May 27, 2008	Tuesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 21, 1429

NAWABSHAH, May 26: Pakistan People’s Party-SB activists staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Monday to protest against the closure of watercourses irrigating the land of party’s provincial president Meehan Khan Rind. Protesters carrying placards, banners chanted slogans against the government.

District President of the PPP-SB, Altaf Bhatti and Ghani Rind, Ali Gul Keerio and Tufail Memon said people expected a lot from the new government but in vain.

They alleged that the government was blackmailing their rivals. They demanded the opening of the watercourses and an end to political victimisation.

BREACH: A 25-feet wide breach occurred in Chan Bandhni minor canal of near Jam Saheb on Monday.

Gushing water entered Chhuttal Vistro and Mohammad Moosa Brohi villages, besides standing cotton and others crops were also affected.

The irrigation officials did not reach the spot and villagers plunged the breach on self-help basis.

Villagers told reporters the embankments of the canal were weak and breaches had occurred in the past but the officials concerned had not taken it serious anyway.