Achro Thar Desert — beyond drought on August 26, 2018Sindh’s Achro Thar Desert is currently facing its third drought in the past four years and the famine like situation has led to a mass migration to barrage areas. In the absence of monsoon rains, the desert is facing a fresh drought which has led to deaths of livestock and shortage of fodder in the […]
No relief in sight as Achro Thar Desert dries up on August 19, 2018KARACHI: The drought-like situation in Sindh’s Achro Thar desert has became more intense over the past few weeks due to insufficient precipitation. The famine-like situation has resulted in the deaths of livestock and shortage of fodder. This has caused mass level migration to barrage areas. Since the local population is solely dependent on livestock for […]
No relief in sight as Sindh’s Achro Thar Desert enters into fresh drought on August 17, 2018KARACHI: With no sufficient precipitation, drought-like situation in Sindh’s Achro Thar Desert is intensifying over the past few weeks. The situation has led to deaths of livestock and dearth of fodder following mass level migration to barrage areas. As local population is solely dependent on livestock for bread and butter, there is looming threat of […]
PPP increase strength in Sindh Assembly but loses ground in strongholds on August 4, 2018KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has increased its strength in the provincial assembly of Sindh after the 2018 elections, however, it has also received some serious setbacks in constituencies and areas in Karachi and Larkana, long considered its strongholds, notwithstanding allegations of rigging on the polling day. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has made gains […]
Journalist assaulted for reporting on PPP electioneering on July 31, 2018A senior journalist was allegedly assaulted by two persons in Sanghar district for “reporting on Pakistan People’s Party electioneering during the recently held July 25 polls. The incident took place outside journalist’s home in Sanghar’s Memon Mohalla on Monday evening, police said. Police said they were investigation the matter, however no arrest was made till […]
PPPP’s Chandio cries foul, demands recounting, re-polling on July 27, 2018Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) candidate for Sanghar’s PS-41 constituency Mashooque Chandio accused his opponent of rigging the elections and demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to recount the votes in his constituency and conduct re-polling on a total of six polling stations in the district. PS-41 is one of the six Sindh Assembly […]
Deployment of volunteers at polling stations in Sanghar is part of planned rigging: GDA on July 25, 2018National and Sindh Assembly candidates of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) from Sanghar district alleged that deployment of volunteers in women polling stations on July 25 was a part of planned rigging. “Volunteers have been handed over bogus ballot papers with stamps on candidates from a particular party. For this purpose million of rupees have been […]
GDA warns of ‘planned rigging’ in Sanghar on July 24, 2018SANGHAR: National and Sindh Assembly candidates of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) from Sanghar district accused that deployment of volunteers on the women polling station on July 25 was part of ‘planned rigging’. Volunteers were handed over bogus ballot papers with stamps on PPP candidates. For this purpose, million of rupees were distributed among them, it […]
Independent candidate withdraws in favour of PPP in Sanghar on July 22, 2018SANGHAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday received major boost in Sanghar as Mir Darehan Khan Bugti, an independent candidate who was running for PS-41, withdrew in support of the PPP candidate Mashooque Ali Chandio. Bugti’s withdrawal in favor of PPP candidate was announced during a public meeting held at Sanghar’s Lutko Mori. The event […]
The disenfranchised gypsies on July 18, 2018LACKING VOICE – I Sanghar/Mirpur khas: It’s mid-afternoon. Haimi’s colourful ghaghra and chuli have turned shabby from dust and sweet absorbed by the fabric all day during her tours of various settlements in the outskirts of Mirpurkhas to beg for food. Her effort has paid off, and she has collected enough food to feed the […]