NAWABSHAH, July 3: Two persons were killed and 12 injured when a Nawabshah-bound passenger bus overturned on the Sanghar road on Saturday.

The speedy bus (P-0289) coming from Jam Sahib overturned due to breaking of its tie-rod at Sakhi Umeed Ali bus stop.

As a result, Sadoro, 35, son of Hussain Bukhsh, the cleaner of the bus, and Nazir Hussain, Mugheri 45. died on the spot and 12 others were injured.

Those injured - Allah Ditto, Mohammad Usman, Hashim Ali, Mohammad Iqbal, Gulsher, Sanju, Sujawal, Khan, Murad Bukhsh, Nabi Bukhsh, Taj Mohammad, Atta Mohammad and Nisar Ahmed - were brought to the Peoples Medical College Hospital here, where they have been admitted.

The bus driver escaped after the accident.

Later, Nawabshah District Nazim Faryal Talpur visited those injured at the hospital.

DEMISE: Raja Nawab Qureshi, a founder member of the National Peoples Party, died of heart attack here on Saturday. He was 55.

ROBBERY: Seven unidentified armed bandits barged into the house of a social worker, Mushtaq Pirzada, in Bhangwar Colony here, looted cash, gold, motorcycle and other valuable items and escaped.

No FIR was lodged till the filing of this report.

BODY: The body of a young addict was found near the Habib Sugar Mills here on Saturday.

Opinion

Editorial

Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...
Water vision
01 May, 2026

Water vision

WATER insecurity in Pakistan has been building up for decades as per capita water availability has declined from...
Vaccine policy
01 May, 2026

Vaccine policy

PAKISTAN has finally approved its first National Vaccine Policy; a step the health ministry has rightly described as...
Labour rights
Updated 01 May, 2026

Labour rights

THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of...