DADU, Oct 19: A large number of women from four districts of Sindh took out a rally here on Sunday, demanding equal political, economic and social rights for women.
The rally was organised by Village Shadabad Organisation in collaboration with Action Aid Pakistan and was attended by women from Tharparkar, Dadu, Qambar-Shahadad Kot and Karachi districts.
The president of the organization Akbar Lashari, representatives of Action Aid Pakistan, Aqsa Khan, Shabana Shaikh, Afshan Jiskani, local social workers Mir Zadi Birhamani, Samina Solangi led the rally.
Speaking at the rally, Aqsa Khan said that according to Article 23 of the Constitution every citizen had the right to purchase and sale property in Pakistan but practically women were deprived of this right. She demanded effective measures to follow the constitution of the country and equal rights to women in property matters.
Shabana Shaikh urged the lawmakers to introduce a new law to ensure women’s right on property issues. She said that separate courts for women and a separate wing for women in Revenue Department to facilitate women to get information about property be also established.
Afshan Jiskani said that influential landlords were killing women to occupy their property and the government was not taking action against them.
Akbar Lashari said that equal rights should be given to women.
KILLED: Two men riding a motorcycle were killed when their vehicle collided with a Larkana-bound passenger coach near Kakar town on Sunday.
The victims were identified as Mohammad Hussain and Ashiq Ali. Kakar police shifted the bodies to the Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka hospital. The bodies were handed over to the victims’ relatives after legal formalities.
However, the unidentified driver of the coach fled the scene.
ELECTROCUTED: A landlord, Mureed Chohan, 45, was electrocuted in Allah Ditto Chohan village when he accidentally came in contact with an 11KV live wire lying on the ground.
PROTEST: Relatives of a slain professor took out a rally and held a demonstration in Bhan Syedabad to protest against the police for not arresting the murderer.
They said that Prof Ghulam Pirzado was shot dead by armed men three days ago but the police had not arrested the suspects nominated in the FIR.
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