Strike in Khuzdar against murder of BNP leader

QUETTA: A shutter-down strike is being observed in Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Monday against the murder of Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Abdul Latif Shehwani.

Shehwani was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khuzdar on Sunday night.

On the appeal of BNP, all small and main business centers are closed in the city while traffic is also below normal. TrendPK

Load shedding in Karachi continues

Staff Report

KARACHI: Load shedding continues up to four hours in the city after Eid-ul-Azha, Trend Pk learnt Saturday.

Three to four hours power break down is being experienced in residential areas.

Unscheduled load shedding occurred in Saddar and M.T. Khan Road and its adjacent areas last night. Trend Pk

SSGC may cut gas supply to domestic consumers

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has hinted at reducing gas supply to domestic consumers to overcome a daily shortfall of 300 million cubic feet.

SSGC officials say they appealed to the city’s industrialists to reduce gas usage by 20 per cent on voluntarily basis.

“If the industrialists did not cut the usage, SSGC would be forced to carry out load shedding for domestic consumes,” they warned.

According to information, more than 80 percent of the city’s industries have been preferring gas over furnace oil or diesel because of its low cost. Trend Pk

Shutter down in Hub against BNP leader killing

Staff Report

HUB: A complete shutter down is being observed in Hub against the killing of Baloch National Party (BNP) leader, Nooruddin Mengal Thursday.

All the markets, petrol pumps and trade centers in the city are closed, while private offices seem empty.

BNP announced a shutter down against Mengal’s killing throughout Balochistan. SAMAA

Quetta police recover three men, two kidnappers arrested

Staff Report

QUETTA: Police have recovered three kidnapped men and held two men from the Pashtoon area of the city on Thursday.

A raid was conducted in a house; three men who were chained by their captors were recovered. Police said that these men were kidnapped for ransom last Thursday from different areas of the city. SAMAA

23 dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hours

Staff Report

KARACHI: The number of dengue patients is increasing in the city as 23 more patients were brought to various hospitals over the last 24 hours, SAMAA learnt Wednesday.

Out of 506 patients who were brought to different hospitals, 339 tested positive for dengue virus, said Secretary Health Syed Hasham Raza.

Four people affected have died while 57 patients are under treatment at different hospitals. SAMAA

23 dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hours

Staff Report

KARACHI: The number of dengue patients is increasing in the city as 23 more patients were brought to various hospitals over the last 24 hours, SAMAA learnt Wednesday.

Out of 506 patients who were brought to different hospitals, 339 tested positive for dengue virus, said Secretary Health Syed Hasham Raza.

Four people affected have died while 57 patients are under treatment at different hospitals. SAMAA

Floods caused losses worth Rs90 bln: Raisani

Staff Report

QUETTA: Balochistan’s Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that an initial estimate of the losses caused by the floods is between Rs80 o Rs90 billions.

Speaking to media persons in Dera Murad Jamali today, he said that revenue teams could not reach out to several areas, which continue to remain under water.

Raisani said that smart cards would be delivered to the flood-hit people after completion of their registration. SAMAA

Floodwater enters Sujawal city

By Arbab Chandio

SUJAWAL: Floodwater entered Thatta District’s second largest city on Sunday evening.

Most parts of the city submerged including a police station area, Judges Colony, Grid Station and Misri Shah Graveyard.

The army has reached the city to rescue stranded people in various parts of the city.

The road link between Thatta and Sujawal is disconnected. SAMAA

Broad charged for hitting Zulqarnain

BIRMINGHAM: England fast bowler Stuart Broad was summoned to a disciplinary hearing after throwing the ball at Pakistan’s Zulqarnain Haider on the third day of the second Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

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Broad charged for hitting Zulqarnain

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