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| December 15, 2005 | Thursday | Ziqa’ad 12, 1426 |
Protest against load-shedding
SUKKUR, Dec 14: People of the Abad Lakha village, Sukkur, staged a protest demonstration and sit-in in front of the Superintendent Engineer Hesco’s office and at the press club, Sukkur, on Wednesday, against detection bills and unannounced load-shedding.
Irked by detection bills and unannounced load shedding they came out on the road and raised slogans against the officials of Hesco Sub-Division-VI, Sukkur.
Led by Mohammad Anwar Lakho, Ghulam Mohammad Lakho and others, they alleged that they were irritated by the hours-long load-shedding and detection bills.
They further alleged that the Hesco officials demanded Rs.200 per house to repair the damaged transformer of their village.
They demanded immediate withdrawal of detection bills, and removal of corrupt officials of Sub-Division-VI, Sukkur, and warned of a strong protest if their demands were not met with immediately.
TWO KILLED: Two persons were killed on Saturday night in an armed clash between two groups of the Choliani tribe at the Thalai Choliani village, which was in the jurisdiction of Karampur police station.
The bone of contention between them was a karo-kari dispute.
On the night of accident the groups of the Choliani tribe exchanged hot words and opened indiscriminate fire over each other.
As a result, Mohammad Ali, 18, and Abdul Rehman, 40, were killed on the spot.
The assailants managed to flee.
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