By Zulfiqar Ali Khaskhali
NAWABSHSH: Hunger strike observed by Peoples Party Parliamentarian and elected local representatives of Awam Dost group to protest misbehaviour of District Coordination Officer during the pre-budget session entered the sixth day with the determination that it will continue unless the DCO is transferred or suspended, while one of hunger striker’s condition has deteriorated.
According to reports reaching here on Tuesday, hunger strike continued under leadership of MPA Ghulam Qadir Chandio at Nawabshah Press Club; small factions of the party like lawyers forum and Engineering Forum also joined the strike in order to express solidarity with the hunger strikers.
MPA Ghulam Qadir Chandio declared that the DCO is corrupt, so Nawabshah residents must be get rid of him, otherwise they would kick him out through their peaceful struggle. Though, condition of Moula Bux Bhatti has aggravated. Well-placed sources said that DCO has left for Karachi and Chief Secretary called District Nazima Faryal Talpur to come to Karachi, but she defied and refused to work with DCO.
On the other hand, A-Section Police has arrested Asif Ali Zardari’s personal secretary Mohammad Ismail Dahri and his associate Nawab Bhutto.
Different unions mark Labour Day
Hydro Electric Union, Sindh Food Green, All Pakistan Clerks Association have jointly rallied to mark Labour Day attributed to labourers, who had laid down their lives in the struggle, which was launched to reduce work hours from twelve to eight in 1886.Fazal Mohammad Shiekh, Ali Asghar Khaskhali, Jam Bhatti, Daud Unar, Luqman Bughio and Salim Bhatti were heading rally holders and were inciting them to raise slogans in the faviour of martyrs and against government and industrialists.