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PPP, ML
(N) and Nationalists of 3 Provinces Oppose Kala Bagh Dam
By Abbas Kassar
HYDERABAD: Pakistan
Peoples Party, Muslim League (N) and nationalists from Sindh,
Balochistan and Frontier provinces have rejected Kala Bagh Dam
terming it as anti- Pakistan which will not only destroy three
provinces but could cause damage to solidarity and unity of
Pakistan. All Parties Conference called by Awami Tehrik of
Rasool Bux Palijo was held at a local hotel in Hyderabad on
Tuesday which was attended by Pakistan Peoples Party, Muslim
League (N), Jamaat Islami, Jamiat Ulema Islam, Tehrik Insaaf,
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party, Sindh National Front, Jeay Sindh
Qaumi Mahaz, Sindh National Council, Jeay Sindh Mahaz ( both
Zain Shah and Junejo groups), Awami National Party, Jamhoori
Watan Party, intellectuals and water experts. The APC passed
number of resolutions called Hyderabad Declaration which said
any person including Minster, Assembly Member, Nazim on an
individual supporting Kala Bagh Dam would be deemed as National
Traitor like Ayub Khuhro and Pir Ali Mohammed Rashdi ( both late
ministers who had supported then One Unit and are hated y people
of Sindh even today) present education minister of Sindh Madam
Hamida Khuhro is daughter of Ayub Khuhro. The declaration said
that all democracy, justice and peoples loving political
parties, intellectuals, experts and political leaders say in
this joint declaration that anti- democratic, unconstitutional
and dictatorial government of General Musharraf has no moral or
legal right to destroy Sindh and play havoc with unity of
country in name of Kala Bagh dam. It said in spite of fact that
three provincial assemblies had passed resolutions against Kala
Bagh dam yet talking of national consensus was joke with the
nation. It demanded independent commission consisting
international institutions to resolve the issue of distribution
of water judiciously. The declaration asked World Bank and Asian
Development Bank not to provide funds for controversial project
of KBD that was aimed to genocide of Sindhi people and cast
danger to national unity of Pakistan. Addressing the APC Hakim
Ali Zardari father in law of former Prime Minister Benazir
Bhutto said rulers cannot be believed and asked from them “would
they tell as to how much extent have they implemented Concurrent
List of Constitution”. He said until people will not be ready to
offer sacrifices they could not get rights. ML(N) leader
Siidique Al Farooq said he had brought the message of Nawaz
Sharif that only those project would be implemented which will
be approved by people of all provinces. Sultan Mandokhel of ANP
said government has raised the issue of Kala Bagh dam to push
the rehabilitation work to cold storage. Dr. Qadir Magsi of
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party said people would never accept any dam
including carry over dam. Basshir Khan Qureshi chairman of Jeay
Sindh Qaumi Mahaz said survival of Sindh lies in water and we
should announce blocking roads leading to Punjab. Gul Mohammed
Jakhrani of Sindh National Front said people have expressed
faith in PPP as such it should lead and other parties would
follow them.Rasool Bux Palijo said criminal ruling clique has
not only endangered national unity of Pakistan but were bent for
genocide of Sindhis.Jamat Islami Sindh Amir Dr.
Mumtaz Memon, Jeay Sindh
Mahaz Chairman and grand son of G. M. Syed Zain Shah, PPP MPAs.
Murad Shah, Ms. Sasui Palijo, JUI Sindh General Secretary Dr.
Khalid Mahmood Soomro, National Workers Party chief Yousuf Masti
Khan,General Secretary of Jamhoori Watan Party and Zubair Ahmed
Sindh president of Tehrik Insaaf also addressed the APC.
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