Stories by Qamaruddin Shaikh

Farmers want official sugar cane rate fixed at Rs650 per maund

MIRPURKHAS: Farmers have demanded the Sindh government to fix the rate of sugar cane officially at Rs650 per maund... Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:24am

Fire destroys police ammunition store in Mirpurkhas

MIRPURKHAS: Suffocating teargas and smoke filled the atmosphere in Mirpurkhas Police Lines (a residential complex)... Published 22 Apr, 2025 05:20am

Youth’s ‘enforced disappearance’ at Wagah leads to rally in Mirpurkhas

MIRPURKHAS: Scores of people belonging to the Kachhi community held a noisy protest demonstration on Tuesday along... Published 05 Mar, 2025 06:09am

Doctors boycott OPDs over colleague’s arrest in Dr Kunbhar’s murder case

MIRPURKHAS: Doctors at the Mirpurkhas District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital observed a boycott of OPDs and took out a... Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:27am

CIA officer suffers bullet wounds in botched raid

MIRPURKHAS: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was wounded during a botched raid on a hideout carried out by a team of... Published 04 Jan, 2025 05:48am

SHC transfers investigations into murder of Dr Shahnawaz to FIA

Dismisses quashment pleas of TLP leader, police officer. Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:12am

DIG, two SSPs among 45 booked for Umerkot doctor’s murder

Complainant says the police officers, clerics Sarhandi, Shahani and others planned the killing. Updated 28 Sep, 2024 12:11pm

Up to 12 hours of ‘forced loadshedding’ effected to protect NTDC system

Consumers left to bake in suffocating hot and humid weather conditions Published 22 Jul, 2024 07:32am

Peoples Bus Service launched in Mirpurkhas

MIRPURKHAS: Sindh Minister for Transport, Information, Excise and Taxation Sharjeel Inam Memon said after... Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:57am

Mirpurkhas declared ‘loadshedding-free city’

CM Justice Baqar hopes Hesco will ensure similar service for other cities as well Published 26 Dec, 2023 07:01am

Mirpurkhas municipality chief at odds with mayor, UC chairmen

CMO claims PPP men are illegally occupying record rooms in MCM building; tries to get them vacated Published 01 Nov, 2023 07:12am

Desperation for subsidised flour claims labourer’s life in Mirpurkhas

Many hurt in stampede as crowd storms truck laden with flour bags; opposition parties accuse PPP govt of not taking measures. Updated 08 Jan, 2023 04:36pm

Key bridge reopens as floodwaters drained from Roshanabad

Most rural areas of Mirpurkhas district still submerged... Published 08 Oct, 2022 07:08am

Drainage work in Sindhri hits snags as machinery withdrawn

MIRPURKHAS: A large number of villagers staged a demonstration at Feeder Shakh in Sindhri taluka on Sunday in ... Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:46am

Emergency measures taken to drain out water in Sindhri

MIRPURKHAS: Excavation for a new drain and revival of an abandoned one on an emergency basis to drain out ... Published 27 Sep, 2022 06:48am

Marooned people undertake digging of drains in Sindhri

After losing hope for govt’s help, they start work with two excavators given by revenue dept... Published 26 Sep, 2022 04:30am

Unauthorised breach aggravates flooding in Badin areas

MIRPURKHAS: Disappointed by irrigation authorities’ state of indecision over giving a cut to the Left Bank Outfall... Published 21 Sep, 2022 06:58am

Strike held in Mirpurkhas town for relief cut on LBOD dyke

Say the water level in flooded areas constantly rising after a huge breach in Puran Dhoro a week ago. Updated 18 Sep, 2022 10:03am

Woman, son die as 11,000kV wires fall on houses

Protesting villagers hold Hesco responsible for deaths, subsequent fire... Published 31 May, 2022 07:42am

Mirpurkhas BISE employees’ record ‘missing’ amid NAB probe

MIRPURKHAS: Several employees of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Mirpurkhas, whose ... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:05am