General Strike in Sindh

From: awakenings
Date: May 13, 2007 5:18PM
Subject: General Strike in Sindh

On a general strike call given by Awami Tahreek's (Peoples Movement) Central Leaders Rasool Bux Palijo, Wishnoo Mal, Sayed Alam Shah, Ayaz Latif Palijo, Mohammad Khan, Bhurgri, Hakeem Zangejo, Javed Rajpar and Qadir Ranto complete shutter down general strike is being observed in all major cities and small towns of Sindh ( Province Pakistan). The strike call was given by Awami Tahreek on brutal murder of its central leader Nawaz Kanrani by MQM terrorists near Karachi Airport yesterday.

According to KTN, Sindh TV and Aaj Tv reports general strike, sit-ins and protest rallies are carried out in different major cities and thousands of party workers of Awami Tahreek and its women and students wings (Sindhiani Tahreek and Sindhi Shagird Tahreek SST) and common citizens of Sindh have come on roads in different cities and towns of Sindh.

According to TV reports complete shutter-down strike is being observed and rallies, marches and sit-ins have been arranged in Thul, Daro, Shahpur Chakar, Qasimabad, Gharo, Mehar, Kotri, Thatta, Talpur Wadda, Badin, Dokri, Mirpurkhas, Maleer Karachi, Chor, Sanghar, Dadu, Nasim Nagar Chowk Hyderabad, Wahi Pandhi, Baldia Collony Hyderabad, Sakrand, Koreja, Bozdar, Makli, Khairpur, Johee, War, Chambar, Ranipur, Tando Wali Mohammad Hyderabad, Ghulam Ullah, Shahdadpur, Hatri, Lakhat, Bhan Saeedabad, Faiz Ganj, Halani, Jacobabad, Matiari, Sobho Dero, Gulshan-e-Hadeed Karachi, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Shahbander, Sultani Wah, Thoree, Moro, Noshehroferoz, Khesana Moree, Kandhkot, Matli, Tando Jam, Khairpurnathan Shah, Khanpur, Banon, Bathoro, Ghotki, Johi, Sindh University Colony, Shikarpur, Qambar, Warah, Sukkur, Garho, Tarai, Ibrahim Haidri Karachi, Dahon Mail Mori, Gupchani, Kakar, Dhabechi, Deaee, Chodughee, Nawabshah, Khadro, Soomar Chanar, Suhrab Goth, Dadharko Farm, Khorwah, UmerKot, Larkana, Mithi, Jungshahi, Nao Kot, Bhirya, Jam Sahib, Tharoo Shah, Moya, Wahi Pandhi, Seree, Jamshoro Phatak, Pano Aqail, Liyari Karachi, Tando Bago, Sakro, Bozdar, Makli, Johee, Hussainabad Hyderabad, War, Ranipur, Ghulam Ullah, Shahdadpur, MirpurMathelo, Bhan Saeedabad, Khuda Kee Basti, Hala, Rato Dero, Tando Mohammad Khan, Wahdat Collony Hyderabad, Gambat, Mirpur Sakro , Dighri, Golarchi, Tando Allahyar, Nasarpur, Nangarparkar, Jhudo and other cities and towns Sindh.

Thousands of Worker of Awami Tahreek and Sindhiani Tahreek with their RED & BLACK Flags marching in Hyderabad, Jacobabad, Larkana, Badin, Thatta and Dadu. More than 340 workers have been arrested in different parts of Sindh. According to KTN reports the City Police has just arrested 32 activists of SST (student wing) and Awami Tahreek near Gul Centre Hyderabad.

While addressing the rallies and marches the speakers said that the government was blatantly violating the fundamental rights and constitutional provisions and MQM (Ruling Party Mutahida Qomi Movement) has broken all its past records of brutality. They said under the directions of General Musharaf they are working for Emergency and Martial Law and deliberately the local police in front of armed terrorists was given only lathees. They said we salute the courage and firmness of Justice Iftikahr. They said Sindh and Federal Governments are responsible for this massacre of innocent Sindhis, Pakhtoons, Balochs and Punjabis and Supreme Court should take notice of this savage brutality as this entire episode has been planned by Mr. Musharaf, MQM and ML Q.

The strike and rallies were headed by Mohammad Khan Bhurgri, Wishnoo Mal, Ayaz Chandio, Mazhar Rahoojo, Gul Hasan Keerano, Rasool Bux Brohi, Haidar Mallah, Deewan Aroo Mal, Ghani Josh Palijo, Mustafa Leghari, Tahir Soomro, Deedar Sagar, Sahib Dinon Samon, Darya Khan, Latif Brohi, Ghafar Malik, Haee Bhutto, Dr. Ubed, Sartaj Chandio, Manzoor Marfani, Niaz Haidri, Khadim Tunio, Rajab Gaincho, Karim Bux Brohi, Akbar Mangnhar, Niaz Jattoi, Asghar Shah, Luqman Sethar, Manzoor Lahar, Akbar Jattoi, Shani Soomro, Muhammad Ali Junejo, Zulfiqar Phulpoto, BAnoo Umrani, Jalal Khan Chandio, Subhani Dahri, Ali Ahmed Bhano, Saiqa Mangnhar, Hakeem Zangejo, Aajiz Samon, Nagji Maharaj, Chothchand, Arbab Jinjh, Khalid Hussain, Ayaz Latif Palijo, Qadir Ranto, Fahim Soomro, Noor Nabi Rahojo, Hasan Ali Bapar, Bilawal Lashari, Roshan Ali, Rasool Bux Khaskheli, Javed Rajpar, Meer Hassan, Gulzar Otho, Hakeem Halepoto, Krar Rebari, Syed Jalal Shah, Shama Bhatti, Abdul salam Soomro, Javed Larak, Najam Jogi, Advocate Hadi Bhut, Mumtaz Naich, Ali Nawaz Dahri, Anees Khaskheli, Tairq Mehmood Khoso, Dedar Kandrani, Inyat Aarbani, Syed Lal Shah, Abdul ur Rehman Palijo, Anwar Rind, Arif Jhatyal, Nazeer Qureshi, Abdul ur Rehman Samoon, Mama Peeral Bhanoo, Lal Jarwar, Mamoon Detho, Nazeer Rajpar, Abbas Khoro, Agha Quban, Arif Junejo, Sohail Chanar, Kalim Malik, Nisar Buriro, Rashid Daoodpoto, Rehman Dahri, Riaz Pechooho, Sattar Mahar, Shafik Shahani, Sidiq Otho, Urs Jogi, Ismail Khaskheli, Zahid Mallah and others.

According to sources followed by the shameless attack on Aaj TV, MQM and Agencies once again have issued directions to Karachi based TV channels and Urdu media to not to cover General Strike News and Awami Tahreek Protest Day activities.