By Younis Chandio & Jani Khaskheli
HYDERABAD: The members of Gharibabad Action Committee Badin under the leadership of Suhail Ahmed, Mohammad Iqbal and others staged a protest demonstration outside the press club Hyderabad on Monday against an influential man of their area for attempting to occupy their houses in Badin city.
While talking to newsmen, they alleged that an influential man namely Abdul Hakim Soomro, resident of Badin has registered a fake claim of ownership of 397 of acres land consisting 40,000 houses at the Board of Revenue Hyderabad.
They said that the claim of Abdul Hakim is false and they are residing there since the past 50 years and that the land was sold to them by Gul Mohammad Soomro.
They demanded of Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza to take a notice of the matter and take action against the accused.
Selection of Anwaarul
Haq as President of Hockey Team Hyderabad criticized
The members of the Pakistan Hockey Federation under the leadership of Mohsin Ali and others staged a protest demonstration outside the press club Hyderabad on Monday against the raging in the selection of national hockey team.
While talking to newsmen, they alleged that the members the selection committee of the national team Iftikhar Syed has selected his favorite from Hyderabad. They added that Anwaarul Haq is selected as the President of the Hockey Team Hyderabad, who is basically a football player. They said that many hockey players of Hyderabad have been ignored by the selection committee. They demanded of the concerned authorities for appointment of the honest selection committee.
Seminar on‘Women’s political role in Pakistan’ held
Women Councilors Network arranged a ceremony under the banner of “Women’s political role in Pakistan” at the press club Hyderabad on Monday.
Addressing the ceremony, Afroze Shoro, Najma Chandio, Shazia Khaskheli, Baji Anees, Safia Baloch and others said that Pakistan is the member of the UNO so that women should be given high status in the country. They stressed upon struggle for restoration of the status of the women.
They said that the previous government increased the seats of women in the national as well as provincial assemblies so that they can represent women of their area.
Protest staged against sale of fake BISP forms
The lady workers of Pakistan Muslim League-Q Likeminded Group Hyderabad under the leadership of Zareena Khan Mughal and others staged a protest demonstration outside the press club Hyderabad on Monday against the sale fake forms of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) in Hyderabad. While talking to newsmen, they said fake forms of BISP are being sold to poor women outside the Sessions Court and General Post Office Hyderabad. They demanded of the government of Sindh to take stern action against the people involved in selling fake forms of BISP in Hyderabad.
Sui Gas employees demand
issuance of their salaries
The members of Sui Gas Action Committee Pakistan under the leadership of Zulfiqar Qadri, Basheer Bughio and others staged a protest demonstration outside the press club Hyderabad on Monday for issuance of their 3 months’ salaries and their reposting.
While talking to newsmen, they said that 10 months ago the President of Pakistan had reinstated them but the Sui Gas administration has still not implemented the Presidential Ordinance. They said that despite passage of 10 months the Sui Gas Administration has not issued their salaries of the past 3 months and due to which the employees are facing many hardships to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha. They threatened to stage a protest outside the head office of their department, if their salaries are not released before Eid.