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LARKANA, Jan 14: Two men, Hussain Bakhsh Narejo and Manthar Solangi, were kidnapped by eight armed dacoits at Wassan Shakh, some 25 kilometres from here, on late Sunday night.
The dacoits stopped a Naudero-bound car at Wassan Shakh and kidnapped Hussain Bakhsh Narejo, Manthar Solangi (a revenue official), Sabir Hussain Bhutto and Irshad Shahani (driver). After a little while, near Bhando Qubo village, they set free Mr Bhutto and the driver.
Mr Narejo’s wife, Zarina Narejo, said that her husband and the others were returning home after offering condolence with Mumtaz Ali Bhutto over his father’s death when they were kidnapped.
PROMOTIONS AWAITED: At least 28 senior prosecuting inspectors have been waiting for their promotions since the last four years as the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) concerned fails to meet and decide about their cases.
This correspondent learnt on Monday that since 1999 the DPC, headed by the Sindh home secretary with the inspector general of police and the secretary finance as its members, had not met due to one or another reason.
Presently only two full-fledged prosecuting deputy superintendents are working in the entire Sindh province in Sukkur and Ghotki districts while the rest of the stations are being looked after by the prosecuting inspectors.
The senior inspectors in a mercy petition to the IG Police, Sindh, said that they had joined the Sindh Police as prosecuting sub-inspectors in 1971 and promoted to the rank of PI only.
MOURN: Ratodero town mourning the death of Nawab Nabi Bakhsh Khan Bhutto remained closed on Sunday while people continued to pour in village Mirpur Bhutto to offer condolence with bereaved family.
Former president, Farooq Ahmed Leghari, Dr Mubashar Hassan, and others offered their condolences.
CONDOLENCE: The Sindh governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has condoled the death of Nawab Nabi Bux Bhutto on Monday, adds APP.
Mr Soomro asked the executive district officer (Revenue), Larkana, Pir Zia-ul-Haq Suharwardi to visit Mirpur Bhutto village and offer condolence on his behalf.
So Mr Suharwardi visited Mr Nawab’s grave and laid a floral wreath on Mr Soomro’s behalf.
