HYDERABAD, Nov 21: Leaders and activists of various political parties staged a protest demonstration outside the local press club on the call of an All Parties Conference (APC) convened by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F against sale of two islands of Sindh here on Tuesday.
MMA leaders Maulana Taj Mohammad Nahiyoon, Azam Jehangiri, Waheed Qureshi, PML-N leader Afzal Gujjar, Sindh National Congress leader Punhal Sario, Sindh Water Committee office-bearer Nazeer Memon and STPP leader Nand Lal staged a protest demonstration outside the local press club.
They said that Sindh’s islands were being sold by the federal government which had no authority to do that and added that earlier mineral and water resources of Sindh had been usurped.
They alleged that such steps were illegal and unconstitutional which would be effectively resisted tooth and nail. They said that intellectuals, social activists, political and nationalist parties would raise voice and launch struggle against the sale of Sindh’s islands.
LARKANA: Activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) and Sindh Tarqqi Pasand Party (STPP) jointly staged a procession on Tuesday in potest against the sale of Sindh’s islands.
STPP’s Gulzar Soomro and JUI’s Gul Inqlabi led the procession, which marched on the main roads of the city before assembling at Jinnah Bagh.
The leaders said that the federal government had no right to sell Sindh’s islands and accused the Sindh government of showing weakness. The sale would deprive the islands’ fishermen and old inhabitants of their rights, they charged.
They opposed the proposed construction of Kalabagh dam which they believed would ruin Sindh and also criticised the government for Bajaur bombardment.
Later, the participants staged a demonstration outside the local press club.
Nawabshah: Activists of the MMA took out a rally protesting against the Women's Rights Bill and sale of islands to foreign companies in Nawabshah on Tuesday.
The rally started from the Allahwali Masjid and culminated at the local press club. Protesters were carrying placards, banners and party flags and were also chanting slogans.
Sindh MMA president Maulana Asadullah Bhutto said that the Women's Right Bill had no connection or link with women’s rights and Islam. He said that a committee of Ulema constituted by the government and other Ulema had also rejected the bill and termed it un-Islamic.
Maulana Hizbullah Khoso, Suroor Ahmed Qureshi, Ameer Din Burdi and others also spoke on the occasion.
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Activists of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) staged on Tuesday a rally to protest against the sale of Sindh’s two islands to a foreign firm.
Led by Shabbir Khanzada and Moulana Abdul Rehman Daugraj the rally started from the local press club raising slogans against the government and returned to its starting point after marching on different roads.
The leaders said that people of Sindh who were the actual owners of the islands would not allow anybody to sell their property.
Meanwhile, activists of Sindh National Party observed a token hunger strike to protest against the sale of islands in Moro. The protesters led by Khan Dahiri and Latif Raho condemned the government for empowering governor Sindh to sell off the islands.
RALLY: A large number of poultry farms owners staged a rally in Tharushah to protest against phenomenal increase in the prices of poultry feed on Tuesday.
Led by Ghulam Murtaza Soomro, Akram Bhatti and Niaz Ali Ujjan the rally marched on different roads before assembling in front of the local press club.
The protesters said that the price of a 50 kg bag of chicken feed had risen by Rs100 per bag, which they said would cause them huge losses because the raise was not commensurate with poultry rates.
LAWYERS PROTEST: Taluka Bar Association (TBA) of Moro staged a rally on Tuesday to protest against the killing of a senior lawyer on Friday in the premises of Larkana court.
Led by TBA President Mohammad Hashim Gulabani, Rasool Bux Bughio and Ghulamullah Memon the rally started from the court and assembled in front of the local press club where the protesters staged a sit-in for an hour. Earlier, the protesting lawyers marched on National Highway and burnt tyres on the road bringing the traffic to a halt for some time.
DADU: Activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Sindh National Party, Sindh National Front and Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party staged a rally on Tuesday to protest against the sale of Sindh’s two islands to a foreign firm.
The rally which was organised by JUI marched on different roads of the city before staging a demonstration outside the local press club. Hafiz Hajan Leghari, Mushtaq Ahmed Channa and Abdul Mutaqqi led the protesters.
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