SUKKUR, Oct 12: Activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F held a demonstration at the Clock Tower Chowk here on Monday to protest against the murder of renowned religious scholar Mufti Mohammad Jameel Ahmed Khan and Maulana Nazeer Taunsvi as well as bomb blasts in Sialkot, Multan and Lahore.

Denouncing the terrorist activities, Maulana Abdul Haq Mahar and others said that since the government had failed miserably to provide protection to the people, therefore, it should resign immediately.

They said that such incidents, happening one after the other, indicated that terrorists were at large, but the government was doing nothing to contain such elements. They demanded that the government should arrest the real culprits involved in all such cases, from the killing of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai to Mufti Mohammad Jameel, as well as the bomb blasts.

SEMINAR: A seminar was held under the auspicious of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Mazdoor Federation, Ghotki district, on Monday, which was attended by representatives of various political, social and labour bodies.

Speaking on the occasion, STPMF central vice president Ali Hassan Chandio said that Sindh had been gifted with natural treasures, such as oil and gas, which outsiders had taken over, rendering the local people jobless.

Nusrat Hussain Channa said that according to law, 70 per cent of jobs should be provided to the local population, but here in Sindh, not even 30 per cent were being employed in local industries.

Sindh Hari Committee leader Comrade Mandhal Shar asserted that it was the need of the hour to struggle against such vested interests. Ghotki Trade Union chairman Abdul Fatah Samejo said that the district gave Rs13 billion a year towards tax, but the local youth remained jobless.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...