KHAIRPUR, May 25: Two men killed their stepsister in Ghanji village near Ahmedpur, Kingri taluka, on Friday night.

Makhan, wife of Abdul Rasheed, went to her father and asked for a plot on which her stepbrothers got enraged and allegedly tortured her.

She was admitted to the Pir Jo Goth Civil Hospital where she died.

Police handed over the body to relatives after the post-mortem.

Police have registered a case against the accused, Naseem Ghanjo and Tasleem Ghanjo.

TRAIN: The traders of Khairpur have complained that there is no facility of water and light in passenger bogies of the Sukkur Express.

A group of the traders told newsmen here on Saturday that the engine of train went out of order frequently, due to which passengers had to wait for hours.

They said that two days ago, the Sukkur Express was stopped in the jungle between Lakha Road and Bhirya Road railway stations for six hours due to failure of engine.

SIT-IN: Relatives of Syed Zawar Shah and Panah Ali Shah, who were killed in Tunia Baqa Shah village, staged a sit-in in Khan Wahan on Friday. They demanded arrest of accused.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....