Khairpur, Pakistan News

LARKANA: July 9, 2009. Federal Minister for Communication Arbab Alamgir Khan on Wednesday said that present democratic government has been elected to change the system because masses is the great judge to evaluate the performance.

The number of Non Governmental Organizations registered with the Social Welfare Department of Sindh Government has increased to 5,526 in the province.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 By Imtiaz Hussain The Benazir Income Support Programme , meant for helping poor and strengthening women economically, has become politically motivated and based on preference of the political party.

Police tear-gas party activists protesting against IDPs arrival in Sindh Thursday, June 11, 2009 By our correspondent HYDERABAD: Panic gripped the city and other towns of interior Sindh on Wednesday after rumours that Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi was killed in Karachi spread like wildfire.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 By Imtiaz Hussain KHAIRPUR: The International Monetary Fund started dictating conditions attached with loans after spate of political instability in Pakistan during 1988 and 2002, said Manzoor Ali Isran in his second seminar of PhD at Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur on 'IMF's Structural Adjustment Program and its ...

JSM threatens to torch camps Tuesday, June 09, 2009 By our correspondent HYDERABAD: A strike was observed across Sindh on Monday on the call of the Sindh United Party against the influx of the internally displaced persons in Sindh and killing of an SUP activist.

KHAIRPUR: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has issued inquiry orders into the reports of fake police encounter incident in Khairpur district whereby three students ageing 13-15 years were allegedly killed in cold blood.

Just as the army was engaged in battle with the Taliban inside Mingora in Swat, the internally displaced persons from the region were facing hostile reaction in Sindh.

Friday, May 29, 2009 By Imtiaz Ali KARACHI: The Sindh government is considering setting up Dairy and Meat Development Company in an attempt to raise productivity of the sector as well as income of farmers as part of its policy to alleviate poverty, officials say.

Staff Report KARACHI: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan, Advocate General of Sindh, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Interior Ministry and Sindh chief secretary for May 29, in a petition concerning the internally displaced persons .

Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Aresar group on Monday given a call of wheel jam and shutter down against settlement of Malakand IDPs in Sindh.

Sunday, May 24, 2009 By Adeel Pathan HYDERABAD: Complete shutter down strike was observed on Saturday in various cities and towns of interior Sindh, including Hyderabad, against the settlement of internally displaced persons in the province with no major violence reported.

SHIKARPUR: A person was killed and nine sustained injuries as the dacoits opened fire at three passenger coaches on Indus Highway near Khairpur early on Sunday, Geo news reported.

HEC Executive Director Dr Sohail Naqvi chaired the meeting with some members based in Lahore, Faisalabad, Khairpur and Quetta taking part via video conferencing.

LARKANA: May 14, 2009. PPP Shaheed Bhutto took out protest rally against the arrest of Innayat Umrani and workers in fake cases.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Young scientists from around the world including Pakistan will compete in the world's largest pre-college science competition: the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009, a programme of the Society for Science and the Public, a press release said on Tuesday.

Confirming the arrest of the terrorist, CID SSP Fayyaz Khan told Daily Times that the terrorist was arrested in a brief encounter in Abdur Rehman Zikri Goth near the Asad Clinic in Mauripur, Hawkesbay.

Saturday, May 09, 2009 Our correspondent Islamabad 'We ourselves are responsible for terrorism, extremism and sectarianism,' is the topic of the 7th episode of 'Pakistan Debates', that will go on air on Geo TV Network tomorrow .

Saturday, May 09, 2009 By our correspondent KHAIRPUR: A long march of growers against the shortage of irrigation water on Friday entered Kot Digi town of the Khairpur district.

Tuesday, May 05, 2009 By our correspondent KHAIRPUR: Hundreds of employees of the House Building Finance Corporation on Monday staged a demonstration in Sukkur to protest against the proposed privatisation of the HBFC.