Imtiaz Gorar
NAUDERO/KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party has paid glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on her 62nd birthday and pledged to pick the thread of her struggle for democratic and an egalitarian Pakistan, she left at Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi on the evening of December 27, 2007.
“Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto lives on in every home in the form of nation’s daughters, sisters and mothers and each of them will carry her legacy forward,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated in a message on the eve of her 62nd birthday being celebrated tomorrow.
PPP Chairman said his mother fought against dictatorial regimes with full bravery and earned an unmatched place in the history. She lived and died for her people and country. She laid down her life for a cause to emancipate the people from exploitation and give them equal rights.
“Her father Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave the nation nuclear power and she founded missile system to make defence of Pakistan invincible, though both accepted martyrdom as a price in dictatorial regimes,” he added.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Jiyalas had a special place in her heart and he will continue to rely on Jiyalas to carry the message of the martyred leadership to the barefoot and downtrodden masses.
Recalling Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s popular quote, “You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea”, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said her philosophy continues to be the guiding principles for the PPP leadership, workers and the toiling masses across the length and breadth of Pakistan.
SEPCO CONTINUES LOAD SHEDDING ON SEHRI AND IFTAR
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: The Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) authorities continued unannounced load shedding even on the holy month of Ramzan Sharif on Sehri and Iftar is continuously being observed in Shikarpur due to which the people are facing a lot of difficulties.
Besides unannounced load shedding is also a matter of routine but no relief is being provided to the people in the holy month of Ramzan Sharif.
In this connection the citizens of Shikarpur staged a protest demonstration out side the press club Shikarpur on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion protester citizens said that the process of many hours of unannounced load shedding is continue during the Sehri and Iftar and tripping after every 10 minutes is continue complete day, which is condemnable act.
They added that due to prolonged power outages their civic life has been disrupted. While businessman community is also facing many hardships.
The Protesters have demanded of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and authorities concerned to ensure interrupted supply of electric in the holy month of Ramzan Sharif especially during the Sehri and Iftar and give directions to SEPCO authorities to eliminate tripping system after every 10 minutes in the holy month of Ramzan.
On the occasion protesters were chanting slogans against SEPCO authorities concerned.
MEHBOOB ABRO’S SON MISSING SINCE POLICE ARRESTED HIM ON 19 MAY,FAMILY ACCUSES SSP BADIN OF ATROCITIES
ABBAS KASSAR
HYDERBAD: Family of PPP leader Mehboob Abro has alleged that SSP Badin Khalid Mustafa Korai along with CIA police Hyderabad was harassing them since long on behest of Sindh minister Jam Khan Shoro and putting pressure for Mehboob Abro to dissociate him from company of former home minister Dr.Zulfiqar Mirza.
Addressing press conference at press club wife and daughters of Mehboob Abro said police has occupied cable network owned by family and filed number of false cases. They told that SSP Badin alongwith CIA police Hyderabad raided their home in Qasimabad and after torturing family members arrested their brother Sarmad Abro who was still missing.
They said on 23 May same police took away 5 Suzukis of Mehboob Abro which were kept in house of SHO Raza Mari. They said that they were being made target of victimization for only reason that their father was with Dr.Mirza and police was putting pressure that their father distance with Mirza.
The family made appeal to higher authorities to save them from ire of Hyderabad and Badin police and order recovery of their brother Sarmad Abro kidnapped by CIA Hyderabad police.
Imtiaz Gorar
LARKANA: Civil Society Support Program in collaboration with Rights of Expression, Assembly, Association and Thought (REAT) Network organized a Consultative Program on “Rights of Minorities and Landmark Supreme Court Verdict here on Sunday at the local hotel. The program was attended by the leaders of different minority communities of the Larkana district, advocates, media persons and civil society activities. The speakers urged the government to implement last year’s landmark judgment of the Supreme Court that had outlined a strategy on how to protect non-Muslims’ rights.
Speaking at the program, Kartal Lal, the Hindu Panchayat leader of Ratodero said that the non Muslim community in Sindh has strongly been discriminated in government jobs and urged the concerned authorities to ensure efficient implementation of five percent job quota for non Muslim communities in the Sindh. Expressing his concern about blatant violation of the job quota, he said that individuals other than those from minority communities have been hired for jobs in many of the departments and municipalities but unfortunately those hired are often witnessed refusing to deliver as they find the required work below their dignity. He added that the lack of implementation of minorities’ quota has resulted in social, legal and political alienation of the non-Muslim communities who feel being deprived of their due share in employment, welfare and education opportunities.
Lal expressed grief and disappointment upon the noncompliance of the verdict given by Supreme Court of Pakistan in June 2014 to ensure the protection of worship places of religious minorities by forming a special task force. He said that one year has passed but the implementation of that notice is still under question.
Paman Lal, another Hindu leader said that the incidents of abduction and forced conversions of Hindus and Christian girls are increasing day by day but no action is being taken against the culprits. He said that the religious places of minorities are not safe and the government has failed in protecting the worship places of religious minorities in Pakistan. He further said that had the SC Verdict been implemented, many problems and issues of the minorities would have been resolved and added that government departments do not pay heed to the issues faced by minorities.
Social activist Khalid Chandio said that this verdict clearly states, Federal Government should constitute a task force which should devise a strategy to ensure religious tolerance, at the level of schools and colleges, curriculum should be designed or revised in manner that could help promote religious and social harmony, the Federal Government should take such appropriate steps on the basis of which hatred material on social media could be discouraged and those who are responsible for that could be treated under the law. He further apprised the points of SC verdict as, a national council for the rights of minorities should be established with the mandate to ensure that the fundamental and constitutional rights of religious minorities are available to them, a special police force should be constituted to protect the worship places of religious minorities, Job quota for religious minorities should also be implemented and ensured.
Afzal Shaikh of the CSSP said that the objective of the meeting was to create awareness among minority communities on SC verdict and to bring them into mainstream by raising the voice of their legislations. He said that keeping in view the prevalent religious extremism and intolerance against religious minorities, there is dire need to implement the SC verdict in letter and spirit.
The other speakers included Advocate Sattar Hulio, Aneel Kumar, Gianchand, Suhail Maseeh, Lachmandas, Jawed Shah, Imtiaz Gorar and others.
ARREST OF KILLERS OF IMRAN FAROOQ BIG ACHIEVEMENT OF RANGERS
ABBAS KASSAR
HYDERABAD: Sindh National Party has termed arrest of two killers of Dr.Imran Farooq from Chaman border as big achievement of Rangers and said now it will prove beyond doubt that Altaf Hussain under guise of Muhajirs was not only killer of Urdu,Sindhi, Punjabi, Pushtoon and other thousands of people but has also been involved in murder of his own companions.
He said now Urdu speaking people should consider that why Altaf was resigning because of the reason that when the people would come to know about his while paper that why his workers were killing their own men and later when it comes to their turn MQM distances itself from its committed workers who feel proud to kill anyone on orders of Altaf Hussain.
He said it has been proved that Altaf Hussain is not political leader but brutal killer and terrorist. He said now his criminal chapter should be closed as he is using British land to spread bias and hatred. Bhambhro demanded to step further operation under national action plan until last terrorist.
JIRGA TO SETTLE BALOCH AND KAHERI ISSUE
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: The ongoing dispute over kidnapping of woman between two communities of Baloch and Kaheri community men was put in end in a Jirga (Traditional court) at the Otaq of late Zahid Khan Baloch in Khanpur in the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station.
The Jirga was organized at Khanpur last late evening to settle the dispute developed over the kidnapping matter took place between Mehboob Baloch and Atta Kaheri when Atta Keheri’s supported person was allegedly involved in allegation of kidnapping of woman of Baloch community.
According to reports reaching here, the Jirga proceeding was chaired by former MNA Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Jatoi and witnessed by Aman ullah Bijarani, Muhammad Aslam Arain, Haji Saadat Ali, Ali Murad Sethar and others.
The Jirga heard statement from the both of sides and after cross questioning the rival groups, the convener of the Jirga with the help of his adviser prepared the decision secretly inside a room.
The Jirga fined Atta Kaheri and group rupees 13, 50,000/=.
Atta Keheri and his group paid rupees 200,000/= on the spot and other three installments will paid within three months.
The two sides accepted the verdict after which people belonging to both communities hugged each other.
ONE KILLED WHILE EIGHT INJURED IN CLASH
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: One youth was killed while eight other injured both of sides during the exchange of firing an old dispute of Brohi tribesmen and Marfani tribesmen took place at Kheer Thar Canal in the jurisdiction of Garhi Yasin Police Station on Saturday noon.
According to reports Brohi tribesmen and Marfani tribesmen ambushed to each other at Kheer Thar Canal during the exchange of firing one youth identified as 28-years old Ghulab Tunio was killed on the spot and eight others identified as Akram, Wahid Bux Marfani, Asif Brohi, Koro Brohi, Riaz Tunio, Zakir Marfani and 15-years old Zuhira daughter of Niaz Mahar she was at home by near village stray bullet went off at her home therefore she was also injured.
The motive behind the incident said to be an old enmity of some piece of agricultural land.
Local people rushed on the spot and body of deceased youth and injured persons shifted to the Taluka Headquarter (THQ) Hospital Garhi Yasin for medical formalities.
The Area Police could not reach on the spot.
FIR was not registered till this story was filed.
TWO BOYS DROWN INTO CANAL
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: A two boys identified as 12-years old Naeem Ahmed Arbani and 8-years old Shoukat Ali Kumbhar were drowned into the Rice Canal near Madeji in the jurisdiction of Tajo Dero Police Station on Saturday noon.
According to reports both of boys were bathing into the Rice canal and who drowned into it.
Local divers were searching the bodies of the deceased boys into the Rice canal the bodies of the deceased boys could not be recovered till this story was filed.
BODY FOUND
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: The area police recovered the body of 78-years old person near Railway Station Shikarpur in the jurisdiction of New Fujdari Police Station on Saturday.
Area Police Officials (APOs) shifted the deceased body to the District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital Shikarpur for identification and further medical formalities.
But filling of this story identification of the deceased body was not reported.
HEAT WAVE
WAHEED PHULPOTO
SHIKARPUR: Most parts of the country remained in the grip of scorching heat as temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday with mercury shooting up to 47’C in Shikarpur District.
Roads wore a deserted look as punishing heat wave hit several parts of the District where people rushed to bathe in canals to beat the heat.