PPP almost unchallenged in Sindh LG election

Hasan Mansoor KARACHI: The unconfirmed initial results of the first of the three phases of the local government elections in two divisions of Sindh give a landslide victory to the ruling PPP, followed by independent groups and individuals and the PML-Functional. Of around 3,800 seats in municipal bodies and councils in Sukkur and Larkana divisions,…

Marred with violence, gunbattles, Sindh LG elections first phase goes PPP’s way

Hasan Mansoor 11 killed in Khairpur gunfight KARACHI: Eleven people were killed and at least 15 others wounded in a gunbattle between rival political groups during polling for the local government institutions in Daraza Sharif Union Council – which also houses the shrine of revered Sufi Saint Sachal Sarmast – in Khairpur district on Saturday.…

57pc polling stations declared ‘sensitive’ in Sukkur, Larkana

Hasan Mansoor KARACHI: The home ministry has declared more than half of around 4,000 polling stations in Sukkur and Larkana divisions ‘sensitive’ where the local government elections will be held by the end of this month, it emerged on Thursday. Officials in the Sindh government said 998 of the 1,733 polling stations in Sukkur were…

Pakistan’s shunned HIV victims fight pariah status

by Hasan Mansoor KARACHI, Dec 1, 2011 (AFP) – Shunned by their families and society, Rubina and Iqbal are a Pakistani couple who have struggled for years to win their lives back and spread a message of respect for fellow victims of HIV/AIDS. Rubina Naz, 33, one of 12 children born to a labourer, was…