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LARKANA, May 15: An FIR was registered on Tuesday by the Muttahida’s zonal in-charge of Unit-A, Qambar Imtiaz Lakho against 55 unknown persons for damaging the MQM’s office, at Qambar police station.
He alleged that during the ARD’s strike call on Monday (May 14) protestors uprooted the main board of the office and torched the party flag after removing it from the office. So far, police had made no arrest.
PROTEST: President of the PPP Qambar-Shahdadkot district Ghulam Mujtaba Isran on Tuesday led a protest demonstration mourning the deaths of its party workers in Karachi on Saturday.
Protesters after marching on main roads gathered at the local press club and held the Sindh government and the MQM responsible for killings.
They condemned the partiality shown by Rangers, police and the government when disturbance claimed many lives. They called for registering case against the rulers and constituting a judicial inquiry committee.
The Awami Tahreek, the PPP (Shaheed Bhutto) and the Sindh Tarqi Passand Party (Organising Wing) also held demonstrations in Qambar on Tuesday and criticised the government for handling the situation.
WHEAT: The Deputy Director Food Larkana region, Maqsood Ahmed Sarhandi, on Tuesday said that wheat procurement target would be achieved by the end of May in Larkana region. So far, 37,010 metric tons of wheat had been procured against the actual target 5,000 metric tons fixed for Larkana region, he said.
He directed the in-charge of procurement centres to maintain record along-with the names of abadgars who were issued empty bags.
He asked them to deduct only one kilogram from abadgars instead of two who bring their stocks to centres for selling.
