned to death
Gujranwala: A 17 year old boy was allegedly poisoned to death by unidentified people at Ali Pur Chatha, Gujranwala. It was reported that Faizan aged 17 years old was spotted unconscious in the field and was rushed to the DHQ hospital where he died. His family alleged that someone poisoned Faizan which caused his death. […]
First layer of coal unearthed in Thar Coal Block II
Hyderabad: Sindh Engro Coal Mining (SECMC) unearthed the first layer of indigenous coal from its open pit coal mine in Thar Coal Block II on Sunday. The mining firm’s machinery took out the first layer from an estimated 2.04 billion tons of coal resources in Thar Coal Block II after successfully dewatering the second acquirer, […]
SCF urges implementation of SDGs for equitable budget allocation
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF), a nonprofit organisation, on Sunday conducted a consultative session in Hyderabad under TABEER programme for Sustainable Development Goals 16 (SDGs) that commits the community to work together to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide justice for good governance, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at […]
SEPCO suspends power supply as Naudero plunges into darkness
NAUDERO: Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) on Sunday suspended power supply to five electricity distribution feeders for 16 hours despite the presence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Faryal Talpur in the district. Reportedly, SEPCO sub-division officer (SDO) Sajad Memon and other officials turned off their mobile phones and did not […]
Rain turns weather pleasant in Shikarpur
SHIKARPUR: Meanwhile, the light drizzle around midnight turned the weather pleasant in Shikarpur and Jacobabad districts. After suffering through the prolonged power outages in the districts, the residents expressed happiness and joy when dusty winds swayed the trees and knocked at their doors. The increased power load-shedding had hit hard both the domestic and commercial […]
Nisar Khuhro ‘warns’ against revival of Kalabagh Dam issue
LARKANA: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Saturday signaled the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to halt taking up the issue of Kalabagh Dam. While addressing a press conference, he said that he will lodge a ‘Contempt of People’ notice against CJP if he attempts to revive […]
Mahar brothers file nomination forms for NA-205, PS-21 and PS-22
KHAIRPUR: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sardar Ali Gohar Khan Mahar on Saturday filed nomination forms to contest elections from NA-205 constituency of Ghotki-II, and provincial seats PS-21 and PS-22, respectively. Reportedly, the influential politician Sardar was displeased by Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) pending decision regarding issuance of party tickets in-between Mahar brothers to […]