Author Archives: Qurban Ali Khushik
13th May, 2013
40,000 ballots, boxes, seals recovered: Policemen, polling staff caught stamping ballots for PPP
DADU, May 12: A presiding officer, an ASI, a police constable and polling staff of the Mangwani polling station were caught stamping ballot papers in favour of Pakistan Peoples Party candidates for NA-233 and PS-77 at the
DADU, May 12: A presiding officer, an ASI, a police constable and polling staff of the Mangwani polling station were caught stamping ballot papers in favour of Pakistan Peoples Party candidates for NA-233 and PS-77 at the
11th May, 2013
PPP’s Firdous Ashiq Awan withdraws from NA-110 in favour of PTI candidate
Awan has withdrawn from Sialkot's NA-110 seat in favour of pakistan tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Darr.
Awan has withdrawn from Sialkot's NA-110 seat in favour of pakistan tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Darr.
8th May, 2013
Political heavyweights set for a neck-and-neck fight in Dadu
DADU, May 7: Election battlefield in Dadu and Jamshoro districts is all set to witness a neck-and-neck fight among political titans in PML-N leader Liaquat Ali Jatoi, Sindh United Party chief Syed Jalal Memhood Shah,
DADU, May 7: Election battlefield in Dadu and Jamshoro districts is all set to witness a neck-and-neck fight among political titans in PML-N leader Liaquat Ali Jatoi, Sindh United Party chief Syed Jalal Memhood Shah,
13th April, 2013
Dadu, Jamshoro districts: PML-F ends election alliance with PML-N
DADU, April 12: The president of the Dadu chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional and a candidate for PS-74 (Dadu), Syed Mohammad Shah, announced on Friday his party was severing the electoral alliance
DADU, April 12: The president of the Dadu chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional and a candidate for PS-74 (Dadu), Syed Mohammad Shah, announced on Friday his party was severing the electoral alliance
2nd April, 2013
Procurement still not in sight: Wheat stocks at risk for want of gunny bags
DADU, April 1: More than seven million tonnes of wheat stocked in piles in the open across Dadu and Jamshoro districts risks getting damaged in rains if the food department fails to distribute gunny bags and lift it in time.
DADU, April 1: More than seven million tonnes of wheat stocked in piles in the open across Dadu and Jamshoro districts risks getting damaged in rains if the food department fails to distribute gunny bags and lift it in time.
21st February, 2013
One killed, 14 injured: By-poll rivals’ supporters clash in Sehwan village
DADU, Feb 20: A man was shot dead and 14 others were wounded when two groups of Jatoi tribesmen fought a gun battle during a programme held on Wednesday in Lal Mohammad Jatoi village to celebrate victory of Pakistan People’s Party candidate Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Tuesday by-election for PS-73 Sehwan seat.
DADU, Feb 20: A man was shot dead and 14 others were wounded when two groups of Jatoi tribesmen fought a gun battle during a programme held on Wednesday in Lal Mohammad Jatoi village to celebrate victory of Pakistan People’s Party candidate Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Tuesday by-election for PS-73 Sehwan seat.
4th February, 2013
Fate of over 1,500 schools hangs in the balance
DADU, Feb 3: The Integrated Education Learning Programme (IELP), one of the biggest initiatives of the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), has been facing financial trouble since last year.
DADU, Feb 3: The Integrated Education Learning Programme (IELP), one of the biggest initiatives of the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), has been facing financial trouble since last year.
19th January, 2013
Measles claims five more lives in Dadu
DADU, Jan 18: With no effective check on measles outbreak in sight, Sindh saw deaths of nine more children in Dadu, Jacobabad and Shaheed Benazirabad districts on Friday.
DADU, Jan 18: With no effective check on measles outbreak in sight, Sindh saw deaths of nine more children in Dadu, Jacobabad and Shaheed Benazirabad districts on Friday.
18th January, 2013
109th birth anniversary of G.M. Syed: SUP vows to resist anti-democracy moves
DADU, Jan 17: Sindh United Party chairman Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has said that despite differences with the PPP government over a number of burning issues of Sindh, his party will not support any act which harms democracy.
DADU, Jan 17: Sindh United Party chairman Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has said that despite differences with the PPP government over a number of burning issues of Sindh, his party will not support any act which harms democracy.
16th January, 2013
Six more children die of measles in Dadu villages
DADU, Jan 15: Six more children died of measles in different villages of Dadu district on Tuesday as people continued to wait for the health department’s vaccination teams, supposed to be sent to the areas affected by the outbreak, for a couple of months.
DADU, Jan 15: Six more children died of measles in different villages of Dadu district on Tuesday as people continued to wait for the health department’s vaccination teams, supposed to be sent to the areas affected by the outbreak, for a couple of months.
14th January, 2013
Five more die as Dadu faces measles vaccine shortage
DADU, Jan 13: Lives of five more children living in the Kachho belt of Dadu district’s Johi taluka were
lost to the measles outbreak on…
DADU, Jan 13: Lives of five more children living in the Kachho belt of Dadu district’s Johi taluka were
lost to the measles outbreak on…
2nd January, 2013
Kalhoro dynasty mosque faces threat of collapse
The historical Khudabad Mosque was built during the era of the Kalhoro dynasty.
The historical Khudabad Mosque was built during the era of the Kalhoro dynasty.
29th December, 2012
Sita village lynching case: 13 suspects identified, 16 more to be held: SSP
DADU, Dec 28: An investigation into the Sita village lynching case is almost complete as police have found on the basis of eyewitness accounts and video clips that 13 of the 39 arrested suspects are directly involved in the case, says SSP Usman Ghani Siddiqui.
DADU, Dec 28: An investigation into the Sita village lynching case is almost complete as police have found on the basis of eyewitness accounts and video clips that 13 of the 39 arrested suspects are directly involved in the case, says SSP Usman Ghani Siddiqui.
24th December, 2012
Dadu lynching case: Eight injured as police baton charge protesting women
A woman said the police had failed to arrest those who had killed a man and had torched his body. She said the police were detaining innocent persons.
A woman said the police had failed to arrest those who had killed a man and had torched his body. She said the police were detaining innocent persons.
23rd December, 2012
Protests erupt as 70 more suspects held in lynching case
DADU, Dec 22: Police laid a virtual siege to Sita village and its adjoining areas, 60 kilometres from here, and picked up 70 more suspects after a house-to-house search on Saturday, drawing the ire of the villagers who accused the law enforcers of unleashing their rage on innocent people.
DADU, Dec 22: Police laid a virtual siege to Sita village and its adjoining areas, 60 kilometres from here, and picked up 70 more suspects after a house-to-house search on Saturday, drawing the ire of the villagers who accused the law enforcers of unleashing their rage on innocent people.
22nd December, 2012
Desecration case: Lynch mob kills suspect, burns body in Dadu
Officials said over 1,000 people from Sita village and its surroundings attacked the police station and beat the man to death before torching his body.
Officials said over 1,000 people from Sita village and its surroundings attacked the police station and beat the man to death before torching his body.
20th December, 2012
Gorakh hills receive season’s first snowfall, but remain inaccessible
DADU, Dec 19: Earlier this week, the Gorakh hill station, popularly called the Murree of Sindh, received the season’s first snowfall with a smattering of rain. But the scenic hill station remains inaccessible because of
DADU, Dec 19: Earlier this week, the Gorakh hill station, popularly called the Murree of Sindh, received the season’s first snowfall with a smattering of rain. But the scenic hill station remains inaccessible because of
17th December, 2012
Kalabagh dam project is dead, says Shujaat
DADU, Dec 16: PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that proponents of Kalabagh dam should forget the water reservoir project because it cannot be built against the wishes of the people of Sindh.
DADU, Dec 16: PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that proponents of Kalabagh dam should forget the water reservoir project because it cannot be built against the wishes of the people of Sindh.
13th December, 2012
Sharif, Shujaat shows add to flurry of political activities in Dadu
DADU, Dec 12: Dadu district is witnessing a flurry of political activities these days as heads of three major political parties — PPP, PML-N and PML-Q — plan to address public meetings in the district to formally kick off electioneering drive in the district.
DADU, Dec 12: Dadu district is witnessing a flurry of political activities these days as heads of three major political parties — PPP, PML-N and PML-Q — plan to address public meetings in the district to formally kick off electioneering drive in the district.
9th December, 2012
Growers suffer as twin diseases hit chilli crop in Dadu
DADU, Dec 8: With the weather turning chillier across Sindh towns, the chilli crop is increasingly being ruined in a vast area by two diseases — leaf curl and bud mite.
DADU, Dec 8: With the weather turning chillier across Sindh towns, the chilli crop is increasingly being ruined in a vast area by two diseases — leaf curl and bud mite.
