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Wali Babar case hearing put off

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SHIKARPUR: The defence counsel in the journalist Wali Babar murder case on Saturday submitted an application in an anti-terrorism court, seeking transfer of the trial to a district and sessions court. The counsel for the accused argued that the murder case came under the jurisdiction of a sessions court according to the law. He requested […]


In the name of Honour: Karo kari claims two lives in Sukkur

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SUKKUR: A young woman and a man were shot dead on the pretext of karo kari in Khamiso Badani Jatoi village near Khanpur sistrict, Shikarpur on Wednesday morning. According to reports, the assailant, Mehboob Badani Jatoi, had suspected that his wife, Mai Jamul, was involved in an illicit affair with his cousin, Mir Mohammad aka […]


Sindhi heritage: With exhaustive mapping, academic documents the slow disappearing of Shikarpur

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By Mahim Maher KARACHI: A heritage carved wooden door from the Government Girls Siddique Mari Primary School in Shikarpur is selling on the website OLX for Rs120,000. And thus, the city that was once a gateway to Afghanistan continues to be stripped of its past. The extent of the damage has become comprehensively clear in […]