Tag: Thatta

Police foil bid to blow up railways track

THATTA: Authorities on Sunday found and defused a bomb placed on the railway track near Jungshahi railway station in Thatta, averting a potential terrorist attack targeting...

Thatta’s fishermen selling critically endangered sawfish: WWF

THATTA: A 15-feet long. 1,320 Kg giant female large-tooth sawfish was caught and sold by fishermen near Thatta on Saturday, reported the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) on Monday. According...

PPP ladies wing leader shot dead in Thatta

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Ladies Wing member Rukhsana Manganha was shot dead at her home in Thatta district on Thursday. Rukhsana, 40, was shot six bullets...

Eight devotees dead, 25 injured in Thatta road mishaps

THATTA: At least eight devotees of the Shrine of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ashabi died while 25 others injured in separate road accidents in different...

District and sessions judge pays surprise visit to Thatta’s Civil Hospital

THATTA: District and Sessions Judge Amjad Ali Qazi visited the Civil Hospital Makli of Thatta on Friday and showed dismay over doctors’ absence. He...

Bilawal expresses concern over land erosion in Thatta, Badin by sea...

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday expressed serious concern at the accelerated rate with which the most fertile lands...

Restoration work to be done on 17th century Shah Jahan Mosque...

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on Monday informed that the provincial government was planning to repair, restore, renovate and preserve the historic Mughal-era Shahjahan...

SCA gives mining license to SLCMC over 20,000 acres area in...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah awarded exploring licenses to Sindh Lakhra Coal Mining Company (SLCMC) over 20,000 acres at Thatta/Sonda to conduct...

More than 80% people in Thatta patients of hepatitis B, C:...

KARACHI: More than 80% people, out of a sample taken from the city and outskirts of Thatta, tested positive for hepatitis B and C...

Nine-year-old girl allegedly raped in Thatta

THATTA: A nine-year-old girl in Thatta district was allegedly sexually assaulted as she was returning home from tuition on Sunday. The child's father said in...

Rescue operations conclude for Thatta’s tragedy; death toll reaches 19

KARACHI:  A rescue operation for those missing in Thursday’s boat capsize tragedy near Thatta concluded on Friday bringing the death toll to 19. The rescue operation...

17 dead, several missing as boat capsizes near Thatta

THATTA: At least 17 people have been killed as a boat carrying more than 50 pilgrims capsized near the coastal town of Bohara on Thursday,...

Reducing water’s heavy burden off Kohistani women’s shoulders

By Pooja Dawani Most of the time we take the running water in our homes and surroundings for granted. We are so accustomed to not...

Two dead as trailer hits motorcycle near Thatta

At least two people died and another critically wounded when a trailer hit a motorcycle here on Tuesday night. Police said that an over speeding...

Pakistan Red Crescent Society extends network to Thatta

Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in collaboration with German Red Cross (GRC) has established district branch Thatta for effective community resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction...

Two alleged RAW agents arrested in Thatta

The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested two alleged agents of Indian spy agency RAW – Research and Analysis Wing – from Thatta. According to...

Four dead, five hurt as passenger coaster overturns in Thatta

At least four people died and five others were critically injured in a road accident on Monday. Police said that a Sajawal bound passenger coaster...