KHAIRPUR: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former leader of the opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on Tuesday strongly denounced the construction of Kalabagh Dam.
While addressing a public gathering in Rohri, Shah s
aid “Sindhi, Balochi and Pashtun community would resist the construction of Kalabagh Dam by all possible means.” S
hah further asserted t
hat political rivals of PPP have no contribution towards development, progress and welfare of the nation.
“PPP is the only political party that has capability, political will and integrity to resolve core issues of the general public of Pakistan,” he said adding that PPP-led government has initiated many development projects in Sindh province. “The development projects aim to reduce unemployment, develop industrial infrastructure and provide healthcare units that are equipped with advanced medical facilities,” he added. Shah expressed his optimism that PPP would clean sweep the upcoming general election 2018 by securing majority of the votes.
Two students of SALU die in road crash
Two students of Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) were crushed to death on Tuesday in a road accident in Kh
airpur.
Reportedly, the students were on their way to Faizabad from SALU on a motorcycle when a passenger bus rammed into them at overhead railway bridge. Resultantly, they died on the spot while their bodies could not be identified. However, a CNIC that w
as recovered from one of the bodies revealed the name Abdul Latif Lashari, a resident of Shikarpur. Meanwhile, the Kh
airpur Police arrested bus driver and shifted bodies of the deceased to the Civil Hospital in Kh
airpur for conducting medico-legal formalities.
Published in Daily Times, June 20th 2018.
