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  Sukkur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sukkur (Urdu: سکھر) (Sindhi:سکر) is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River (Pakistan) in Sukkur District.
Sukkur is the central city of Sindh province in Pakistan.
Sukkur is chiefly dominated by Muslims that constitute 96% of total population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sukkur   (1165 words)

  
 SUKKUR - LoveToKnow Article on SUKKUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the higher-lying parts are salt lands (Kalar), or even desert in the area known as the Registan.
The population in 1901 was 523,345, showing an increase of 10% in the decade.
Lines of the North-Western railway serve the district, and there is a branch from Sukkur towards Quetta.
www.1911ency.org /S/SU/SUKKUR.htm   (221 words)

  
 SUKKUR - LoveToKnow Article on SUKKUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sukkur has always commanded the trade of Sind, and the river is now crossed by a cantilever bridge carrying the North-Western railway to Kotri.
The DISTRICT or SUKKUR was created in 1901 out of part of Shikarpur district, the remainder of which was formed into the district of Larkana.
It is chiefly alluvial plain, but there are slight hills at Sukkur and Rohri.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SU/SUKKUR.htm   (221 words)

  
 Sukkur: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sukkur is the name of a number of places, EHandler: no quick summary.
Sukkur is the central city of Sindh Sindh quick summary:
Sukkur is the narrowest point of the lower indus which is why it was where the english made the first barrage, the lloyd barrage in 1932....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/sukkur.htm   (155 words)

  
 Sukkur Travel, History and hotel info
Sukkur is the central city of Sind province, It is located on the west bank of the River Indus.
Sukkur is also the narrowest point of the lower Indus.
Visit the Shrine of War Mubarak Near Rohri Railway station towards Sukkur this Shrines holds a holy Hair of Prophet Mohammed PBUH Later drive to the island of Bakhar and visit The shrine of Khwaja Khizar well known as Zinda Pir (Living Saint) He was a Sufi who became famous among the local people.
www.travel-culture.com /pakistan/sukkur.shtml   (1026 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | National: Rehabilitation work of Sukkur Barrage completed in SW Pakistan
SUKKUR: The rehabilitation project of Sukkur Barrage has finally been completed five days before the deadline of April-30 and a saving of Rs 125 million has also been made from the original federal government allocation of Rs 887 million.
Brigadier Bajwa hoped that Sukkur Barrage, which was a vital irrigation project of Sindh, will stand for a long time in future to meet the agriculture and economic needs of this area.
He said the annual maintenance and repairs of Sukkur Barrage were very essential, including the regular de-siltation at the up-stream of the barrage, "as they will enhance the life of Sukkur Barrage".
pakistantimes.net /2005/04/26/national2.htm   (727 words)

  
 SUKKUR: 20pc water shortage persists at Sukkur Barrage -DAWN - Local; 15 July, 2004
SUKKUR, July 14: About 15 to 20 per cent shortage of water is still prevailing at the Sukkur Barrage and likely to continue up to July 22.
On Wednesday, the Guddu Barrage upstream flow was recorded at 145,000 cusecs of water and downstream at 111,000 cusecs of water.
At the Sukkur Barrage, upstream flow remained 95,000 cusecs of water and downstream 36,000 cusecs of water.
www.dawn.com /2004/07/15/local35.htm   (448 words)

  
 OLP - Sukkur Branch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
To the south is Sukkur Barrage (about 1525 m/5000 ft long), one of the world's largest dams, built from 1923 to 1932.
From it radiate seven canals, irrigating a region where wheat, rice, millet, and oilseeds are grown.
OLP (Sukkur) offers financing for wide range of moveable and non- moveable assets, Industrial machinery electro medical equipment, office equipment and vehicles Lease period varies form one to four years depending upon the lessee’s requirement.
www.orixpakistan.com /Branches/sukkur.htm   (185 words)

  
 Disastrous Impacts of
MNVD connects the two natural depressions i-e Hamal lake to the north and Manchhar lake to the south and was aimed at carrying flood flows from Hamal lake to Manchar lake as well as escape flows from the Rice canal via the Pitchered Escape.
The area irrigated from Guddu and Sukkur Barrages in general slopes gently away from the river to the west, a situation which facilitates irrigation but hinders drainage to the river.
The purpose of the MNVD was principally to carry flood flows from the hill torrents and escape flows from the canals.
www.sanalist.org /kalabagh/D-5.htm   (2898 words)

  
 PAF Sukkur
PAF Sukkur is located in southern Pakistan 750 kilometers Southwest of Islamabad on the eastern edge of the city of Jacobabad.
PAF Sukkur is served by a single 10,000 foot long runway.
Ikonos browse imagery of PAF Sukkur as of November 20, 2002
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/pakistan/sukkur.htm   (141 words)

  
 Pakistan Link Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The DIG (Operations), Syed Mushtaq Shah, told a press conference in Sukkur that 1,500 police commandos were engaged in the operation in Gora Teghani near Sukkur while the same number had been kept in reserve in the operation area.
The AIG Sukkur Range, Nayyar Husnain, is supervising the operation that started on February 28 and some 100 outlaws have been trapped on the fourth day of the operation launched to clear the riverine areas of these districts of criminals.
The DIG said the DPO Shikarpur and DPO Sukkur were leading the commandos in Gora Teghani, spread over nine kilometers including a deep forest, and had found the hideouts of Khandu Teghani and Bachlu Teghani.
www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Mar/05/18.html   (449 words)

  
 SUKKUR: Repair work of Sukkur Barrage begins -DAWN - Local; 25 January, 2004
SUKKUR, Jan 24: The repair work of the Sukkur Barrage is going at full swing as stone pitching is being done to plug the 40-foot-wide and 60-foot-deep ditch and many other small ditches to save the main structure of the barrage.
Talking to this correspondent here on Saturday, Sukkur Barrage executive engineer Aftab Halepoto, who is supervising the work, said 450 cubic feet stone pitching out of 2,500 cubic feet had been done.
Mr Halepoto further said modern X-ray technology would be used in the repair of the cracks in the barrage which would also reveal the damage caused in the depth.
www.dawn.com /2004/01/25/local33.htm   (457 words)

  
 Sukkur, Pakistan, Pictures
Sukkur, city, southeastern Pakistan, in Sind Province, on the Indus River.
Sukkur is the site of a technical school and of the Sukkur Industrial Trading Estate, which supplies local products to factories.
In pakistan day military vehical used to come and made a trip with children around the town (I lived otside town).Colorful light display was great attraction and Punjabi boys Yelled "Balleh, Balleh".
www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Pakistan/Sukkur_city.html   (232 words)

  
 Pakistan Water Gateway - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
SUKKUR, Oct 17: About 41 per cent water shortage prevails at the Sukkur Barrage as a result supply to Abul Wah and Patni Shakh from the Khairpur East Feeder has been suspended.
The water flow at the upstream Sukkur Barrage was recorded at 30,700 cusecs and 7,200 cusecs at the downstream.
They said that 2,000 cusecs had reached the Sukkur Barrage and remaining 8,000 cusecs would reach here in next 10 days, which would increase the pond level of the River Indus to 196 feet.
www.waterinfo.net.pk /a_Detail.cfm?ID=12   (283 words)

  
 The Nation
LAHORE - River Indus at Sukkur Barrage, River Kabul at Nowshera and River Swat at Munda are in high flood and showing rising tendency, reported Flood Forecasting Division of Pakistan Meteorological Department here Tuesday.
Experts believe that rising tendency in the River Indus at Sukkur and Kotri Barrages would continue during the next 48 hours because of the slowing down of water speed in the Sindh plains.
At Sukkur Barrage, water discharge has increased from 492,000 to 500,000 cusecs with the river witnessing rising tendency.
www.nation.com.pk /daily/july-2005/13/index3.php   (689 words)

  
 Urban Basic Services, Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The area of Goal Takri in Sukkur (the third largest city of Sind Province, Pakistan) is in a similar situation.
The aim of the project was also to establish an optimum working model in which appropriate technical solutions were cost-effective affordable both by the external donors as well as the participating community.
The Sukkur experience demonstrated that it was possible to have low cost schemes for urban development and management without compromising on the quality without high investment if the project was well designed and planned.
www.serd.ait.ac.th /umc/bestprac/sukkur.htm   (713 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Pakistan/Sukkur: Disease spreading in flood-hit area
SUKKUR, Aug 11: Gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis is spreading fast in Thul town, Jacobabad district, where at least a 100 people, including women and children, have been hospitalized in just a week.
Doctors said that as stagnant water had accumulated in various places after the rains, thousands of people were being affected by gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis in Jacobabad, Sukkur and Khairpur districts.
He said that there was a shortage of medicines for the treatment of the diseases.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/5d0272a7496e5149c1256d8000542b16   (149 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Sukkur - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Your rate of return on real estate in Sukkur may be higher than many other investments you make.
When renting a home in Sukkur you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Sukkur are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Sukkur.
www.propertyworld.com /_Pakistan_Sindh_Sukkur   (1146 words)

  
 INSTITUTIONS PROFILE4(IBA SUKKUR)
It is observed that comparatively, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Sukkur is providing quality education in the professional field Business Administration since 1995 and Information Technology (I.T) since 2001 under the academic affiliation of IBA Karachi.
The strength of IBA Sukkur is committed and dedicated qualified Faculty and Infrastructure.
The Job market is now more competitive due to the mushroom growth of the institutes ignoring the criteria and infrastructure required for quality education and having no any admission policy and restriction of seats, and enroll hundreds of students ignoring market job requirements and standards.
www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2002/issue34/etc8.htm   (846 words)

  
 Sukkur
It took it in the bazaar in Sukkur.
This police bodyguard was assigned to the Catholic Church personnel in Sukkur.
He would discretely walk at a small distance behind us every time we left the house.
francishannaway.tripod.com /id25.htm   (94 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: PAKISTAN: Thousands in Sukkur hold rally against cartoons
Sukkur --- Thousands of people marched from Thehri to the Clock Tower here on Thursday to protest against publication of blasphemous cartoons.
They also protested against the expelling of foreigners studying in madressahs, alleged atrocities against Sindhis, proposed construction of Kalabagh, Bhasha and Munda dams, ongoing construction of the greater Thal canal, NFC award on population basis and unemployment.
They staged a sit-in at the Sukkur bypass and after offering Zuhar prayer, resumed their march towards the city.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=39833   (486 words)

  
 JI Media News: Qazi barred from proceeding to Jacobabad, four JI central leaders held at Sukkur airport
Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad was denied boarding a PIA flight PK 391 bound to Sukkur Monday afternoon from where he was to proceed to Jacobabad on Tuesday to hold a siege of the air base being used by US forces.
He warned that the US has come to the region with long term plans and want to damage Pak-China friendship, occupy all oil and gas resources of central Asia and impose NATO's hegemony on entire region, adding that it is Pervez Musharaf who has given way to the US to reach here.
Condemning his denial to proceed to Sukkur, Qazi said we politicians are a symbol of unity and solidarity of the nation, and by preventing us from going to Sindh the rulers have in fact fulfilled the Western agenda to destabilize and divide the country.
www.jamaat.org /news/news01/pr102201.html   (578 words)

  
 The Nation
The emergency was declared in Sukkur, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, CMH Pano Akil hospitals.
The Divisional Superintendent of Pakistan Railways, Sukkur Division, told newsmen that Quetta Express was halted at the station as ‘clutch bar’ of its engine broke down.
DTO Railway Sukkur Division Muhammad Ashraf informed that the trains, which were stopped at various railway stations, were dispatched through Down track.
www.nation.com.pk /daily/july-2005/14/index1.php   (2021 words)

  
 [Econo-list] Rs 1.8bn released for KPP projects, says Hafeez Shaikh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Addressing a meeting at the Commissioner's Office, Sukkur, he said the government is focusing its attention on the development projects to ensure an overall development of the urban as well as the rural areas of the province.
It was attended by the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Sukkur Nisar Ahmed Siddiqi, Vice Chancellor Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Dr A R Malik, two private entrepreneurs, Shahid Feroz and Hassan Ali Khan, Nazim-elect of the area and members of Sukkur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He stated that due to lavish spending by the previous governments an amount of Rs 15 billion was still outstanding against the Sindh government, which he pledged to pay to the suppliers and contractors once the financial situation improved.
lists.isb.sdnpk.org /pipermail/econo-list/2001-May/000861.html   (800 words)

  
 [Ngo-list] Workshop on Global Environmental Facility held   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Participants of the workshop were NGOs from Interior of Sindh mainly from Sukkur and Larkana Division.
Meanwhile, Sukkur Historical Society on May 26 and 27 were organizing a two-day national seminar on "Sukkur through centuries" at the auditorium of Public School, Sukkur.
Executive Director, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Sukkur, Lt.-Col. (R) Mahmood Ahmed has announced that a medical team of the Hospital would carry out screening of School Children upto 15 years of age studying at various schools of Sukkur City from May 17 to 31.
lists.isb.sdnpk.org /pipermail/ngo-list/2001-May/000882.html   (450 words)

  
 ONLINE - International News Network
The CJP taking serious notice of public complaints due to non-availability of judge in anti-terrorism court at Sukkur took the decision of appointing the new judge.
The provincial government appointed judge of ATC court at Sukkur.
There were some 125 criminal cases pending before the ATC court and the parties involved and lawyers were also complaining for the delay of their cases.
www.onlinenews.com.pk /details.php?id=88034   (214 words)

  
 Q   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
IBA Sukkur is located at such place   that enjoys ideal law and order environment.
IBA Sukkur is located at  Airport Road Sukkur  and spreads over an area of  18 Acres Land.
Not only this, IBA Sukkur arranges hiking and tracking trips to maintain alertness and excellence in students life.
www.iba-suk.edu.pk /FAQ.html   (1419 words)

  
 Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi - News Letter
With Rawalpindi Hospital already a center of excellence, rest of the four hospitals namely, Sukkur, Kohat, Quetta and Muzaffarabad will also be developed into Centers of Excellence within next 15 years.
Chairman Senate was the chief guest at the foundation laying ceremony of Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology at Sukkur.
The second project at Sukkur is meant for prevention of blindness from diabetes.
www.alshifa-eye.org.pk /newslet.html   (2006 words)

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