LARKANA, Aug 11: Corruption charges have been levelled against taluka nazim by the Larkana district body of Pakistan People’s Party and PPP-backed Awam Dost Panel members of Council. They said that he would be removed in a week.

Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, the acting president of Larkana district PPP Khair Mohammed Shaikh, Naudero Nazim Nisar Ahmed Bhutto, and others said that cases against Larkana Taluka Nazim Qurban Abbasi were already pending with the Anti-Corruption Establishment for allegedly disposing of plots in Sachal Colony at throw- away prices in violation of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance.

New motors of pumping machines were sold out and used installed, they said. They said that he would be removed from the office in a week as the process with the Local Government Commission on complaints of ADP members was near completion.

When asked why they were not unseating him through the no-confidence move, they said that it required two-thirds majority which the Awam Dost Penal lacked, thus legal procedure was adopted.

Girl recovered: The women police, on Monday recovered a young girl kidnapped on June 28, from Raisham Gali.

The 16-year-old girl will be produced before the court on Tuesday. She was brought to the women police station after her medical check-up.

He mother had lodged a case against Idress Chandio, Saleem Chandio and their sisters.

The girl alleged that she was detained in a house in Sehwan where Saleem Chandio and his two friends abused and tortured her. She told police that she escaped from the house and reached Larkana.

The ASP Larkana city Nasir Qureshi told this scribe that SHO women police station picked the girl on a tip-off adding and that torture signs were visible on her body. The medical report would come on Tuesday, the ASP said.

FIRING: Firing between members of Khoso and Janwri clans in Wali Dino Khoso and Manik Janwri villages in the Qambar area has mounted tension in the area.

A woman was injured in the firing on Monday. The rival parties were residing in villages opposite to each other. On Monday evening they traded fire which continued for three hours, sources said.

Both the groups had enmity over a theft case in which four people, two from each side were killed about a month ago.

Qambar police rushed to the spot to stop firing.