Chinese company working on Indus Highway gets ‘extortion chit’
- 15-Dec-2024
SUKKUR A Chinese company working on the Indus Highway in Kashmore-Kandhkot has received an extortion demand by a notorious dacoit, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to details, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation after receiving the ‘extortion chit’ informed the Sindh government about the issue. The letter revealed that Bandit Budhal contacted the project […]
Eight killed, 20 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Indus Highway
- 17-Apr-2024
DADU: At least eight people were killed and several others wounded in a collision between three vehicles on Indus Highway near Manjhand, ARY News reported. The mishap took place in the wee hours of Wednesday when three vehicles — a passenger bus, an oil tanker and a mini-truck collided with each other. The ill-fated passenger […]
Shikarpur: Protesters stage sit-in at Indus Highway against abductions
- 15-Apr-2024
SHIKARPUR: Protesters have staged protest at the Indus Highway to press for recovery of 11 hostages kidnapped by bandit gangs, ARY News reported on Monday. Protesters have blocked the Sukkur-Shikarpur highway for traffic. Traffic movement has been suspended at the highway connecting Sindh with Punjab and Balochistan provinces. Long queues of vehicles can be sighted […]
Three suspects died after Police encounter near Indus highway
- 24-Mar-2024
JAMSHORO: A car carrying three passengers overturned near Indus Highway following an encounter with the police, leading to the death of all three individuals, ARY News reported on Sunday. Police officials revealed that the vehicle was signaled to stop for a snap check over which the individuals in the car responded with gunfire. However, upon […]
Cuts made to Indus Highway as floodwater endangers Dadu city
- 12-Sep-2022
DADU: The irrigation authorities on Sunday administered three cuts in the Indus Highway as floodwater from Manchar Lake has started flowing towards Dadu city, ARY News reported. The authorities administered three cuts in the Indus Highway to save Dadu city from flooding as floodwater already affected parts of Pir Shahnawaz, Kamal Khan and Yar Mohammad […]
Karachi-Larkana Indus Highway closed indefinitely due to flooding
- 07-Sep-2022
Karachi: The National Highways Authority (NHA) on Wednesday closed the Karachi-Larkana Indus Highway due to flooding at various locations, ARY News reported. According to NHA sources, the highway is submerged under flood water near Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Sehwan toll plaza. The water level on the location is around 3- feet, they added. The […]
Jamshoro: 15 killed, six injured in truck-van collision on Indus Highway
- 11-May-2022
JAMSHORO: At least 15 people among women were killed and six others injured when a passenger van collided with a truck on the Indus Highway near Manjhand town of Jamshoro district, ARY News reported. The ill-fated van was travelling from Dadu to Sialkot while the truck was coming from Sehwan. Rescue teams reached the spot […]
Truck driver, cleaner kidnapped at Indus Highway near Shikarpur
- 25-Jan-2021
The abductors have taken the kidnapped persons to katcha area, the police said. Katcha area comprises of riverine forests on the banks of Indus river.
NHA approves motorway link for western route of CPEC
- 20-Oct-2016
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority on Thursday approved the construction of motorway link for the western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to Radio Pakistan, NHA Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar gave the approval in a decision taken during a meeting of the executive board of the authority.
Coach-truck collision at Indus Highway kills two
- 23-Sep-2016
DADU: At least two people were killed and 35 others were injured in a road accident at Indus Highway near Kakkar, ARY News reported on Friday.