Category: District

LARKANA: The largest school of Larkana city namely Government Pilot Higher Secondary Boys School is running without Principal for last over four months showing how serious is the government in its ‘education emergency’.

This big school lack many facilities. As many as 5000 students are enrolled in this school for whom only one water drinking facility is available. Out of its 10 washrooms only five are functional.

Deedar Ali Mugheri had been posted as principal of the school who retired from government service on September 06, 2017 and since then his charge is being held by DEO.

The school has 45 classrooms where 130 teachers are posted to impart education to over 5000 students from class VI to XII.

There are three posts of sweepers, but only two are working and the third vacancy is yet to be filled.

The school has only one water tank which cannot cater drinking water needs of thousands of students.

The work of constructing a stadium in school ground has not yet been completed though this construction was initiated in 2009 by Sindh Government’s Sports department due to which during break students cannot play.

Ten poles have been installed in the ground where neither search lights are installed nor electric connection provided to them.

Vice Principal of the school Imamuddin Solangi told reporters here on Wednesday that principal has not yet been posted and the school is facing multifarious problems including cleanliness, electricity, drinking water facilities, washrooms and so forth.

He said he is also facing the issues because he has not been given DDO powers. He said that only two sweepers have been posted out of which one is regular and another has recently been appointed whose performance is not satisfactory.

He said the names of some most suitable teachers have already been sent to the government for posting as principal but the post is still vacant despite passage of long time.

He suggested that the principal should be appointed immediately for smooth running of this 99 years old school of Larkana.

However, District Education Officer Akhtar Korejo said that the post of principal is of basic pay scale 19, adding soon promotion of teachers will be made and then a suitable person will be posted on the vacant slot.

Korejo further said that education department has nothing to do with the project of school stadium as the same ground has been handed over to the sports department which has to complete the leftover work.

Kasur: Citizens took to streets, besieged the office of DCO and damaged vehicles to protest the rape-murder of a minor girl.

A seven-year-old girl was kidnapped while she was going to her tuition center. After four days her body was found from a garbage dump and postmortem showed that it was alleged murder after rape case.

On Wednesday, protestors took to streets and besieged the DCO office. They scuffled with the police and at least three persons were injured and rushed to local hospital.

Protest was continuing when filing this report.

HUB: Pakistan People’s Party has announced start of election Campaign. Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would address a public meeting in Hub on January 19.

This was disclosed by President PPP Balochistan Ali Madad Jattak while speaking with Newsmen here Wednesday.

He said Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would address public meeting in Hub Balochistan’s Industrial city marking start of election campaign and membership campaign as well. He said year 2018 is year of election. PPP would form its governments at the Centre and in provinces. Nawabs and Sardars of Balochistan have committed record corruption and earned name in Asia. He aid now no Sardar and Nawab would be Balochistan Chief Minister till 2032.

He said holding of new elections and formation of new government in Balochistan is not in sight. He said end of N League government in Balochistan as result of bad dua of jialas, and poor masses. He said majority of dissident MPAs can join PPP in future. PPO workers were made target of vindictive acts in Balochistan. He said doors of our party are open to new comers. If young men form middle class come then nawabs and sardars would be no more. He said PPP wants to end politics of hate and make Balochistan developed and prosperous. He said dream of CPEC had been seen by late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Bilawal Bhutto would complete it. He said Nawaz Sharif was working on the agenda of Modi and he does not make CPEC.

KASUR:  Two protestors were killed in firing by police in Kasur on Wednesday.

An unruly mob was protesting outside the DCO Office against the rape-murder of a minor girl, when clash erupted between protestors and police. During the scuffle seven people sustained injuries and two of them died in hospital.

Concerned authorities ordered probe into the incident, while protests were reported in different areas of the town.

LARKANA: Food department Larkana’s employees on Tuesday observed a token hunger strike in front of the local press club for acceptance of their demands.

The protesters, led by Shahrukh Lashari, staged the hunger strike outside the local press club. They strongly flayed the Sindh government and its food department for not accepting their genuine demands.

They said that the food department was reluctant to give promotions and enforce son quota, which was a great injustice. They demanded of the authorities concerned to accept their all genuine demands so that they could pass their lives peacefully.

BADIN: Two newborn babies were found dead near a hospital in Badin city on Tuesday.

The bodies of two newborn babies were found from a garbage dump outside Indus Hospital of the city. The authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident.

No heir turned to own the babies. They were laid to rest after legal formalities.

HUB: A fisherman went missing after falling from his boat in the sea near Dam Bandar, Winder.

According to details a boat Dad Rehman went for fishing from Dam Bandar of coastal area of Winder. A fisherman fell in the sea and went missing.

On information Incharge Fisheries Department Shakoor Ahmed Rhonja and his staff started search of the said fishermen through patrolling boat.