Tag: Shikarpur

Imran Khan visits Shikarpur, condoles with families of Shiite mosque attack...

  SHIKARPUR- Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Thursday arrived in Shikarpur, Sindh, to condole with the bereaved families of the victims of the...

Security agencies close to identify mastermind of Shikarpur bombing: Interior Minister

ISLAMABAD- Addressing a National Assembly session on Friday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that security agencies are close to finding the mastermind of...

UN chief asks Pakistani authorities to ‘redouble efforts’ to protect religious...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday asked Pakistani authorities to “redouble their efforts to protect religious and ethnic minorities." Condemning the attack on Imambargah...

Shikarpur: SHO, constable suspended for ‘negligence’ following Friday’s deadly blast

SHIKARPUR- The  Station House Officer (SHO) Lakhi Gate and a head constable were suspended for 'negligence' on  Saturday following the deadly attack on Masjid-o-Imambargah Karbala-e-Moulla in...

Sindh shuts down to mourn 61 killed in Shikarpur blast

SHIKARPUR- Thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied Saturday to protest the killing of 61 people in a suicide bombing at a mosque, as southern Pakistan shut...

61 Shias dead in Shikarpur imambargah bombing

TTP faction Jundullah claims responsibility for attack on Shia place of worship Shia outfits announce three days of mourning as govt leaders condemn incident At least...

Shikarpur honour killing: police arrest two accused

SHIKARPUR Police have arrested two men who issued orders for killing of two girls over 'karo kari' charges at a jirga (court of elders) in...

Sindh mourns Dargah Pir Hajan Shah bomb blast

Mournings, strikes and protests were staged in various districts of Sindh on Tuesday against Dargah Pir Hajan Shah Bomb attack. On Monday, a...

Measles claims two more in Shikarpur

Measles death toll climbed to 415 as more children died of measles on Wednesday. Per details, two children hail from Shikarpur and Khanpur each including...

Road accident leaves 4 dead in Shikarpur

At least four people were killed and 18 others injured in a roadside accident on National Highway. According to details, a wagon and a truck...

15 killed as bus plunges into canal

At least 15 people were killed on Wednesday when a speeding bus plunged into a canal in Shikarpur, reported a private TV channel. According to...

House of Sindh Minister Agha Siraj Durrani attacked in Shikarpur

Unidentified miscreants hurled hand grenade at the residence of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Minister for Local Government Sindh, Agha Siraj Durrani here...

USAID, Engro to support local dairy farmers

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Engro Foods will enhance the milk storage network in the country by installing 60 milk...

SSGC’s 18 inch pipeline blows up in Balochistan

The already gas crisis hit consumers of CNG in Sindh and Balochistan have now started facing another prolonged breakdown of 36 hours from Wednesday...

Minorities demand CJP’s action on Abbottabad, Shikarpur incidents

The minorities wing of the Pakistan People’s Party has urged the chief justice of Pakistan to take notice of the killing of three Hindu...

3 Hindu doctors gunned down in Shikarpur

Gunmen shot dead three Hindu doctors in a remote town in Sindh in a dispute over a dancing girl with a local Muslim tribe,...

Growing intolerance

The killing of three Hindu brothers in Shikarpur during Eid holdidays is most unfortunate and would raise worldwide concerns about the Pakistani society becoming...