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Syed Bachal Shah: A born environmentalist

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Syed Bachal Shah Jillani alias Nizamuddin Shah died on July 19, 2015 in Village Jamal Shah Jillani, Qadirpur, Ghotki after a brief illness. He was 76. Shah Saheb was a born environmentalist, as he loved nature. He never went to any high school or university, but always pushed for environment protection and planted thousands of […]


Still missing: 20 days on, Ghotki police fail to recover kidnapped journalist

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SUKKUR: Ghotki Police have failed to recover the Mirpur Mathelo- based reporter, Hakim Abro, who was kidnapped from the limits of Sarhad police station on April 22. The Ghotki SSP had promised the protesting journalists that the abductee will be recovered shortly but there has been no success despite the lapse of 20 days. On […]


Journalists protest in Ghotki against kidnapping

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SUKKUR: Members of press clubs in Sukkur and Ghotki districts held a demonstration and sit-in on National Highway on Friday to protest the kidnapping of journalist Hakim Abro. Journalists from Sukkur, Daharki, Pano Akil, Rohri, Ubauro and others towns took part in the protest in Ghotki and expressed solidarity with their colleague. On a request […]


Journalist implicated in murder case, being hounded

KARACHI: A journalist has allegedly been implicated in an honour killing case by a powerful tribe to punish him for raising the issue of domestic abuse and murder of a woman who had been declared Kari. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) the victim, Sikandar Bhutto, is in hiding and the alleged killers […]