HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif to halt the filling of dams until the monsoon season to prevent a severe crisis in the province. In a letter sent on Thursday, he warned that vital water supplies were being diverted away from Sindh, causing major shortages during the crucial early Kharif sowing season. He called on the PM to direct the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) to guarantee Sindh’s water shares under the 1991 Water Apportionment Accord.

MITHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday ordered strict action against the culprits who allegedly gouged out both eyes of a female camel after subjecting the animal to severe torture in a Tharparkar village a day earlier. “Cruelty against voiceless animals is unacceptable under any circumstances,” the CM said, and described the incident as an inhumane act. He also directed Tharparkar’s livestock department to ensure immediate veterinary treatment of the camel.