Businesses were closed down across other cities in the Sindh province, especially Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur and Larkana.

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The match was organised by a local sports association in Sukkur, a city in the southern province of Sindh.

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The official Pakistan Television Corporation only showed brief footage of Mr Zardari at the flood barrier, and of him visiting a camp for 2, 500 displaced people at a women's college in Sukkur.

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