LARKANA : On the call of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, the Larkana district chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami organised a rally and protest demonstration against the rising prices of petrol and diesel at the city’s main Jinnah Bagh Chowk. Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and workers carrying banners and party flags raised strong slogans during the protest. Addressing the rally,…

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LARKANA : A Naat gathering was organised at Masjid Muhammad Al-Hussaini and Madrasa Gulzar-e-Habib, Seven Number Naka, Larkana, by Faqeer Ali Sher Tagar and Hafiz Sajjad Hussain Tagar to mark the 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal celebrations of Eid Milad-un-Nabi ﷺ. Pir Syed Attaullah Shah Bukhari, the spiritual successor of the renowned Hussainabad Qambar shrine, attended the gathering…

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LARKANA : An 18-year-old employee of a private school in Pako village near Larkana died after reportedly consuming rat poison. According to reports, Sajjad, son of Zahid Hussain Samtio, who was working as a peon at a private school in Pako village, suddenly fell unconscious after complaining of stomach pain this morning. The school administration…

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LARKANA (Bureau Report): PPHI Larkana District Manager Junaid Ahmed Soomro has said that 93 dispensaries and hospitals have been established under the PPHI programme in Larkana district, of which more than 30 health centres remain operational round the clock. He said the 24-hour facilities provide treatment as well as maternity services, with relevant staff available…

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LARKANA : Larkana police, in collaboration with officials and personnel of sensitive institutions, have claimed to have arrested a gang allegedly involved in human trafficking and the buying and selling of women, and rescued a woman from their possession. According to a statement issued by the SSP Larkana, police, along with officials and personnel of…

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The body of Pakistani climber Dr Asma Mushtaq, who died on August 20 after suffering a serious high-altitude medical emergency while descending from the 7,027-metre-high Spantik Mountain in the Karakoram range, has been recovered, Deputy Commissioner Shigar Sher Afzal announced on Monday. In a statement, the deputy commissioner said that local mountaineers — during a…

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ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Authorities closed schools and educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Tuesday as torrential rain lashed the twin cities, with water levels in several areas rising beyond dangerous levels. The rain began at 3:20am late Monday and continued until 8am, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), with several areas recording heavy rainfall. Rawalpindi…

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered jail authorities not to keep former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in solitary confinement while disposing of petitions challenging their alleged isolation in jail. IHC’s Justice Khadim Hussain Somroo announced the verdict reserved on petitions seeking to declare the alleged solitary confinement of…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned against weaponising water for political purposes, saying that it must never be “weaponised or used as an instrument of coercion”. PM Shehbaz stated this while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit in Bishkek after Pakistan assumed the organisation’s chairmanship for 2026–27. Pakistan’s…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday stressed the need to implement the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, saying it was the only way forward to resolve their dispute. DPM Dar made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines…

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