HEAVY rains in Kirthar Range and the collapse of Bolan Dam have created a grim situation along the flood protective bund on the western and northern sides of Dadu and Larkana districts, according to a Radio Pakistan report. Quoting official sources it said the … bund along the left bank of the main Nara Valley drain was being strengthened to form the second line of defence against the rushing waters from Baluchistan. Army units were being deployed along the … Nara Main Drain. … Though no casualty has been reported so far, loss of life to the nomadic population, cattle and livestock cannot be ruled out.
[Meanwhile, as per a report from London,] the British Government is “considering a request made by the Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, for the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond fixed in the Queen Mother’s crown, said the BBC … today [Sept 7]. It quoted a spokesman of Buckingham Palace as saying that the British Prime Minister, Mr. [James] Callaghan is due to hold talks with the Queen regarding the future of this diamond. This confirms reports circling here … that [PM Bhutto] had asked the British Government to restore to Pakistan the Koh-i-Noor... .
Published in Dawn, September 8th, 2026
