MIRPURKHAS April 14. A worker of PPP and local leader of Ghosia Jamaat Mirpurkhas was gunned down by his brother at Siaal colony here on Wednesday late night. Report said that Sardar Siaal and Khadim Siaal , both brothers had been disputed over the joint properties, while their uncle had also been decided the disputed matter but again both disputed during which suddenly Khadim Siaal opened fires on his brother Sardar Siaal, 35, son of Ali Mohammad Siaal as result he was killed of serious bullet injuries at the spot. SHO town Mohammad Amin Mari reached at the spot and shifted the body to civil hospital for autopsy. SHO told the newsmen that accused Khadim Siaal was himself surrendered at town police station and claiming of committing murder. Police said that some three suspected had been detained by town police. The body of the deceased was handed over to his heirs after post mortem from civil hospital Mirpurkhas. However no case of this murder was lodged with town police station till filing of the news.

MIRPURKHAS April 14. Board of intermediate and secondary education Mirpurkhas announced it’s schedule of the annual examination of 9^th and 10^th classes from 18^th April in the Mirpurkhas region. In this connection all the arrangements have been finalized by the board. Barkat Qureshi, assistant controller examination told the newsmen here on Thursday that total 54000 girls and boys’ candidates would take part in the annual exam in Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Umerkot and Tharparkar districts while 121 examination centers had been setup for this purpose. He said that examination slips have been issued to the candidates through their educational insitutes and if any candidate did not receive the slip should contact with controller examination of the board. He said that we were seeking the cooperation of teachers, civil society, parents and candidates to stop the use of unfair means during annual exam. He added that 15 vigilance teams have been formed comprising EDOs education, board of governors and members of educational board for monitoring the exam at 121 examination centers. He expressed that directives had been issued to candidates that they would not use any mobile cell phone and cheating materials in the premises of examination center. He expressed that any candidate found using unfair means during exam will be ousted from the examination center and will be disqualify for 1 to 3 years according to his offence. A control room has been setup headed by controller examination Rana Javed Yousuf that will take immediate action on the received complaint. He said that further information might be acquired from following numbers as 0233-9290354 and 0233- 9290371. 

MIRPURKHAS April 14. President Sanghar press club Ashfaque Ahmed Bhatti has come under armed attack in Sanghar town by two masked armed motor cyclists on Wednesday night. Report received that senior journalist and president of Sanghar press club Ashfaque Ahmed Bhatti was on his way to house from press club in his car that two unknown masked armed motor cyclists opened fires on him as result bullets were penetrated in his car, while fortunately he remained unhurt. The armed motor cyclists escaped away as the citizen gathered at the spot. Later, attempt to murder case was lodged with Sanghar police station against the two unknown armed motor cyclists by victim Ashfaque Ahmed Bhatti. Later, DPO Sanghar Abdullah Shaikh met with Ashfaque Ahmed Bhatti and get information about the whole incident and assured that involved culprits would soon be arrested. Meanwhile emergency meeting of Sanghar press club was held on Thursday presided by general secretary Mohammad Raza Khan that was attended by dozens of local journalists including Aslam Memon and Sagheer Ahmed Rajput. Meeting demanded the higher authorities to ensure immediate nabbing the involved culprits and punish them exemplary.

 

MIRPURKHAS April 14. Token hunger strike was observed by Sindh tarraqi Passand party district Sanghar on Thursday in front of Sanghar press club to protest against the intervention of an organization that was willing to change the Sindhi population in minority in the province. Report said that office bearers and workers including Dilmurad Dahni, Shahnawaz Naik, Abdul Jabbar Junejo, Allah Jurio Magsi and others observed the token hunger strike. Hunger strikers, talking to newsmen accused that government had been handed over the house counting Census campaign to an organization that wanted to change the majority of Sindhi people into minority while in present condition; they alleged that many houses of Sindhi people would not be registered in the campaign and we had been informed to DCO Sanghar in this regard but no action was yet appeared. They demanded the higher authorities to take notice and ensure registration of all houses during census campaign in Sanghar district.

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MIRPURKHAS April 13. Deputy Director Food department Mirpurkhas region Mohammad Hussain Ghumro has said that allegations leveling on food department officials regarding selling the Bardana to traders baseless and fabricated , while Bardana was being distributed among the growers without any discrimination in the region. Talking to the local news man on Wednesday, he said that he was receiving complaints of some officials and he will suspend them soon. In reply a question regarding providing the Bardana to office bearers and workers of ruling party instead to distribute among the growers without any discrimination, he said that it was decided that PPP legislatures would provide the list of their growers for providing them Bardana. He said that wheat procurement campaign was ongoing in the region and sofar, 493000 wheat bags had been purchased in district Sanghar against the target of 20 lakhs wheat bags, while in Mirpurkhas and Umerkot districts, 184000 wheat bags had yet been procured. He hoped that we would achieve the target of wheat procurement campaign. 

MIRPURKHAS April 13. Razzaq Miano and Aqeel Miano both brothers of deceased Zohra Miano, resident of ward no 3, Tando Jan Mohammad town have called the chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chohadhry, president Asif Ali Zardari, prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and other authorities to take immediate notice of spoiling the murder case of their sister and punish the responsible police officials including SPO taluka Digri Mir Aftab Talpure and Sub inspector of investigation Digri police Alji Sodo and also ensure immediate arresting of the nominated accused of the murder case. Addressing at a joint press conference here on Wednesday. They said that about one and half years back their sister Ms Zohra Miano had been married with Mir Amanullah Talpure but his father Mir Wali Mohammad Talpure and his brothers were angry on his marriage. They told that Mir Amanullah Talpure informed them on March 17 that his wife Ms Zohra Miano had been missing along with 1 lakh rupees after which they jointly made her search but Mir Amanulah Talpure was also missing on March 20 on which we suspected and after receiving the information regarding her murder we got registered the murder case on March 22 with Digri police station against Mir Amanullah Talpure and his father Mir Wali Mohammad Talpure , but investigation police did not yet nab them. They said that she was murdered secretly after selling her gold ornaments of RS 5 lakhs and acquiring other cash RS 7 lakhs , while her body was taken secretly from Digri town to shrine Sarwar Noh graveyard near village Kario Ganwar, taluka Golarchi, district Badin, where Hindu Kolhi, labours of the Mir Amanullah Talpure buried her body in the graveyard, they added. They said that they submitted the application in the court of district and sessions Judge Mirpurkhas for post mortem of their deceased sister but sessions judge Mirpurkhas wrote the letter to sessions Judge Badin after which medical board made post mortem of their deceased sister in presence of concerned judicial magistrate and then body was handed over them for proper burial. They accused that ex SIO of Tando Jan Mohammad police Alji Sodo first of all spoiled the murder case with the help of SPO Mir Aftab Talpure while SPO Mir Aftab had become the party and instead to nab the nominated accused , he was roaming openly along with nominated accused in the area. They alleged that nominated accused were issuing them threats of dire consequences and claiming that they have political support of influential personalities of ruling party and withdraw the murder case otherwise they would kill them. They said that Mir Wali Mohammad Talpure wanted to marry his son Mir Amanullah Talpure with a woman who had 200 acres agriculture lands and other properties. They lamented that nominated accused were still openly roaming and issuing threats of dire consequences but police avoiding to detain them. They urged the higher authorities to intervene into this matter, provide them justice by ensuring immediate arresting of the nominated accused and punish them exemplary.

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MIRPURKHAS April 12. Secretary education Sindh Naheed S.Durrani has ordered the inquiry into the incident of alleged rap committed by a lecturer of Government girls college Khuhra , district Khairpur and appointed a three member inquiry team comprising chairman proff Abdul Aziz Panhwer , regional director colleges Mirpurkhas region and members Shabroz Sandelo, principal of government girls college Larkana and Kanyalal, principal government degree college Liyari , Karachi, while she directed the inquiry team to conduct the inquiry and submit her facts finding report of this incident along with recommendations within 15 days. Official sources informed the local news man on Tuesday. Sources said that about 2 months back this incident had been occurred while allegations were leveled on Lecturer Mazhar Ali Channa of government girls college Khuhra , district Khairpur for committing rap with student Ms Saba Ambreen Gilal, while senior minister for education Pir Mazharul Haq had also been taken strict notice into this matter and on his intervention case was lodged with concerned police station against the accused lecturer Mazhar Ali Channa and he was apprehended by police and at this time he was in prison.

 

MIRPURKHAS April 12. An awareness rally regarding providing education to the children was taken out by education department Mirpurkhas from Government Shah Waliullah boys’ high school Mirpurkhas to local press club here on Tuesday. Led by DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon and EDO education Mirpurkhas Jalil Lashari , participators including students, teachers and citizens , carried banners and placards, marched through main roads and reached at local press club where speaking at the participators DCO Ghulam Hussain Memon advised the people to get registration of their children in government schools as standard of the education in government schools was being made better than earlier due to strict watch of the officers. He further said that today’s education was must for each child and on behalf of government free education till matriculation was being provided without any discrimination. EDO education also spoke the rally. Later, in the schools of Satellite town, DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon and EDO education have inaugurated the registration campaign of education department by filling the admission forms of the new students. 

 

MIRPURKHAS April 12. Circle incharge Anti corruption establishment Mirpurkhas Khuda Bux Laghari has summoned the  incharge admin iii branch of district officer secondary and higher secondary education Mirpurkhas and Saeeda Israr the then district officer secondary and higher secondary education Mirpurkhas at his office on April 14^th for recording of their statements along with personal file and service book of Mohammad Yaqoob s/o Ashique Ali , Naib Qasid, appointed in 1998 on son quota as his case was lying long time pending . Circle incharge ACE Mirpurkhas sought them through a notice served to district officer secondary and higher secondary education Mirpurkhas while he further warned in the notice that if the above officials were not appeared at the fixed date and time for recording of their statements along with necessary documents then case will be disposed of exparty as per evidence available on the record.In same matter, incharge ACE Mirpurkhas has also issued further notice to district officer secondary and higher secondary education Mirpurkhas in which summoning the head mistress of government girls high school Khursheed Begum Mirpurkhas,head mistress of government girls middle school Khadim Ali Shah Mirpurkhas and account assistant of D.O. secondary and higher secondary education Mirpurkhas in his office on the same date on April 14^th morning along with photocopies of necessary documents including mast roll register of GGHS Khursheed Begum and GGMS Khadim Ali Shah from May, 1, 1988 to May 1, 1999 ( for head mistresses) and cash book from May 1, 1988 to May 1, 1999 ( for account assistant). 

MIRPURKHAS April 12. A taxi driver was killed by armed highway robbers at Mirpurkhas Sanghar road near Kandiari on Tuesday. Report received that Yaseen Mangrio,40, taxi driver, resident of village Mohammad Bux Mangrio as reached near Kandiari at Mirpurkhas Sanghar road from his village after getting passengers for going to Karachi that 5 armed unknown robbers were busy to loot the vehicles by blocking the main highway road and the robbers had already been looted various vehicles. Robbers stopped his car and tried to loot him but he offered resistance on which one of the robber opened fires on him as result he sustained various bullet injuries and died on the spot while the passengers remained safe. The robbers fled away after this incident from the spot in hurry. Soon after this incident villagers from neighbor villages arrived there after listening the voice of fires and shifted the body of the deceased driver to rural health center Kandiari for autopsy. Later, after post mortem, his body was handed over to his heirs and his relatives in dozens along with deceased body have demonstrated at Main Mirpurkhas Sanghar road near Kandiari to protest against peromal police failure for not taking measures to nab the involved robbers . Led by Abdul Lateef Mangrio, protesters, accusing that peromal police were failed to take immediate action against the involved culprits even police did not cordoned the suspected area for nabbing the involved robbers and they added that they themselves have arranged the private Peri for tracing the escaped robbers with the help of their foot prints . They demanded the DPO Sanghar to take notice against the negligence of the Peromal police and ensure immediate arresting of the involved culprits. Later they dispersed after police assurance of lodging the murder case and apprehending the culprits. When contacted peromal police told that no any person was yet reached at police station for registration the murder case. 

 

MIRPURKHAS April 7. Cotton sowing was delaying in tail end areas of lower Nara canal owing to shortage of irrigation water. Report said that cotton sowing had been started in the province from April 1^st but water scarcity was prevailing in the tail end areas of lower Nara canal including Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar districts. It may be recalled that above tail end districts were produced more than cotton crop each year. Last year cotton was sowed at 40000 hectors in district Mirpurkhas. Growers were expecting the required supply of water in their distributaries and minors but as the cotton sowing season launched water supply was decreased and according to irrigation department water was being supplied 10500 cusec discharge in head of the Nara canal against the required 14000 cusec discharge. When contacted Mir Zafarullah Talpure, president Sindh chamber of agriculture district Mirpurkhas chapter accused that first the irrigation department was supplying the less water discharge in Nara head than required quantity while it had also been failed to remove over 400 illegal pumping machines installed at the both banks of Nara canal in district Khairpur that were the main source of wheat stealing. He further alleged that government had failed to approve the additional water in Nara canal of about 1 lakh acres that had been shifted to Nara canal from Rohri canal in past. He said that water theft had also become common in the command area of Nara canal and concerned authorities remained yet fail to take legal action against the culprits. He deplored that when water was reached in the limit of district Sanghar where also big landlords were allegedly stolen the irrigation water and added that such very less quantity of water was reached in districts Mirpurkhas and Umerkot. He said that if the present shortage of water was remained further a week then cotton sowing will be adversely affected and cotton sowing target might not be achieved in the tail end areas. He urged the higher authorities to take notice and ensure supply of required quantity of water in Nara head, stop the water stealing and remove the illegal pumping machines in the benefit of agriculture sector and common growers. Haji Abdul Ghafoor Maher advocate, vice president of Sindh abadgar board SAB district Mirpurkhas chapter said that cotton was cultivated at about 5 lakhs of acres in tail end Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar districts. He deplored that if the water supply was not improved in tail end areas then cotton crop will be cultivate at very less acres as result cotton production from this region would be reduced than last year. He said that water was the main source of crop and very less water quantity was entered into the above tail end areas due to open water theft. He said that without stoppage of water stealing, water supply could not be improved in tail end areas. He demanded the secretary irrigation, provincial minister for irrigation, director Nara canal and other authorities to ensure supply of water according to requirement in Nara canal head and stop immediately the water theft by taking drastic measures in this regard. Irrigation official said that efforts are being made to reach the irrigation water till tail end areas and hoped that water supply was improving day by day in Nara canal and added that cotton sowing will not be affected also in future. 

MIRPURKHAS April 7. Rally was taken out by health department Mirpurkhas from civil hospital to local press club under world health day here on Thursday. Participators including government officers, doctors, para medical staff and citizens led by EDO health Mirpurkhas Shafqat Dahri , carrying banners and placards marched through main roads and reached at local press club where speaking a the participators EDO health said that unnecessary use of anti biotic medicines might be proved harmful for the life . He asked the people to care of their health for forming healthy society. He said that purpose of rally was to create awareness among the masses. Regarding polio disease, he said that polio was the dangerous disease and health department was making all out efforts to end it from the society . He appealed the masses to cooperate with health staff to make successful anti polio campaign. Dr Mushtaque said that 24 hours health facility was being provided to the masses while teams were going door to door to administer the polio vaccine to the under 5 years children. 

 

MIRPURKHAS April 7. About 5 passengers of a Naokot bound van were burnt to death and various were injured in the terrorism incident at Bandi Shakh, near Al Abbas Sugar mill, at Mirpurkhas Digri road here on Thursday. Report said that there was ongoing dispute between two transport groups for running the van service between Mirpurkhas and Naokot. Report added that Van service had been stopped by administration in past while transport group of van had gone to Sindh high court circuit bench Hyderabad that had been ordered for running the van also on Naokot Mirpurkhas rout with separate timings , while transport group of coaster was opposing to run the van at this rout. Report said that a van with 22 passengers and a driver and cleaner left the bus terminal Mirpurkhas for Naokot along with police personnels but as this van reached at the ring road near Chona Factory, unknown armed persons opened fires on it for stoppage but van driver did not stop the van and taken the van in speed out of the range of the armed persons. Driver of the van Safdar Abbasi told the newsmen that as the van reached near Bandi Shakh, 4 unknown armed persons in a Core car no 643 reached there and stopped the van on gun point, dragged out him from the van , tortured him , while he saved his live to hide in nearby shrubs. He further said that armed persons resorted aerial and strait firing at the van and then hurled the kerosene oil on the van and set on fire even did not allow the passengers to come out of the van. He said that about 5 passengers burnt to death, while various passengers sustained burn injuries even saved their lives to take shelter in nearby villages. Armed persons easily escaped away from the spot in their car, he added. Eyewitness Ms Samina , resident of village Kamal Khan Chang, district Badin told that at the time of setting on fire the van, police personnels were also present there. She said that she along with her mother Ms Haleema was traveling in the van as she was sit at the front side and her mother was sit in back seat that as the armed persons stopped the van and dragged out the driver from van, she was also came out from the van and in weeping condition said that armed persons and police personnels did not allow her mother to come out the van during burning the van while she had requested the armed persons in this regard. She said that she saw the scene of burning the passengers including her mother. She identified the skeleton of her mother placed at the seat after burning while about 4 bodies had also been converted into small pieces of woods and powder. Panic was prevailed in the area after this incident and thousands of people from Digri and Mirwah Gorchani town were reached at the spot . DPO Mirpurkhas Zulfikar Maher, who had also been reached at the spot after receiving the information of this terrorism incident, told the media men that there was dispute between two groups of transporters of van and coasters on the running of van service at Naokot Mirpurkhas route and we had tried to settle their dispute . He further said that this tragedy incident occurred as the van service lauched at this route. He accused that coaster transport group was involved in this incident. He asserted that involved culprits would be arrested after registration of the FIR of this incident. Report said that injured passengers were missing from the spot and they were not reached also at rural health center Mirwah Gorchani town and civil hospital Mirpurkhas. Meanwhile, Mir Zafarullah Talpure, president Sindh chamber of agriculture district Mirpurkhas chapter , talking to newsmen accused that transport mafia was involved in this tragedy incident while district administration should immediately take notice and ensure arresting of the transporters involved in this incident . He urged the authorities to take legal action against the Bhatt mafia of transporters and impose ban on such terrorism like transporters group and their transports. Local leader of Jeay Sindh Quami Mahaz JSQM Asghar Mirrani advocate termed this incident as open terrorism incident and strongly condemned of this incident and demanded the immediate apprehending of the involved culprits. No case of this incident was lodged till filing of the news.

MIRPURKHAS March 25. Scores of lecturers and profficers held demonstration by Sindh profficers and lecturers association district Mirpurkhas here on Friday in front of local press club demanding the government to accept their demands. Protesters led by Yaqoob Khawar and Siddique Humayyoon, carried banners and placards, demanding the government to promote them according to time scale, issue posting orders of 17 to 18 grade and 18 to 19 grades professors whose promotions had already been made , cancel the forced transfers of 414 professors and lecturers and remove the differences of salaries on rural and urban basis.

 

MIRPURKHAS March 25. On the call of Ameer Jamaat e Islami, scores of workers and office bearers of Jamaat e Islami Mirpurkhas held demonstration here on Friday at Market chowk to protest against desecration of Holy Quran by a Christian father at USA . Speaking at the protesters leaders Ameer JI Mirpurkhas Zafar Iqbal Mujahid, General secretary Abo Maaz and vice Ameer Azizur Rehman have strongly condemned of this act of Christian father. They accused that Christian father had committed badly religious terrorism. They said that western country’s rulers wanted to get their negative targets by supporting such kind of elements and running propaganda campaign against the Muslims but due to this act, hatred was spreading among the Muslims against USA and west. They demanded the Muslims rulers to take serious notice and called the OIC meeting to discuss the created situation.

MIRPURKHAS March 25. Scores of PPP office bearers and workers including women taken out rally here on Friday from its PPP city office in the support of 4^th speech of President Asif Ali Zardari with parliament. Led by MPA Shamim Aara Panhwer and city president Malik Yaseen Ghori, carrying banners, placards and flags, marched through main roads and reached at local press club. Speaking at the participators MPA Shamim Aara Panhwer said that PPP had been fulfilled its promise to give more than jobs to jobless youths on merit, launched youth porgrammes and Income support programme for poor families. Malik Yassen Ghori paid rich tribute to President Asif Ali Zardari for his leadership and record 4^th times speech with parliament. Maqbool Khatian and Fatima Baloch hoped that President Asif Ali Zardari will also speech with parliament till next 5 years.

MIRPURKHAS March 25. Haq Parast MPA Faheem Ahmed Altafi has said that work was continued at full speed at various development schemes of year 2011 with cost of RS 12 crors to make better water supply, draining out sewerage water and cleanliness system in the city, while after completion of these schemes better atmosphere will be created for the citizens even those come here from outside city. He was talking to newsmen here on Friday. He further said that after 16 years, Sindh games would be held at Mirpurkhas as result opportunities would be created for the local sportsmen for performing their best in different games. He further said that various development schemes of millions of rupees for making better infrastructure of the city had been furnished to the government for approval. He said that there had been prepared different schemes of rupees 10 lakhs for promotion of the sports activities in the district. He told that for installation of Aastrotroph place was being searched with the help of district administration and taluka municipal administration Mirpurkhas in the city . He said that CC roads would be constructed in the city with cost of RS 60 lakhs soon while work on the scheme of rehabilitation of water filter plant of Satellite town with cost of rupees 12500000 (1 cror and 25 lakhs) was continued. He lauded that TMA Mirpurkhas was working in the leadership of its administrator Abdul Wahab Abbasi for providing more than facilities to the citizens.

MIRPURKHAS March 25. Scores of lecturers and professors held demonstration on Friday outside the Sanghar press club in support of their demands. Led by Amar Leghari and Mumtaz Leghari, protesters under the banner of Sindh professors and lecturers association district Sanghar have demanded the government to promote them under time scale and issue the posting orders of those lecturers and professors had already been promoted. They urged the government to accept their genuine demands without any delay.

 

MIRPURKHAS March 25. District bar association Sanghar has boycotted the court proceedings on Friday in Sanghar to protest against the desecration of Holy Quran by Christian father of USA . While led by president of the bar association Nand Kumar advocate , lawyers held also protest demonstration in the premises of district bar association Sanghar and strongly condemned the desecration of Holy Quran. They demanded the government to take immediate notice and raise this issue on international plat form.Besides, demonstration was also held by JUI (Fazlur Rehman) district Sanghar on Friday in front of Sanghar press club to protest against the desecration of Holy Quran. Protesters led by Abdul Ghafoor Mengal and Mushtaque Ahmed Memon, raised slogans against the USA . Protesters warned that USA was involved in this illegal act and due to such kind of incidents hatred was created among the Muslims against USA .

 

MIRPURKHAS March 24. Secretary education department has suspended Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh, assistant account officer of EDO education office Mirpurkhas with immediate affect in charges of being allegedly involved in corruption case. Report said that Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh, assistant account officer , ex district officer education secondary Mirpurkhas Mushtaque Ahmed Kaim Khani and ex junior clerk Ghulam Hussain Bajeer had been booked by anti corruption establishment Mirpurkhas in a case no 6/2011 lodged under section u/s 218, 420, 409, 466, 477 and 34 PPC after approval of higher authorities. Report added that above accused had been misappropriated RS 935000 of scholarships funds of the students of 2004. While accused assistant account officer did not maintain accounts and cash book with connivance of other involved officials. Officials of anti corruption establishment ACE circle office Mirpurkhas told that investigation was being made of this case. 

MIRPURKHAS March 24. District officer health Mirpurkhas Dr Ashfaque Ahmed has said that TB disease was a dangerous disease that was created with micro bacterium tuberculosis germs and added that 68000 people each year were died of TB disease in the country. He was addressing at the seminar held here on Thursday on mark of world TB day that was attended by doctors, lady health workers and Para medical staff. He said that TB patient was early healthy if his treatment was made at the time. He said that this disease was shifted to other person immediately and it was mostly affected to lungs. He said that it was also affected to all the parts of the body including backbone, joints and brain. He said that its complete course was of 8 months and added that poor people were mostly affected of it. Those also spoke Dr Yaqoob, district TB coordinator Dr Javed Mari and Dr Manthar Thebo. Later rally was also taken out in this regard from Para medical and health technician school to main gate of civil hospital Mirpurkhas in which participators of seminars attended the rally.Besides, in Sanghar, a walk was also taken out by district health department Sanghar from EDO health office Sanghar to civil hospital Sanghar. Led by EDO health Sanghar Dr Gul Hassan Magsi, carrying banners and placards, marched and reached at civil hospital where EDO health Dr Gull Hassan Magsi, civil surgeon Dr Farooque Awan and Dr Jamaal Din , speaking at the participators said that 90 lakhs people were affected each year of TB disease in the country. They stressed need of proper treatment of the patients. They said that it’s testing facility and free of cost medicines were being provided to patients at 11 health centers of the district Sanghar. 

MIRPURKHAS March 24. District and sessions court Mirpurkhas has been ordered to free 7 peasants (bonded labours) here on Thursday after recording their statements. Report said that Ramchand Oad had been submitted the application in the sessions court , complaining that his 7 relatives were working as peasant at the lands of landlord Manthar Rajar , in the limit of Phuladyyoon police station, while they were forced to labour work while not being paid their wages or share in crops by above landlord . He said that they were deprived of health facilities and requested the session’s judge to order to concern SHO for releasing detained peasants. SHO Phuladyyoon carried out raid and recovered the detained 7 peasants including Dharshi, Soni etc. Released peasants were produced in the session’s court by Phuladyyoon police. 

MIRPURKHAS March 24. More than 40 houses of peasants in village Waryam Narejo, in the limit of Naoabad police station of district Sanghar were completely gutted of fire on Thursday evening. Report received that fire broke out in a house that engulfed the other houses as result about 40 houses were completely ablaze. Fire brigade of Sindhri, Naoabad and Sanghar were reached at the spot to extinguish the fire. However wheat stock, seeds of crops, house articles, gold and silver ornaments and other goods were completely burnt to ashes, while peasants could save their lives and their cattles from dangerous fire. The names of the affected peasants could not be ascertained. However after hectic efforts of 3 hours, fire was extinguished by fire fighters, report said. The affected peasants were sitting in open sky without any help of district government Sanghar.

MIRPURKHAS March 23. Cotton sowing in the tail end districts of lower Nara canal command area might be late due to sudden shortfall in Nara canal. Report said that cotton sowing will be started from April 1 and cotton growers are busy to prepare their agriculture lands with the help of modern machinery to sow the cotton crop. However, it might be late as water supply has been decreased till 7800 cusec water discharge from 9000 cusec in Nara canal head owing to shortfall in Sukkur barrage. Irrigation department sources further said that during last some day’s water supply was decreased day by day as result acute shortage was created in tail end districts Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar of the lower Nara canal command area. Sources further said that there was required 14000 cusec water discharge in Nara canal head. When contacted Mir Zafarullah Talpure, president Sindh chamber of agriculture district Mirpurkhas chapter has expressed grave concern over the shortage of irrigation water in tail end above districts as result cotton sowing might be affected adversely as it was starting from April 1. He said that about 50 percent water shortage persisting in the command area of the Nara canal and if it was remained further a week, then cotton sowing will be delayed. He demanded the provincial minister for irrigation, secretary irrigation and director Nara canal to take notice of acute shortage of water in tail end areas and ensure supply of required quantity of water to enable the growers to sow cotton at the time for getting more than cotton production. 

MIRPURKHAS March 23. Complete shutter down strike was observed in the city here on Wednesday to protest against the desecration of Holy Quran in USA . Shops in all the markets, bazaars including cloth market, Hilal market, grain market, Khisak Pura, Shahi Bazaar, Mirwah road, M.A.Jinnah road, furniture market, electronic market, Umerkot road, Sir Syed road, Iqbal, road, Jarwary Shakh chowk, Satellite town etc remained close. Strict security arrangements were made by DPO Mirpurkhas as police personnels were deployed at main chowks, markets, sensitive buildings and exit and entry ways of the city to avert any untoward incident. 

MIRPURKHAS March 23. Taluka municipal administration TMA Mirpurkhas has launched anti roaming dog campaign on union council level in the city and advised the citizens to keep their pet dogs indoor. Administrator of the TMA Mirprukhas Abdul Wahab Abbasi, presiding the meeting here on Tuesday, asked the officers to ensure anti roaming dog campaign successful as there had been increased the complaints regarding dog bite cases in the city as well as in outskirts areas of the city. He said that he will not bear any kind of inefficiency and will departmental action if any official demonstrated negligence. 

MIRPURKHAS March 23. Leaders of Jeay Sindh Muttehda Mahaz district Mirpurkhas Khuda Bux Chohan, Dhani Bux Panhwer, Sheral Leghari and others in a joint press statement issued here on Wednesday have strongly condemned the armed attack on the JSMM leader Riaz Leghari by armed Ghunda transporters. They accused that as the leader Riaz Leghari went to talk with transporters on the rally matter that armed transporters including Salamat Lakho have attacked on him. They alleged that those armed transporters were already involved in murder of ex journalist Sultan Mehmood Chandio and other innocent people. They alleged that they were disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of the city. They warned that their organization was not weak. However, they demanded the district administration to immediately take notice of murderous attack of above armed transporters on the JSMM leader Riaz Leghari and ensure arresting of the culprits otherwise strict protest campaign will be launched. 

MIRPURKHAS March 23. Celebrations erupted in the city following Pakistans massive win over west indies in Cricket world cup quarter final.Jubilant youths took to roads soon in their own peculiar style after Pakistan team defeated indies.while aerial firing was also made in different parts of the city. During the match, roads and streets were deserted look while on Mohallah level people had arranged TV set in the street or chowk to see the quarter final match. Sweets were also distributed among the citizens in the different parts of the city.