KHAIRPUR, Aug 13: Veeho Wah in Faiz Ganj taluka developed a 20-foot breach near RD-71 on Wednesday, inundating about 15 mud-thatched houses and standing crops of cotton and sugarcane on many acres of land.

The villagers blamed recent monsoon rains for the brteach, which they said had weakened the embankments of the canals. They, however, managed to plug the breach by the evening.

DEMO: More than 30 employees of Ranipur Sugar Mills staged a demonstration near the mills on Wednesday in protest against the mills administration.

The protesters led by Sudheer Chakrani and Arab Mallah raised slogans against the administration, accusing it of failing to fulfil their demands. They said that administration was doing injustice with employees.

They ended the protest after the district administration assured them of helping solve their problems.

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....