NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Cotton stock gutted

Published November 23, 2003

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 22: Thousands of maunds of raw cotton was reduced to ashes by fire that erupted in a ginning factory in Moro on Friday.

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association president and managing director of the factory, Jetha Nand, said fire brigade took three hours to reach the factory as it was called from Dadu and Moro.

Former Sindh minister for agriculture and partner of the factory, Murad Ali Shah, recalled he had contributed Rs400,000 to the district government to purchase fire-fighting equipment.”

He said Mohammadi Cotton Factory and Star Cotton Factory had also paid Rs100,000 each and funds were still lying in the bank.

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...