Strike: JSQM opposes Zulfikarabad project
All nationalist organisations in Sindh have dismissed the project as they believe that it is harmful for the people.
President Asif Ali Zardari witnessing the signing ceremony of an MoU for the establishment of Zulfikarabad special economic zone in Beijing on June 6, 2012. PHOTO: PID
THATTA:
A strike called by Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz was observed to condemn the controversial Zulfikarabad city project in the coastal belt of Sindh on Saturday. The strike was held in Thatta, Mirpur Sakro, Gujjo, Choohar Jamali and other adjoining towns. All businesses and petrol pumps were closed as men shot in the air. All nationalist organisations and several political and religious parties in Sindh have dismissed the project as they believe that it is harmful for the people. In addition, many social and non-governmental organisations have also dismissed the project as being environmentally flawed. These organisations believe that the project will cause a large influx of population from other parts of the country, which would deprive the residents of their rights.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2013.
A strike called by Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz was observed to condemn the controversial Zulfikarabad city project in the coastal belt of Sindh on Saturday. The strike was held in Thatta, Mirpur Sakro, Gujjo, Choohar Jamali and other adjoining towns. All businesses and petrol pumps were closed as men shot in the air. All nationalist organisations and several political and religious parties in Sindh have dismissed the project as they believe that it is harmful for the people. In addition, many social and non-governmental organisations have also dismissed the project as being environmentally flawed. These organisations believe that the project will cause a large influx of population from other parts of the country, which would deprive the residents of their rights.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2013.