HDT rally demands release of Hidayatur Rehman

Published April 25, 2023
Gwadar: Hundreds of activists from Haq Do Tehreek, including women and children, hold a demonstration against the arrest of their leader Maulana Hadayatur Rehman and for the recovery of missing persons, on Eid day.—Dawn
Gwadar: Hundreds of activists from Haq Do Tehreek, including women and children, hold a demonstration against the arrest of their leader Maulana Hadayatur Rehman and for the recovery of missing persons, on Eid day.—Dawn

GWADAR: Hundreds of activists and supporters of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), including a large number of women and children, marched on the main roads of the port city on Gwadar, Turbat, Pasni and Ormara towns against the arrest of HDT leader Maulana Hidayatur Reh­man and enforced disapp­ear­ance of political workers and other people.

The HDT workers, carrying placards and banners inscribed with their demands, gathered at marine drive in the port city and after marching through several roads and streets, reached Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi Avenue where a public mee­ting was held.

The President of the Organising Committee of HDT, Hussain Wadila, Yaqoob Joski, Ikram Fida and sister of missing person Azeem Baloch addr­essed the rally. They condemned the arrest of HDT chief and his detention in jail for last three months.

They said there were two laws in the province, one is for the powerful Sardars and the other for the leader of Haq Do Tehreek, Mahal Baloch and other missing persons.

“We are talking about our rights guaranteed by the Constitution and existing laws of the country which are being denied to us by the government,” Hussain Wadila said.

Referring to the missing people’s issue, the speakers said that the family members and heirs were protesting on the roads in the province, but no state institution was taking notice of it and more people were going missing.

They demanded immediate release of Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, Mah­al Baloch and recovery of Azeem Baloch, Rafiq Oman, Din Muha­mmad Baloch and other missing persons.

Similar protest rallies were also held in Turbat, Pasni and Ormara.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2023

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