Mohammad Khan

1 month ago | dawn.com | Mohammad Khan |Zahid Hussain

HYDERABAD: The Jamshoro police on Tuesday baton-charged and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the students who were protesting against Cholistan canal and other water channels being created to irrigation millions of acres of Panjab lands with Indus water. Following the police action, the protesters blocked a section of the Indus Highway.

2 months ago | dawn.com | Mohammad Khan |Abbas Nasir

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has reiterated his resolve to tackle challenge of climate change by learning to live in harmony with nature. He was speaking as chief guest at the opening session of two-day 28th convocation of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, on its main campus on Saturday. “Convocation is not merely a ceremony.

Jan 16, 2025 | dawn.com | Mohammad Khan

HYDERABAD: The Sindh government is planning 115 day care centres for the children of women labourers who toil on farmland throughout the day along with their children. This was stated by Sindh Women Development Minister Shahina Sher Ali at the inaugural session of the first-ever two-day conference on the “Women Empowerment in Agricultural Growth: Challenges and Way Forwards” held on Wednesday in Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam.

Jan 14, 2025 | thedailystar.net | Mohammad Khan |Shaheen Mollah

Despite increased vigilance and special drives, muggers continue to terrorise city streets. Recent crime data shows a rise in mugging incidents. Police officials said they record cases of mugging incidents under the Penal Code and the Speedy Trial Act. Police call these "robbery" (Dasyuta) cases. The crime database of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) shows that a total of 159 such cases were filed across the country in December last year, up from 133 in November.

Jan 12, 2025 | thedailystar.net | Shaheen Mollah |Mohammad Khan

A contractor secured the work to demolish a seven-storey building in the Madhubagh area of Dhaka's Moghbazar for Tk 16.5 lakh in November last year. Shortly after finalising the deal, details of the project were allegedly leaked to local gangs, including associates of notorious criminal Subrata Bain. According to the contractor, gangsters arrived at the site and demanded Tk 3 lakh to allow the work to proceed. The contractor initially paid  Tk 100,000 to two gangs each to resume the work.