Eighteen die in Pakistan bus collision Nov 16, 2008
One bus, bound for the northern city of Rawalpindi ploughed into another bus heading towards Karachi near the town of Khairpur on Sunday, local police chief Pir Mohammad Shah said. The dead included three women and several children, he said, adding that the driver of the Karachi-bound bus lost control after speeding to overtake another vehicle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pak 'honour killing' prompts outcry Oct 28, 2008
Ibrahim Solangi, 28, has been in custody ever since Taslim's death in March and is awaiting trial on murder charges, said Pir Mohammad Shah, the police chief of the Khairpur Mirs district in southern Pakistan. Taslim's husband was also her first cousin. (India Times, India)
Pakistanis' views on election Sep 6, 2008
FARRUK MALIK, DOCTOR, 26, KHAIRPUR MIR, SINDH PROVINCE. Pakistan is in dire need of new political leadership. (BBC News)
PML-N secures three seats in NA,six in Punjab and one in NWFP assemblies Jun 27, 2008
In Sindh, the PPPs Syed Muhammad Bachal Shah won from PS-30 (Khairpur) with 27,883 votes. NWFP: In NWFP, the Awami National Party (ANP)s Taimoor Khan won from PF-20 (Charsadda-IV) with 8,351 votes, while the PML-Ns Syed Shamoon Yar Khan swept the PF-45 constituency by securing 23,441 votes. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Mobs take to streets in aftermath Dec 28, 2007
Police fired on a crowd, killing two people, in the city of Khairpur in the Sindh province, GEO TV reported. In Peshawar, officers used tear gas and batons to break up a demonstration, the station said. (CNN -- International)
Bhutto funeral begins after violence Dec 28, 2007
Police in Khairpur fired on an angry mob, killing two people, the station reported, and two more people were killed in Larkana. "It's all mayhem everywhere," Shehryar Ahmad, an investment banker in Karachi, told CNN by telephone. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani Opposition Leader, Killed Amid Suicide Bombing Dec 28, 2007
"There's absolutely no order of any kind. No army on the streets. No curfew." Unrest was also reported in Khairpur and Peshawar. Just moments before the bombing, video of the rally showed Bhutto stepping into a heavily armored vehicle to leave a gathering in support of her campaign. (VHI.com -- Music News)
PAKISTAN FLOODS Jul 16, 2007
REUTERS/Stringer Pakistan Pakistani soldiers move villagers from a flooded area in Khairpur Nathan Shah, 480 km (300 miles) from Karachi July 13, 2007 ... REUTERS/Stringer Pakistan Pakistani soldiers move villagers from a flooded area in Khairpur Nathan Shah, 480 km (300 miles) from Karachi July 13, 2007. (AlertNet)
