MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. Strike was observed here on Wednesday by CNG service centers, on the call of CNG dealers’ association Sindh to protest against increasing of gas charges, gas load shedding and less pressure of gas. Owing to strike, all the CNG service centers remained close while vehicles owners faced great hardships. Vice president of CNG dealers association Sindh Aftab Hussain Qureshi has said in a statement issued here that CNG centers here observed strike to express solidarity with All Pakistan CNG dealers association. He demanded the government to withdraw its decision to increase the price of CNG gas. He further said that due to increase the tarrif of power, CNG vehicle owners would have to suffer additional RS 10. He further said that CNG industry is providing cheap gas to facilitate the masses and it will also be away from the range of masses if its price was enhanced. He urged the government not to enhance the rate of CNG gas as its industry is already going towards the devastation owing to increasing its rate. He appealed the government to remember its promise to keep the difference of 50 percent in the price between petrol and gas. He said that if the government will not accept their demand then this strike could be extending for indefinite period.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 30. Naib Ameer Jamaat e Islami Pakistan and ex senior minister for NWFP Sirajul Haq has accused that U.S.A, India and Israel are involved in the suicide bomb explosions and other bombs explosions in the country as Black water organization comprising terrorists of USA is involved to devastate the Pak Military and country . He was speaking at the ceremony of Jamaat e Islami Mirpurkhas held here on Wednesday. He further said that atmosphere is being created for NATO forces in the country. He said that Black water organization had centers in Islamabad and Lahore and its terrorists were roaming with sophisticated arms without any licenses of arms. He alleged that Black water as setup its network at Karachi where bomb explosions have been started. He advised the government to hold negotiations with people of tribal areas instead to compliance the order of USA against them. Mian Maqsood Ahmed, assistant general secretary JI Pakistan deplored that main fault is in the government if the present government is worked for benefit of masses then masses could pass their life with peace and brotherhood. Ameer JI Sindh Asadullah Bhutto said that present government has been completed its two years tenure but rulers have yet been failed to resolve the grievances of the masses. He alleged that government continued the policies of ex general pervez Musharraf. He strongly condemned the bomb explosion in Karachi on occasion of Aushura. Those also spoke Moulana Javed Ahmed Qasoori and Naib Ameer JI Sindh Dr Merajul Huda Siddique.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 27. 2nd death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazeer Bhutto was observed here on Sunday like other areas of the country with simplicity. Report said that Quran Khawani and Fateha Khawani were held at the office of PPP Mirpurkhas in its office that was attended by hundreds of workers, office bearers including district president and MNA Mir Munawar Ali Talpure, provincial minister for agriculture Syed Ali Nawaz Shah , general secretary Tharo Khan Panhwer etc. On this occasion tribute was paid to great services of Mohtarma Benazeer Bhutto. They prayed to Allah for her departed soul.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 27. Hundreds of people have attended the Fateha soyam of Mohammad Umair Attari, son of Senior journalist and president tax bar association Mirpurkhas Ahmed Saeed Kaim Khani here on Sunday at his residence where Quran Khawani and Feteha Khawani were held . Those attended the Soyam including PPP MPA Shamim Aara Panhwer, Zonal incharge MQM Mirpurkhas Azeem Danish, MPA Faheem Altafi, Ex MNA S.A.Khan advocate, ex MPA Faqeer Mohammad Memon, Ex MPA Abdul Rehman Rajput, PPP district general secretary Tharo Khan Panhwer, DIG Mirpurkhas Dr Ameer Ahmed Shaikh, DPO Muneer Ahmed Shaikh, DCO Ghulam Hussain Memon, Zila Naib Nazim Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali, taluka Nazim Ghulam Dastageer Kamali, chief organizer of PML(functional ) Kashif Nizamani, district president Javed Ahmed Papa, Zafar Ali Leghari advocate, Mufti Mohammad Shareef Saeedi, ex director information Mirpurkhas Syed Ali Anwer Shah etc. Deceased Mohammad Umair, 21, was died of his illness few days back. He was laid to rest in the Bhansinghabad graveyard. Journalists of National press club Mirpurkhas and Mirpurkhas union of journalist MUJ have condoled with senior journalist Ahmed Saeed Kaim Khani for death of his young son.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 27. Different processions of Matami and Tazia were taken out here on Sunday on 9th Muharram in the city amidst strict security arrangements while hundreds of personnels including Rangers personnels were walking in surrounding of them. They passed through their fixed routs and ended at different places including Imam Bargahs. Later, Majalis were held in the Imam Bargahs in which Zakirs have drawn light to the great sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family for keeping live the Islam. Water Sabils were setup at different places in the city while sweet water, Biryani and Haleem were distributed to the people at different places in the city. Acute shortage of Degs and other goods of decoration shops in the city. Patrolling of law enforcing agencies was continued while DIG Mirpurkhas zone Dr Ameer Ahmed Shaikh, DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon and DPO Mirpurkhas Muneer Ahmed Shaikh kept their several rounds in the city on sunday to monitor the strict security arrangements in the city with reference of Ashura. Till filing of the news no untoward incident was reported from any place of the district.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 26. First ever the classes of four years programme in five different subjects would be launched in the University campus Mirpurkhas in the first week of Jan 2010 under the Sindh University Jamshoro. University campus Mirpurkhas was established here with efforts of Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul ul Abad to fulfill the old demand of students of this region as male and female students of Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Umerkot and Tharparkar would get higher education through this campus. There were 300 seats for admissions in first year of the four year programme in information technology, computer science, Geology, BBA and B.com subjects while admissions of male and female students in the above subjects had been completed through entry test held in the campus under the lecturers of Sindh University Jamshoro. Pro vice chancellor of the campus Dr Iqbal panhwer also supervised the admission process of the students. Recently, two days national conference on“Role of government, non governmental organizations NGOs and private sector in social and Economic development of Pakistan” was held in the Mirpurkhas campus under Sindh University Jamshoro with collaboration of higher education commission Islamabad. Various lecturers and professors have presented their papers in the conference. Chief guest of the concluding ceremony Mazharul Haq Siddique, vice chancellor of Sindh University Jamshoro has said that Sindh University is distributing the degrees to competent students and advised the teachers and students to be punctuated for their classes and be prepared before the classes about their subjects sothat they could get proper and quality education. He said that students of this region would acquire quality education through Mirpurkhas campus. He distributed the certificates among those lecturers and professors who read their papers.


MIRPURKHAS Dec 26. Security has been high alert in the district in the wake of suicide bomb blasting in Peshawar, Rawalpindi and other areas of the country particularly in Moharram month. District administration Mirpurkhas has been made fool proof security arrangements to ensure safety of participators of processions and Majalis even citizens on Ashura. Police and rangers personnel have been deployed in the way of processions of Matami, Tazia etc to be taken out from Imam Bargahs and Azakhana. About 53 processions of Matami, Alam, Tazia etc would be taken out from 59 Imam Bargahs in the district. . About 8 watch tower has been established and 22 close circuit cameras were installed to monitor the positions of the processions, their participators and law and order situation. Report said that security arrangements have been finalized for 9th and 10 th Moharram on Saturday. About 15 places of the district and 11 places of them of the city Mirpurkhas have been officially declared sensitive. Over 1200 police Jawans and over a hundred rangers’ personnel were deployed at Imam Bargahs and Mosques to ensure safety of the people. Besides this, patrolling of rangers and police was continued in the city as well as in the district to avert any untoward incident. Police control rooms have been setup in the offices of DIG Mirpurkhas zone and DPO Mirpurkhas. DPO Mirpurkhas Muneer Ahmed Shaikh told the newsmen that parking of the vehicles would be made away 200 yards from the religious places and Razakars would fixed the special cards of administration incase of their duty during Ashura. He further said that strict implementation is being made on the manner of discipline sothat no any sect might be hurt and nobody will be allowed to take law in their hands. He said that 14 member’s religious peace committee had already been formed on district level with reference of Moharram. On the other hand, citizens have criticized the unnecessary security arrangements in the city causing difficulties to the people.

MIRURKHAS Dec 26. Christian community have celebrated Christmas here also like other areas of the country as special prayers were held in morning of Friday in various Churches as Saint Michal perish home, Saint patras, Saint Teresa, Saint Anthony church, Seven day Church, Church of Pakistan etc situated in the city. Christians including women and children participated in the prayers. They exchanged gifts and cutted the cakes at different places. Younus Ravi advocate, general secretary Saint Michal Perish council told that male and female cricket tournaments were held here on this occasion in the leadership of Father Yaqoob Jim. He further said that Christmas Mela was held at Saint Michal perish Church on Saturday in which different competitions of women and children were held, while the children and women enjoyed with Mela.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 25. 60th birth anniversary was observed by PML (N) Mirpurkhas here on Friday at the residence of local leader comrade Abdul Majeed Rajput. On this occasion comrade Abdul Majeed and other participators including Shaheen Arain, Siraj Shahid, Raja Tanveer, Ch Sohail , Zulfikar Butta, Mir Fatehullah Talpure, Sikandar Ali Jhundeer, Abdul Hameed , Naeem Durrani, Ch Shehzad, Nawab Qureshi, chanesar Shah, Murad Baloch, Haji Bezaar Khan and others have discussed also the party matters. It was told the gathering that Comrade Abdul Majeed Rajput, Kirshan Bheel and Tarique have been taken as members in Sindh organizational committee of PML (N). They decided to increase the membership of the party in the district. Later Comrade Abdul Majeed and other jointly cutted the cake.

MIRURKHAS Dec 25. Tomato crop price has much been decreased following the reaching of more than production in the vegetable markets in lower Sindh as result Tomato growers were deprived of reasonable price of their crop. Report said that some weeks ago, Tomato retail rate was RS 30 to 40 per kilogramme in the region but as the news crop harvested in Mirpurkhas , Umerkot, Badin , Tandoallahyar etc, districts of lower Sindh rate of Tomato decreased as result as it is being sold in retail at Rs6 to 10 per kilogram. Report said that over 50 trucks are daily being transported to different areas of the country from vegetable markets of Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Digri, Mirpurkhas, Tandoallahyar, etc. Growers were bringing the crop in the market in big shoppers from their land while big shoppers contain 10 to 12 kilogramme in the markets where traders are buying the crop through bid of Arhti of vegetable market. An Arthti Sher Mohammad Shah told that a shopper is being sold at RS 5o to 60. He said that more than Tomato crop produced in the region as result business of only Tomato is being made in the markets. Landlords Haji Umer Bughyo and Haji Abdul Ghafoor Maher said that government should export the Tomato crop due to its more than production in the region as average per acre increased here this year. They deplored that growers have been deprived of reasonable price and input has now been increased than output as result growers also derived of profit. They urged the government to export the Tomato crop so that growers might get reasonable price of the crop.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 25. A tractor trolley driver was killed when Mehran express train collided with it at railway Phattak near Jhurbi village, few kilometers from Mirpurkhas sugar mill early morning on Friday. Report said that Mehran express train coming to Mirpurkhas from chore that it was collided with a tractor trolley crossing the railway Phattak as result its driver Mehram Ali , 40, son of Ali Mohammad Mari was died of serious wounds at the spot. His body was brought at civil hospital and after fulfilling the legal formality, his body was handed over to his heirs.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 25. President Farmers organization council FOC Javed Ahmed Junejo has welcomed the decisions of world bank to end the intervention of irrigation department in the world bank project “Water improvement sector programme) WISP, that has been launched in the Sindh province to improve the Sindh irrigation system. In a press statement issued here on Friday, he further said that these decisions were taken after the severe protest of FOC. He said that in 1st phase of WISP, repair and improving work are to be made of 175 channels, 15 branch canales and 5 main canals with cost of RS 15 crors and 70 lakhs dollars. He said that World Bank has launched this project to improve the farmer organization system. He said that now repair and improvement work of all the canals and channels would be made in the supervision of farmer organizations FOs , while engineering work will be supervise by the private engineers would be appointed by world Bank. He accused that bureaucracy of irrigation department was wanted to fail the FOs to run irrigation system successfully in the province. He alleged that Sindh irrigation and drainage department SIDA was established for welfare of FOs but few managing directors of SIDA had become spokesmen of irrigation department as they tried to fail FO system but failed in their efforts. He further said that unless officers of irrigation department taking also salaries of lakhs of rupees from both departments would not be sacked from their jobs this system would not be succeeded. Javed Ahmed Junejo said that provincial minister for irrigation has made efforts to resolve the grievances of the farmers and appealed to provincial minister for irrigation to ensure the registration of farmer organizations FOs of Ghotki area water board and left bank area water board Badin and also sacked the officers of irrigation department getting salaries from SIDA as well as irrigation department and sacked also general manager operation of SIDA for improving the FO system.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 25. Friends’ panel has won the annual election of district bar association Mirpurkhas for 2010 with sufficient difference of the votes here on late Thursday night as there was expected tough contest between United panel and Friends panel . Friends’ panel had supported of PPP while united panel had support of functional Muslim league and other parties. Sultan Ahmed Khan advocate was the election commissioner of the election. Friends’ panel has now been won the election of the bar continuously since 5 years. Eelected president of Friends panel Salahuddin panhwer advocate had been defeated by Sher Mohammad Wassan advocate of united panel in the election of Sindh bar council few months back. However lawyers of friends panel resisted to make Salahuddin Panhwer advocate as candidate for president post in the bar election before the election. Lawyers of friends’ panel have celebrated the success after completion of the vote counting and distributed sweets among the lawyers while they congratulated to each others on the success. Several of them also danced on the success. Poll was started in morning with slow vote casting. However it took speed in noon as vehicles were hired to bring the voters including sleeping voters from far flung areas on behalf of both panels. Election commissioner Sultan Ahmed Khan advocate told that now there are total 521 voters who could caste their votes under the directives of Sindh bar council. However, 441 votes were casted in the election. Tea and meals were served to the voters particularly come from far flung areas on behalf of both panels. Both panels had suffered the payment of fee of their supported voters to get their votes, about 20 voters are government employee as reportedly they could not get membership of the bar under the rule of district bar association. While government employee lawyers had been acquired their enrolment also from Sindh bar council due to unknown causes. Majority of the voters were sleeping lawyers. Following is the elected body as President Salahuddin Panhwer secured 252 votes, vice president Abdul Aziz Memon get 247 votes, general secretary Jan Ali Junejo acquired 278 votes, Joint secretary Nasir Ahmed Khan gained 220 votes, library secretary Mohammad Asif Zai obtained 225 votes and treasurer Shoukat Ali Rahimoon acquired 255 votes. It may be recalled that till five years back, candidates were elected unopposed in the election of the bar as there was complete hold of Yousuf Leghari group while some lawyers were in opposition that time but Salahuddin Panhwer who is a young lawyer and had acquired support of youth lawyers entered into the scenario of the bar and created massive opposition in the bar against the Yousuf Leghari group with his intelligence as result for last four years Friends panel had won the election of the bar and now 5th times friends panel won the election . Lawyers of Yousuf Leghari group had changed the name of panel few years back.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 25. Naik Atta Mohammad Rajput, who was martyred in Operation Rah e Nijaat, was buried with full military protocol here on Friday in the Fauji graveyard of Satellite town. Thousands of people including Leughtanent colonel Mubashir, incharge MQM Mirurkhas zone Azeem Danish, and members zonal committee, Zila Naib Nazim Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali, MPA Faheem Ahmed Altafi, taluka Nazim Ghulam Dastageer Kamali etc attended his funeral and they also raised slogans in the favor of Pak Military. Report said that Naik Atta Mohammad Rajput, 38, was Martyrds in operation Rah e Nijat on Thursday while his body was brought here on Friday morning. He left behind a widow, 3 sons and a daughter. Flower wreath was laid on the grave of martyred on behalf of president of Pakistan, chief of army staff and 18 divisions.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. Flag march was made by law enforcement agencies here on Thursday to maintain law and order situation of the city due to Moharram month. Led by SP investigation Zafar Iqbal, over a dozens vehicles including police and rangers vehicles took part in the flag march that passed from different roads including M.A. Jinnah road, Umerkot road, station road, Gharibabad road, Sir Syed road, ring road, etc.

MIRPURKHAS Dec 24. Deputy district officer revenue taluka Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamir Khattak along with drug inspector Sain Dino Nohri has carried out raids at the different medical stores to check the medicines in the city and caught samples of the medicines, expired medicines and intoxicated medicines from Mehboob medical store situated at Khipro road here on Thursday. Recovered medicines and samples were sealed for taking legal action against the owner of the above medical store. Report said that above raiding party conducted raid at Muhajid medical store, Rehman medical store , Bilal medical store and Shah medical store and during the checking of the record their licences were not renewed while they had been submitted annual fee of the licences through challan farm. When contacted DDO revenue Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamir Khattak said that warning has been issued to the above medical stores as their licences were not renewed as they were given time by government till Dec 31st , 2009 to complete government requirements after which their licences would be cancel.