Karachi security guard shot dead for waking up colleague: police
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A 50-year-old security guard was shot dead for waking up a fellow guard sleeping on duty in Karachi s Guru Mandir, the police said Tuesday.
Liaquat died on the spot. His body has been moved to the hospital for its post-mortem examination.
According to the police, the victim and the suspect worked together at a house, known as the White House. Early Tuesday morning, Liaquat woke up his colleague which led to an argument between the men, the investigating officer said. During this, the suspect took out a gun and shot Liaquat.
KARACHIITES are known for many things; banana eating is not one of them. The fact is that they have always loved the fruit. There was a time, from the 1960s until the early ‘70s, when getting them proved a bit heavy on their pocket (Rs6 or more for a dozen pieces). On April 5, 1971 it was reported that a decade ago bananas were “luxury” for Karachiites. They could get apples and grapes in abundance, not bananas – which were hard to find and were in the market at exorbitant prices. Now, the report added, the picture had changed. The supply of locally grown bananas had increased greatly. One could get them for as low a price as Rs1.50 per dozen. Citizens of Karachi (in 1971) consumed bananas worth Rs10,000 on a daily basis. To boot, the fruit was being exported as well.
Karachi
February 26, 2021
Karachi traffic police chief DIG Iqbal Dara has issued a traffic diversion plan for Youm-e-Wiladat Hazrat Ali (RA).
In a statement, issued by the traffic police on Thursday, said that on 13th Rajab, 1442, A.H. i.e. February 26, 202, a procession will start from Ghafoor Chamber at 4pm and terminate at the Mehfil-e-Shah-e-Khurasan after passing through different streets and roads. The route includes Abdullah Haroon Road, Sharea Iraq, Zaib-un-Nisa Street, Aga Khan Road, MA Jinnah Road and Father Jamnis Road.
On Bahadur Yar Tang Road, all kinds of traffic coming from Guru Mandir, Soldier Bazaar No.3 signal and Soldier Bazaar No.2 signal will be diverted from Soldier Bazaar No.1 signal to the Coast Guards and Ankle Seria signal to reach their destinations.
The Towns Mirror Special: Uncovering the story of Cox Town’s Sindhi Colony
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Feb 4, 2021, 06:00 IST
Sindhis in East Bengaluru after the
Partition
Adiverse culture is what forms the face of a country. But what is the history behind so many small communities that have settled here? ReReeti, an organisation that works towards revitalising museums and heritage sites, will be documenting the origin all that is pertinent to the existence of Cox Town’s Sindhi community in Bengaluru.
The Undivided Identities: Unknown Stories of Partition project aims to uncover how, during the Partition, non-Muslims from
Sindh in Pakistan migrated and settled down in different states of India, including Bangalore (Mysore State), says Tejshvi Jain. The Sindhi Colony in Cox Town was created in 1948, to house the refugees from Sindh in Pakistan. The government - then the Mysore State, bought the land from a man named
Imran received funds from India, Israel for 2018 polls: Fazl
JUI-F rallies thousands for its anti-Israel march; city’s arteries choked
Thousands of JUI-F workers gathered at Mazar-e-Quaid from across the city, awaiting Fazl’s address at the party’s anti-Isreal rally. PHOTO: NNI
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman hollered at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal government on Thursday, addressing a massive crowd at the Quaid s Mazar. We do not believe in either Imran Khan or Israel, he bellowed, accusing the premier of having received funding from Israel and India for the 2018 general elections.
Major thoroughfares of the metropolis were choked on the day as JUI-F workers, led by their respective district chiefs, marched to the Quaid s Mazar and awaited Fazl s arrival. Citizens were inconvenienced throughout the day as traffic was diverted to alternative routes and long queues formed on the roads taken over by JUI-F workers.