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Multan–Sukkur M-5 motorway closed due to flooding
Patrol officers, road guides deployed to assist drivers, ensure smooth traffic flow
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The lives no one looks at
In a city that refuses to see them, women survive on threadbare hope, sewing stories no one stops to hear
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Cradles of joy and wells of patience
Life unfolds with quiet extremes in Rohri. A man cares for 20 children & a woman finds peace in a childless home
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Weather system brings rain, snowfall, and cool winds to Pakistan
Rain, cool winds, and light showers expected across Punjab and Karachi; snowfall in mountains.
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Sixth-grader TikTok girl abducted from home in Sukkur
Roshni Ali Lakho’s family says police reluctant to file case against nominated culprits
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Monsoon rains to bring thunderstorms across Sindh
Expect more rains as a new monsoon system impacts Sindh's weather patterns.
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Sukkur witnesses last night rush at cattle markets
Traders from Punjab, Balochistan, and domestic markets bring stock in numbers to market of Sukkur to maximise profits
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Security alert at 1,746 polling stations in Sukkur
Tough competition expected in Larkana, Nawabshah divisions too
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Sukkur literature festival ends
Lively discussion, mesmerising musical performances featured in concluding sessions
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Pakistan Literature Festival opens today in Sukkur
CM Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar will inaugurate the festival
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‘Hundreds’ of gunmen raid Sukkur village, kill two
Villagers said around 400 armed men on motorcycles carried out the attack and also abducted two women and a child
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The agony of Sindh’s flooded lands
Thousands of flooded villages in Sindh are still cut off from the towns and cities and their residents are homeless
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The slum dwellers of Sukkur
One man’s initiative changed the lives of the underprivileged communities living in Katcha Bunder, Sukkur.
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A piece of Parsi history in Sukkur
After partition, many Parsi families resided in Sukkur. Creating a piece of history in the form of a Parsi compound
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Memories of old Sukkur
One man recalls his struggles to make ends meet in a place that offers few opportunities to the poor
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Devoutness cuts across gender
In a community often consigned to a limited number of demeaning jobs, Nanni Jameela’s story tells a story of respect
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A tale of disrepair and despair
The present condition of the district prison in Sukkur reveals a tragic fate
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Parched on the banks of the Indus
Despite more funding than ever, authorities fail to provide filtered and uncontaminated water to residents of Sukkur
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A life of endless work
A culture of patriarchy coupled with a resistance to work has forced the wives of many men in Sukkur to work
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Through desperation and duress
One woman narrates her story of exploitation and how she found a way out of poverty and away from a life of shame
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Paranormal encounters in Upper Sindh
Is there any truth to people’s spooky encounters or are we seeing what we want to see?
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Between a lockdown and a hard place
For daily wage earners and business owners alike, patience towards lockdown restrictions has run thin
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What would you give for a wish?
The devotees of Rajan Mast’s shrine in Sukkur give live donkeys in exchange for a wish
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SPSC to verify eligibility of IBA-passed headmasters
Court directs education secretary to finalise details in 20 days
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Sindh govt not officially told about PM’s visit: Nasir
PPP minister says Centre never takes provincial govt onboard for uplift projects
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PM Imran announces Rs440 billion package for Sindh during Sukkur visit
Says effects of package will be visible within a month; youth to be equipped with skill education
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New bridge in Sukkur to end traffic mess: Nasir
Minister remembers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on death anniversary
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Fishing cat hunted down in Sukkur
Rarely spotted feline was accused of preying on goats by villagers
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Body of sexually assaulted teenage boy found from rooftop of mosque
Police arrest four, including three clerics for alleged invovlement in incident
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Scores of fish ‘killed by poisoning’ in Sukkur Barrage canals
Locals claim no measures taken to curb the offence, fisheries official refutes reports
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‘We don’t need army’s support to overthrow Imran’s govt’, says Maryam
Imran Khan’s only qualification to become PM is polishing boots and obedience, PML-N leader says at Sukkur convention
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Two TTP terrorists gunned down in Sukkur encounter: CTD
The terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on the security personnel to avoid arrest, police officials said
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Ruling on pye-dogs
Court rules a case will be registered against the concerned municipal officer on every dog bite
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News in brief: Sindh roundup
Cops arrested over custodial death, girl killed for 'honour'
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Police arrest businessman’s ‘killers’
Arrested suspects confess to the crime
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NAB arrests two govt contractors
They had received complaints of people’s applications for buying tractors on subsidised rates not being entertained
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'Most-wanted criminal' killed in alleged encouter
Kharoos was wanted in 17 cases
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Cops nab gang of motorcycle thieves
A ceremony was later held to return the recovered property to the rightful owners
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Police foil kidnapping attempt
Gang of Lado Teghani was trying to kidnap a resident of Sukkur
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Controversial law complicates VC’s selection at IBA Sukkur
Institute says its senate can select VC per the University Act, making it the only varsity to do so in Sindh
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‘HESCO, SEPCO extorting citizens’
'Under the guise of ‘repairing’ the transformers'
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Moved by prolonged outages, Sindh govt writes to power companies
PPP minister asks HESCO, SEPCO to end load-shedding
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‘Kandhkot-Ghotki bridge labourers unsafe’
SSP raises alarm over presence of criminal gangs in the area
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Storms lash Sukkur, Larkana
Urban areas hit by flash floods, prolonged power outages
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Three people drown in Khairpur
Two motorcyclists fell into a canal
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NAB arrests four accused in wheat scam
Culprits allegedly misappropriated govt wheat stocks worth of Rs800m
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Doctor at Sukkur quarantine centre contracts coronavirus
Earlier this week, a doctor in Gilgit-Baltistan lost his life due to the virus
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Homecoming at last: 640 pilgrims cleared of infection to return home from Sukkur
However, they are instructed to isolate themselves for 10 days upon return
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Dead dolphin found in Sukkur Barrage
Male Indus dolphin had apparently died two weeks ago
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Six officials suspended over selfie with COVID-19 patient in Sukkur
The orders are to be carried out by the Khairpur district health officer
 
    
















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