MIRPURKHAS Jan 24. Ms Sakina Shah wife of Syed Rasool Shah , resident of village Sher Shah, taluka Kot Ghulam Mohammad has accused that on Dec 28, 2010 his husband Syed Rasool Shah was seriously injured in the murderous attack at Hyderabad Mirpurkhas road near bus terminal and he sustained serious head injuries and still admitted in civil hospital Karachi in serious condition while FIR was lodged of this incident with Old Mirpur police station against the accused Saleem Shaikh alias Saleem Shuaee and Saleem Arain on the complaint of Syed Kausar Shah , little brother of his husband. Addressing at a press conference here on Monday, she told that nominated accused blackmailed his husband on the base of different pretext after that her husband had also been furnished the application to district and sessions judge Mirpurkhas and chief of army staff on July 7, 2010. She expressed that Shehzad Arain was shown as supporter of his husband but he was informer of above nominated accused and they jointly made plan to kill his husband. She said that under their plan his husband Syed Rasool Shah was on his way near bus terminal at Hyderabad Mirpurkhas road that they attacked upon him with iron rod and other arms as result he sustained serious brain and head injuries and still admitted in hospital in serious condition. She said that unfortunately complainant of the FIR of this incident Syed Kausar Shah had reportedly been created contacts with nominated accused and after taking bribe from them he was not taking interest in the case. She accused that brothers of his husband  was not allowing her to meet with her husband in hospital even spoiling the case after getting allegedly bribe. She said that Shehzad was the master mind of this conspiracy and issuing her threats of dire consequences on cell phone and he warned her not to include in this case otherwise she will face difficulties. She said that her husband informed her about blackmailers and his opponents. She further said that her life is in danger now and she was being restrained to pursue the case of her husband in the court. She demanded the provincial police officer, RPO Hyderabad , DIG Mirpurkhas and DPO Mirpurkhas to immediately provide her protection and take legal action against conspirators and  to allow her to pursue the case of her husband in the court. 

MIRPURKHAS Jan 24. Four persons of a family including three women were brutally gunned down near Fazal chowk in Satellite town here on Monday on Karo Kari charges . while police have apprehended the accused along with involved arms near Jarwari Shakh when he was fleeing out from the city. Report said that accused Zahir Ali Jamali, resident of Shahdadkot was presently residing along with his wife Shahzia in upper story of the house while his mother in law Ms Shahzadi along with her daughter and sons was residing in the ground floor. They had come here from Shahdadkot about 6 months back after flood condition there. Accused Zahir Ali Jamali has killed his wife Shahzia, 25, mother in law Shehzadi, 50, brother in law Mohammad Amir, 35 and sister in law Ms Naseema, 21. with fires of his TT pistol. Soon after this incident, accused along with his 2 years old son left the house. Hundreds of people after hearing the voices of fires gathered at the spot. SHO town Mir Mohammad Mangrio reached at the spot and shifted the deceased bodies to civil hospital for autopsy. Report said that a constable Ibrahim Narejo during this has arrested the accused Zahir Ali Jamali from Jarwari Shakh while fleeing out from the city and recovered also from his possession a TT pistol. Report added that when this incident occurred flag march of law enforcing agencies led by DPO Mirpurkhas was ongoing and passing in the Satellite town. Police have also recovered in search a gun from the residence of the accused. Learnt that accused had suspected on his wife for having illegal relations with some others and in this connection, dispute had also been occurred between wife and husband. The situation of the deceased boides recovered from the house showed that deceased had tried to save themselves by going out from the house but unfortunately their efforts failed and they were made target by the accused. Panic was spread in entire area of Satellite town. Post mortem of the deceased was continued till filing of the news. 

MIRPURKHAS Jan 24. Leaders of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat district Mirpurkhas Hafiz Mohammad Akbar Rashid, Hafiz Idrees Madni and others have strongly condemned the act of  removing their flags and insulting and demanded the district administration to take immediate notice and punish the involve culprits exemplary without any delay . They were addressing at the protest rally here on Monday at local press club. They said that it was the conspiracy to disturb the peace of the city and we had asserted to make unsuccessful their conspiracy by keeping themselves peaceful. They warned the district administration that if it does not take legal action against those miscreants who had removed and insulted of their flags in the city without any delay then district administration will be responsible of any disturbance in the city.

MIRPURKHAS Jan 20. Haq Parast local MPA Faheem Ahmed Altafi has been strongly condemned the unannounced pro long power load shedding and supply of low gas pressure in the city causing great difficulties to the people. Talking newsmen here on Thursday. He said that few weeks ago, a delegation of MQM Mirpurkhas zone comprising Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali and MPA Faheem Ahmed Altafi had negotiations with Hesco chief and complained of ongoing unannounced pro long load shedding in urban city Mirpurkhas while Hesco chief agreed to reduce the load shedding for 6 hours in the urban city Mirpurkhas but despite his promise, citizens were facing pro long 12 hours load shedding as result unrest and resentment were prevailing among the masses. He deplored that if the same condition remained continue masses would be taken out at the streets in protest. He asked the hesco chief to implement on his promise and reduced the pro long load shedding of power at Mirpurkhas without any delay. He further said that low pressure of Sui gas was also being supplied in the city Mirpurkhas causing hardships to the people. He expressed that people were complaining to MQM Mirpurkhas zone for taking notice of unannounced long load shedding and low pressure supply of the Sui gas. He demanded the higher authorities of Sui Southern Gas Company SSGC to take immediate notice and ensure supply of Sui gas with proper pressure in the city to end the grievances of the citizens.

MIRPURKHAS Jan 19. Food department Mirpurkhas was excessing with Chaki owners as a bag of wheat is being sold to chaki owner in high rate than flour mill while the 98 percent are chakis to provide the flour on door step to the masses. These allegations were leveled by Abdul Rasheed Abbasi, President Aata Chaki association district Mirpurkhas chapter, vice chairman Abdul Waheed Khan and vice president Mohammad Rafi Malik, in a joint press statement issued here on Wednesday. They deplored that food department was selling through challan a bag of wheat of RS 2550 to chaki owner while same wheat bag is being sold at RS 2437 to flour mill owners as result chaki owners were suffering even poor masses were compelled to buy the flour at high rate. They expressed that despite having a uniform policy of government but unfortunately food department was implementing on double standard policy in issuing the subsidized quota of wheat to flour mills and chaki.They said that we had submitted an application on Dec 14, 2010 to secretary food department complaining him of double standard policy of food department, while secretary food assured them that bag of wheat will be sale to flour mill also at RS 2550, but suddenly, on Jan 17, food department Mirpurkhas again started to sale the wheat bag at Rs 2437.50 per bag to flour mill owners which record is present in National bank of Pakistan Mirpurkhas branches.They demanded the president Asif Ali Zardari, prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Sindh chief minister, minister for food , secretary food and other concerned authorities to take immediate notice of injustice with chaki owners and provide justice by taking drastic immediate measures and action against the concerned involved officials of food department Mirpurkhas.  

MIRPURKHAS Jan 19. PPP MNA and district president PPP Mirpurkhas chapter Mir Munawar Ali Khan Talpure has said that president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani were making all out efforts to complete the mission of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazeer Bhutto as she had dream to provide all the basic and modern facilities to the masses at their door step. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Air Mix LPG (Gas supply and Plant) held under Sindh southern gas company SSGC Mirpurkhas at Kot Ghulam Mohammad town here on Wednesday that was attended by PPP MPA Mir Mehboob Talpure, MPA Mir Haji Hayat Talpure, DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon, DIG Mirpurkhas Rasool Bux Sand, DPO Mirpurkhas Zufikar Maher, PPP office bearers including ladies wing, government officers, notables and workers. He further said that this plant will provide over 2000 gas connections in taluka Kot Ghulam Mohammad, while he advised the people to pay their gas bills to run this project continuously. He said that DCO Mirpurkhas and SSGC had played their vital role to install this plant here. He said that it was the old demand of this taluka that has been fulfilled today with the special support of his wife MNA Faryal Talpure as with her request, President Asif Ali Zardari ordered to release its funds. He said that this plant was installed with cost of RS 30 crors. He added that administration has acquired the land of agriculture department to install this plant here no any person was ready to give his land for this important project. He announced that he will efforts to install Air mix LPG gas plant also at Digri, Tando Jan Mohammad, Jhuddo and Samaro towns. He deplored that more than funds of the Sindh government as well as federal government had been expended to provide relief to the flood affected people in the country as result shortage of funds had been created to government, However very soon now funds would again be available for launching the development schemes in the province. He said that all the political parties were cooperating with government to run it with success and hoped that PPP democratic government will complete its 5 years tenure. He asked the workers and voters of the PPP to start their preparation for elections.Managing director Sui southern gas company SSGC Faizullah Abbasi said that as the government provided funds we approached to an American company for importing this plant and it was arrived here in July 2010 through ship and the company installed it till Oct 2010 in short period. He said that pipe lines were laid till 55 kilometers long in the area and sofar applications for connections have been received 97 from Mir Ki Landhi and 250 from Kot Ghulam Mohammad town. He said that we had been installed such kind of plant at Gawadar , Noshki situated in Balochistan and 2 in Punjab province and they were being run with success, while he expressed that it was the first plant installed here in the Sindh province. DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon said that now people of Kot Ghulam Mohammad town, village Mir Ki Landhi, village Mir Fazlullah Talpure and village Mir Gul Hassan Talpure would get benefit of this plant. He requested the people to pay its bill to run this plant with success that will be an example in the Sindh province. PPP MPAs Mir Mehboob Talpure, Mir Haji Hayat Talpure, Sain Bux Wassan, taluka president PPP KGM Aslam Dal and president PPP ladies wing district Mirpurkhas Shamim Jhandeer also spoke the ceremony. Earlier, MNA Mir Munawar Ali Talpure has inaugurated the LPG air mix plant by pushing the button as result gas supply was started to the consumers. Later, MNA Mir Munawar Ali Talpure has inaugurated the newly constructed building of National bank of Pakistan Kot Ghulam Mohammad branch by cutting the red ribben. On this occasion NBP officers Arshad Kaim Khani and manager of the branch Noor Mohammad Siaal were also present. On this occasion it was told the newsmen that this building was constructed with cost of RS 17500000. 

  

MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. Dozens of minority people belong to taluka Mirpurkhas have held demonstration here on Thursday outside the local press club to protest against the police failure to recover the kidnapped government dispenser Moti Ram. Protesters led by Madan, son of hostage Moti Ram, carried banners and placards raised slogans against the police while they blocked also the main Mirpurkhas Hyderabad road for an hour as result vehicular traffic was suspended. On this occasion, Madan told the newsmen that his father had left village near Old Mipur for village Dost Mohammad Dars to attend his job on bike on Wednesday morning but he did not reach at his job as in the way near village Shah Bux Lashari at Mirpurkhas Sindhri road near saline drain unknown dacoits allegedly kidnapped him in the car while his motor cycle was recovered from saline drain. He said that it was the incident of kidnapping but police were avoiding registering the case even despite passing 24 hours no progress was yet made by the police. He said that DPO Mirpurkhas Zulfikar Maher had also reached at the spot and also met with him and his relatives and assured that hostage will soon be recovered. He urged the authorities to take immediate notice and ensure registration of kidnapping case and recover the hostage and arrest the involved culprits. Later, SPO city Ayub Dars reached there and negotiated with the protesters and assured them of registration of their case after which they dispersed peacefully. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. Vice president of Sindh abadgar board district Mirpurkhas chapter Haji Abdul Ghafoor Maher and progressive landlord of taluka Kunri Mian Mohammad Saleem have demanded the government not to impose ban on export of onion crop as only Sindh province was fulfilling the requirements of onion of the country while onion was also being exported to India and Middle east from Sindh. They were talking to newsmen here on Thursday. They expressed that this year onion crop in Sindh was bumper crop and onion growers were getting reasonable price of their crop but some persons wanted to impose ban on export of onion by government under a conspiracy. They said that according to Sindh crop assessment department onion crop production was expected 6 and half lakhs tons in the Sindh province this year as onion averagely 80 to 100 bags of 120 kilogrammes per bag are producing from an acre and at this time Indian onion crop was late and onion crop in Punjab was also late one month as result onion from Sindh was exporting to India through Wahga and Middle east through ship while requirements of onion of the whole country was also being fulfilled the Sindh province owing to bumper crop. They urged the government to make unsuccessful the conspiracy of some persons to impose ban on onion export while national exchequer was also achieving to country in export of onion and reasonable price RS 3500 per bag was also getting the onion growers in the province. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. A local senior journalist was fortunately escaped unhurt in the murderous attack by three armed persons here on Thursday evening at Market chowk. Report said that Afaq Ahmed Khan, correspondent of a daily English newspaper and a TV channel was on his way that three armed persons intercepted him and one of them opened strait fire upon him but fortunately he was saved unhurt. However one of the attacker was captured by the people when he was fleeing from the spot while two of them managed to escaped from the spot. Arrested culprit was identified as Abdul Nasir Khan and citizens later handed over him to town police. Victim journalist Afaq Ahmed Khan has lodged the case with town police station of attempt to murder and issuing threats of killing against the accused Abdul Nasir Khan, Saleem Malik alias Saleem Shuaee and an unknown person.Later victim journalist Afaq Ahmed Khan told the newsmen at town police station that accused Abdul Nasir Khan was the ring leader of the criminal gange and Saleem Malik alias Saleem Shuaee was the member of his gang. He said that about a dozen heinous crimes cases had already been registered against the ring leader Abdul Nasir Khan at different police stations of the district while he was the notorious cheater and fraudi of Mirpurkhas and those innocent had been affected with him in past had also been lodged cases against him. He said that today he was first warned by him that why he sent the application to the apex court against him and his gangsters and then attacked upon him.Soon after this incident, emergent meeting of Mirpurkhas union of journalist and National press club Mirpurkhas have strongly condemned the murderous attack upon the senior journalist and president of Mirpurkhas union of journalist. Joint meeting was presided over by Hashim Shar, has demanded the government to take immediate notice of this incident provide protection to local journalists and ensure the arresting of the involved culprits and punish them exemplary.

 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. Officials of Phuladyyoon police came under armed attack when they carried out raid at the village of Mari caste people near Samaro Shakh Mori on the secret information for arresting the criminals on Thursday early morning. Report said that on a tip off, regarding the presence of wanted criminals , Phuladyyoon police in police vain conducted raid but some villagers as saw the police party opened indiscriminate firing on the police party but fortunately all the officials were escaped unhurt however bullets were penetrated into the body of the police vain. Police party after this attack came back from the village and then on behalf of state case attempt to murder and strait indiscriminate firing upon police party was lodged with Phuladyyoon police station against the accused Gullo Mari, Rahim Mari, Mumtaz Mari ,Bhongar Mari and a unknown person. However no arrest was yet made by police till filing of the news.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 29. Project of rehabilitation of irrigation channels that have farmer organizations of Nara canal under the world bank funding has been launched as first of all 100 such irrigation channels had been chosed and process of the project “water sector improvement project WSIP-1” of Sindh irrigation and drainage authority SIDA was underway with full swing, while added that this project has age of 5 years. This was stated by Engineer Ghulam Mustufa Ujjan, deputy general manager of the project, while talking to the local news man here on Wednesday. He said that aims of this project were to rehabilitate the water channels with quality work and according to standard and also empowering the local growers and decentralization of the powers. He further said that under this project work of rehabilitation of channels, earth work, desilting , Jangal clearance, repairs of modules , rehabilitation of head regulators , construction of village road bridges and foot bridges , construction of washing Ghat for women, buffalows vallows and construction of offices of farmer organizations. He said that concerned farmer organizations would supervise or execute the rehabilitation work of those water channels that allocation had been made till RS 80 lakhs while SIDA officers and engineers would execute the work with allocation of over RS 80 lakhs of the water channels. He said that first of all supervision and execution work of 3 water channels Karna, Boilo and Kandiaro minor of Thar canal had been handed over to concerned farmer organizations as signatures ceremony on the agreement was held at Mirpurkhas on Dec 14 in which office bearers of concerned FOs and managing director SIDA Mohammad Ahsan Leghari made signatures on the agreement. He told that concerned FO have also been opened their bank accounts and now they were hiring engineers and accountants for starting the work on the site. He said that  process of this project of 28 water channels with allocation of fund about RS 12 crors have also been initiated through national bidding as letters to concerned contractors have also been issued for starting the work on site. He told that among 28 water channels, 5 channels belong to Mithrao canal, 18 belong to upper Nara canal and 5 belong to Jamrao canal. He said that site work would be started at channels during the annual closure of the Nara canal for desilting and repair purpose to be scheduled on Jan 6, 2011.He said that it was the comprehensive project for improvement of irrigation system and success of this project mostly depend on the farmer organizations as they would be independent to work freely without any intervention of the officials. He said that offices of farmer organizations would be constructed and furniture will also be provided to run matters of channels properly. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 29. Dandi cut longi chili rate has been increased due to less arrival of the production in the Kunri Chili Mandi that was the biggest chili market of the country. Report received that some days ago, rate of Dandi cut Longi chili was RS 7500 to 8000 per maund but owing to declining of the production of Chili its rate has been suddenly increased till RS 9500 to 9700 per maund. Mohammad Mubeen, shopkeeper of a chili shop of Kunri chili Mandi told this scribe that owing to less arrival of chili in the Kunri chili Mandi prices of the Longi chili that was a unique quality of this region has been high . He said that in present season daily 3000 bags to 4000 bags of Longi chili were arrived daily in the market that was less arrival while last year 8000 bags to 10000 bags were arrived daily in the local market . He said that Longi chili crop was arrived in the Kunri Mandi from Shadi Palli, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Umerkot, Jahiro Farm, Nabisar, Samaro, Kunri, Dhoronaro, Mithi, Digri, Jhuddo , Tando Jan Mohammad, Naokot etc. Chili grower of Kunri taluka Mian Mohammad Saleem told that owing to heavy rainfall chili crop was adversely affected even it was damaged badly as result its production in this region was reduced that affected its rate as result its prices have been very high , however, he said that National level companies were buying the Longi chili from Kunri chili Mandi to run their factories and its less production will affect the whole province particularly. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 29. A youth was seriously injured when a poultry farm owner allegedly opened fires upon him near Ummehani town, in front of Sattari cotton and ginning factory in the limit of Satellite town police station here on Wednesday. Report said that Abdul Rahim Pathan along with his friend Ghulam Rasool was on his way that a dog of poultry farm disturbed Abdul Rahim Pathan and tried to bite him on which he exchanged hot words with owners of the poultry farm while in reaction Mohammad Yousuf, poultry farm owner allegedly opened fires as result he sustained two bullet injuries , rushed to emergency of civil hospital where he was provided first aid and then shifted to male surgical ward of the hospital. Doctors said that his condition was out of danger. The accused fled away from the spot after this incident. Satellite town police have lodged the case of attempt to murder under section 324, 504 and 34 PPC against the accused Mohammad Yousuf and an unknown on the complaint of Abdul Hakeem Pathan, father of the injured youth. However no accused was yet lodged till filing of the news.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 29. A private dispenser Moti Ram Kolhi was going towards his private clinic on his bike from Old Mirpur here on Wednesday morning that he was disappeared suddenly and his bike was recovered from saline drain, in the limit of Dilber Maher police station. Learnt that he was kidnapped by three unknown armed bandits in a car near village Shah Bux Leghari at Sindhri Mirpurkhas road. SPO Sindhri Pir Allah Rakhio Qureshi told that his relatives and police were searching of the missing above person and it was not confirmed that he was kidnapped. He said that no case of this incident was lodged with concerned police station sofar. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 29. SPO Sindhri Pir Allah Rakhio has said that Hindu businessman Ajay Kumar who was kidnapped from Samaro Mori stop near Hingorno town a week ago has been recovered after encounter of phuladdyyoon police with dacoits in forest near Girhor Shareef. Talking to this correspondent here on Wednesday, he said that he had been kidnapped by unknown dacoits while during this he also approached to his friend and his father on cell phone. However, he said that on a tip off, heavy contingents of police surrounded the suspected area and after brief encounter, dacoits fled away to leave the hostage Akay Kumar. He denied of paying the ransom for his releasing. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 27. 3^rd death anniversary of Shaheed Benazeer Bhutto was observed here on Monday as main ceremony was held at the residence of ex provincial minister for minority Hari Ram Kishori Lal in which hundreds of people participated as Quran Khawani and Fateha Khawani were held. Later Lunger was distributed among the poors.

 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 27. Sugar price has been increased in retail here as result citizens were forced to buy the sugar in retail at RS 71 per kilogramme. Report said that few weeks back, following regular supply of sugar cane crop to mills by growers and crushing the sugar cane according to capacity by sugar mills, rate of sugar had been decreased at RS 68 per Kilogramme after proper production of sugar in the mills . But now sugar mills have increased the rate of its production sugar as result automatically wholesalers increased the price RS 2 per kilogramme and shopkeepers in retail selling the sugar at RS 71 per kilogramme. Talking to newsmen president Sindh chamber of agriculture district Mirpurkhas chapter Mir Zafarullah Talpure has strongly condemned the owners of the sugar mills for declining the sugar cane procurement rate and increasing the rate of sugar production. He deplored that federal government was not taking action against the sugar mills as they had established their monopoly and simultaneously decreased the rate of procurement of sugar cane RS 175 per 40 kilogramme to RS 200 per 40 kilogramme, while on the other hand, he accused that sugar mills managements instead to decrease the rate of sugar due to regular production of sugar but has been increased the sugar rate as result citizens were forced to suffer additional burden for buying the sugar . He demanded the government to take immediate notice of injustice and excesses of the sugar mills owners and ensure reducing the rate of sugar in retail by taking drastic measures against the sugar mills management. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. A massive rally was taken out by Tehreek Tahafuz Namoos Risalat here on Friday after Jumma prayer from Madina Masjid to protest against the amendments in blasphemy law. Hundreds of workers and office bearers of various religious parties participated in the rally while carrying banners and placards. They were led by Moulana Hafeezur Rehman Faiz, Mohammad Ali Siddique, Hafiz Akbar Rashid and Hafiz Attaullah , marched throught main roads and reached at Market chowk where speaking at the protesters leaders have strongly condemned the efforts to end the Blasphemy law and also efforts to amend this law on the behest of foreign rulers. They asserted that they would not allow to anyone to amend it. They demanded the government to withdraw the bill regarding amendment in this law presented by Shereen Rehman in the National assembly. They warned that their protest campaign will remained continue till withdrawal of this amendment bill. They announced that like other areas of the country, on Dec 31 complete strike will be observed at Mirpurkhas in protest.

 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. Kashif Mari, resident of Kharpara has lodged the case with town police station here on Friday of attempt to murder and issuing the threats of killing. Complainant accused that one Mohammad Kamran had allegedly fired upon him to kill but fortunately he was escaped unhurt, while he was standed outside his house. The accused managed to escape from the spot. He added that above accused had also been aerial firing outside his house a day back.

 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. A massive rally was taken out by Muttehda Quami Movement MQM Mirpurkhas zone here on Friday from MQM zonal office to mobilize the people to participate in convention and public Meeting of MQM at Bhit Shah on Dec 25. Hundreds of people including youths, activists, office bearers and citizens at bikes and cars carrying MQM flags rounded at the different roads and streets of the city. They raised slogans, while inviting the people to participate in the MQM public meeting at Bhit Shah. Zonal incharge of MQM Mirpurkhas Azeem Danish told the newsmen that workers and office bearers of 19 zones would participate in the public meeting and it will strengthen the unity and solidarity among the masses of Sindh province. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. President Sindh chamber of agriculture district Mirpurkhas chapter Mir Zafarullah Talpure has strongly condemned the sugar mills managements to decrease the rate of sugar cane from RS 200 per 40 kilogramme to RS 175 per 40 kilogramme while day by day sugar rate was increasing in the country . Talking to local news man on Friday, he accused that sugar mill owners have been setup their monopoly to earn more than benefit as they had declined or decrease the rate of sugarcane while selling their sugar in the market on high rate. He said that sugar cane growers were supplying their cane regularly to end the no cane condition of the sugar mills as result now all the sugar mills in the district Mirpurkhas are crushing the cane daily over 1 lakhs maund according to their capacity. He said that rate RS 200 per 40 kilogrammes was already less against the expenses or input of the cane crop as result growers were deprived of reasonable price of the cane. He added that while wood was also being sold over RS 200 per 40 kilogrammes in the country and sugar mills owners should buy the cane at least RS 300 per 40 kilogrammes but they deliberately decreased the rate simultaneously as result now growers were compelled to supply the cane at RS 175 per 40 kilogrammes and such , he added that they were suffering loss in selling the cane in less rate. He urged the growers to create unity and demanded the government to force the sugar mills to decrease the sugar rate in benefit of the masses.He strongly condemned the Sindh revenue department as deserve flood affected abadgars had been deprived of subsidized fertilizers and seeds provided by the Sindh government for flood affected growers . He said that recently five revenue officials were suspended by DCO Thatta in charges to deprive the genuine flood affected abadgars of subsidized fertilizers and seeds while undeserved people were provided the fertilizers and seeds. He criticized the revenue department as Sindh government had been provided the fertilizers and seeds for deserves flood affected abadgars in the province but revenue officials had distributed the fertilizers and seeds to undeserved people and their favorites as result genuine flood affected abadgars were deprived of their rights even they might not cultivate the crop at their lands in the flood affected areas. He called the Sindh chief minister and governor Sindh to take immediate notice and ensure distribution of subsidized fertilizers and seeds among the genuine flood affected growers without any delay sothat they could survive in their areas. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 23. Complete shutter down strike was observed in Hingorno town and Samaro Mori stop on the call of Shehri Ittihad to protest against the kidnapping of young businessman by unknown car occupants on Thursday . Report said that All the shops in different markets and bazaars of Hingorno town and shops at Samaro Mori stop remained closed whole day while panic remained spread in the surrounding area after kidnapping the young businessman Ajay Kumar son of Mehromal. People have faced hardships particularly belong to rural areas for shopping general commodities and other things due to closure of the shops . A group of citizens led by Khadim Halepota have held demonstration at Hingorno town to protest against not registration of kidnapping case and recovery of the abductee by police. Report added that on Wednesday evening Ajay Kumar, a young businessman had heared a cell phone call and as came away some distance of his shop at Samaro Mori stop that unknown car occupants forcibly kidnapped him in a car and taken him to unknown destination soon after this, all the shops were closed in protest and dozens of protesters held demonstration led by Khadim Halepota to protest against local police. They were demanding the authorities to immediately register the kidnapping case and arrest the involved culprits and recover the abductee. No case of this incident was yet lodged with Phuladyyoon police station till filing of the report. When contacted SPO Sindhri Pir Allah Rakhyo said that it was not kidnapping incident as Ajay Kumar himself went to unknown destination from where he telephoned also his friend and then his father and apprised that he was being taken by unknown persons towards Shahdadpur town, district Sanghar. He said that no victim’s relative came to concerned police station to register the case of this incident. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 23. Misappropriation cases of lakhs of rupees in account of admission fee and tuition fee by officials of different colleges were detected by regional director colleges Mirpurkhas during the checking of the official records while various embezzled amount was deposited by the officials after being forced by the authority during last a month . Talking to local news man here on Thursday , regional director colleges Mirpurkhas Abdul Aziz Panhwer said that he had caught embezzlement cases of different colleges in the region and forced the officials to deposite the missing amount in government account otherwise legal action will be taken against them after which various embezzled amount was deposited in the government account. He said that principal of the government Modal college Mirpurkhas had been free illegally the tution, admission and private fund fees in first term of the students of first and second years classes while after being forced by him the principal of the above college deposited the total fee RS 63500 in the government account. He further said that a clerk of government degree boys college Tando Jan Mohammad had been misappropriated the fees of students of first year and intermediate classes of RS 77600 , while he caught misappropriation during record checking and as brought the corruption matter on the record involved clerk immediately deposited the embezzled money RS 77600.He said that Khan Mohammad Khoso, clerk of Government girls degree college Umerkot had been misappropriated the different fee money RS 380000 while he deplored that an influential personality of the region was allegedly supporting the above clerk despite this he forced the involved clerk to deposit the embezzled money otherwise he will face stern legal action after which he said that influential personality took his surety and gain few weeks time and added that now above misappropriated government money RS 380000 have been deposited in the government account. He expressed that another misappropriation case was caught during record checking at Government degree boys college Tando Jan Mohammad where he said that clerk Mubashar had been embezzled RS 103339 of admission, tution and other fee of the students and said that at that time Ahsan Qadir was the principal of the college while he said that involved clerk Mubashar is on leave as had gone to Punjab and added that present principal Abbas Kaim Khani has taken surety that as he will rejoin his duty he will deposite the embezzled money in the government account. He said that he was making efforts to remove the corruption by taking drastic measures. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 23. MQM leader Altaf Hussain had more than practical struggle for the rights of Sindh and was busy to remove the differences of the different communities of the Sindh province by his message of peace and love. This was stated by Siraj Rajput, leader of MQM, while speaking at the general workers meeting of MQM here on Thursday. He said that MQM public meeting at Bhit Shah will bring near the people of Sindh and the conspiracies being hatched to divide the Sindhi people would be ended with efforts of MQM leader. He advised the workers and supporters to participate in large quantity into the convention and public meeting of MQM at Bhit Shah on Dec 25. He said that MQM was struggling against the feudal system and masses were joining the MQM throughout country after being impressed with message of leader Altaf Hussain. He hoped that Sindhi people would participate in large quantity in the MQM public meeting at Bhit Shah. Member zonal committee MQM Mirpurkhas Dr Zafar Kamali also spoke the meeting. 

MIRPURKHAS Dec 23. Citizens are facing great difficulties due to failure of traffic system in the city as result main roads were remained mostly jammed even pedestrians faced hardships owing to illegal encroachments. Report said that despite being the traffic police, traffic remained jammed at the M.A.Jinnah road, Sir Syed road, Mirwah road, Grain market road, Shahi Bazaar road; etc owing to illegal encroachments had been established by influential persons. Report said that illegal encroachers had support of the officials of TMA Mirpurkhas. Owing to encroachments vehicles might not be flow smoothly at the above roads while main hurdle in smooth flow of vehicles was also illegal parking of vehicles at the above roads. Social leader Kamran Kaim Khani, Citizens Furqan Ahmed, Mohammad Saad, Mohammad Aamir, Khurram and others have strongly condemned the illegal encroachments in the city particularly at the main roads. Talking to newsmen they deplored that no authority was feeling the difficulties of the masses and concerned authorities were away to take any legal action against those had been established illegal encroachments and violating the traffic rules. They regretted that they had been complained to concerned authorities in this regard but no action was yet appeared against the violators of traffic laws and illegal encroachers. They expressed that there had been established anti encroachments cell in TMA Mirpurkhas for removing illegal encroachments but that cell was lying silence. They demanded the higher authorities to take immediate notice of negligence of concerned authorities and ensure removal of illegal encroachments in the city as well as implementation on the traffic laws.