SUKKUR, April 27: Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party chief Qadir Magsi said on Wednesday that the division of Hyderabad into four districts was aimed at creating discord among sections of people of Sindh. Speaking at a press conference here, Dr Magsi, who is also provincial president of PONM, said people must forge unity in their ranks and vote for nationalists because only nationalists could protect their rights.

He claimed that people of the province suffered numerous hardships in the past for sending insincere people to parliament who did nothing for the betterment of masses.

Criticizing the 1973 Constitution, Dr Magsi said since the constitution did not guarantee provincial rights, his party was against it. He said his party would take part in the local bodies elections, and asked people to vote for true nationalists. He also criticized the Sindh government and said it had failed to deliver.

INJURED: Two people were injured in an armed clash between two groups of the Pitafi tribe over possession of a land in the Lal Pitafi village near Mirpur Mathelo on Wednesday morning.

Two groups of the Pitafi tribe were at odds over a piece of land.

On Wednesday, eight armed persons attacked a group of persons when they were busy in cultivation of the agricultural land by opening indiscriminate firing injuring Asghar Ali Pitafi and his cousin Ghulam Qadir Pitafi.

The attackers managed to flee. Later, the injured were shifted to the Mirpur Mathelo taluka hospital. They were later shifted to the Rahim Yar Khan hospital in critical condition.

Opinion

Editorial

A hasty retreat
Updated 28 Nov, 2024

A hasty retreat

Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough.
Lebanon truce
28 Nov, 2024

Lebanon truce

WILL it hold? That is the question many in the Middle East and beyond will be asking after a 60-day ceasefire ...
MDR anomaly removed
28 Nov, 2024

MDR anomaly removed

THE State Bank’s decision to remove its minimum deposit rate requirement for conventional banks on deposits from...
Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...