SUKKUR, Sept 8: The Sukkur taluka council was adjourned on Friday following uproar over construction of multipurpose commercial plazas in the city. Some councillors belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, including Ayaz and Intizaar Shaikh, suggested that the Municipal Stadium, Mehran Markaz, Mehran Cultural Center, Victoria Market and Old TMO bungalow should be demolished and multipurpose commercial plazas be constructed on the places.

Awam Dost panel councillors Deedar Magsi, Majeed Malik, Zeenat Bhambhro and Mumtaz Mirani strongly opposed the idea.

They said that the MQM wanted to favour some builders for their own benefit and the move was nothing but aimed at favouritism and nepotism.

KILLED: A man was killed by armed men while offering resistance to them in the Dad Leghari police area near Mirpur Mathelo on the midnight of Thursday and Friday.

A group of thieves barged into a house in Fazal Karim village and tried to rob the households.

The inmates woke up and offered resistance to the thieves.

On this the thieves opened fire and killed Naseer Leghari on the spot.

The accused escaped after committing the crime.

KILLED: A woman was killed by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Kamil Shar village in the Khanpur Mahar police area of the Ghotki district on Friday.

Accused Sarwar Shar attacked his wife with hatchet and killed her on the spot.

The accused surrendered before the police and confessed the crime.

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