Govt urged not to forget the guerrilla fighter Sufi

Great freedom fighter hero, Soriah Badshah Pir Sabghatullah Shah Rashdi, was remembered on his martyrdom anniversary, March 20, by the people of Sindh, but sadly the government did not arrange even a single event to pay homage to this great hero, said Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday.

He said this year public events were arranged on the platform of PDP and other forums to remember the Soriah Badshah Pir Pagara in Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Adam and other places but sadly not a single event was arranged by the government. He said Soriah Badshah was a rebel and he fought British Imperialism. He said as many people sitting in the government still have sympathy for the former British rulers, they are too shy even to utter the name of the Soriah Badshah.

He said that the government of Sindh should name the Dow Medical College and University after the name of the Soriah Badshah, file reference in the Supreme Court to review the case of the Soriah Badshah on the pattern of the Bhutto case and announce official holiday on his martyrdom anniversary.

He said that Soriah Badshah fought for the freedom of our homeland. He said our country today faces economic slavery and we need another Soriah Badshah to fight this slavery. He said the debt trap is becoming more deadlier with every passing day and sadly the new government is also bent on getting more loan programs from the IMF, which is just unfortunate. The country doesn't need any new loans but to break the debt trap.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2024.