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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 07:33:47 -0500
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Right to Water (right-to-water@iatp.org) Posted: 06/11/2001 By talpur@mail.com
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--- In indusfarming@y..., ssrmas <ssrmas@y...> wrote:
People of Sindh who have been suffering from water shortages for more
than
a year now have started campaigns to register their protest against
manipulated short supply in the River Indus and violation of 1991
Inter
provincial water accord. Protests on June 10, 2001 were suppressed by
authorities violently and in the process two protestors were killed.
Below
are reports from two leading English Dailies of Pakistan:
1. Water shortage: Two protesters killed (Dawn Report)
2. Two killed, several injured in JSQM-police scuffles (The News
report)
[1]]
Water shortage: Two protesters killed
Dawn Report
SUKKUR, June 10: Two people were killed and 40 others, including 10
policemen, wounded in clashes with police in Kotdiji, Ranipur,
Naushahro
Feroze, Moro, Dadu and Shikarpur on Sunday.
The clashes occurred when police used tear gas and resorted to aerial
firing to disperse the participants of a rally, which was taken out
by the
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz to block the National Highway in protest
against the
water shortage in Sindh.
The participants of the rally, led by JSQM chief Bashir Ahmed Khan
Qureshi,
arrived in Kotdiji from Moro in buses and cars despite all the
hurdles and
1,500 policemen deputed on the highway at different places.
Twenty armoured personnel carriers and dozens of mobile vans kept
patrolling the highway to foil the rally, whose participants wanted
to
stage a sit-in to stop motorists from coming from or going to Punjab.
The
buses, which were carrying the protesters were rendered useless when
police
deflated their tyres by firing.
The official in charge of the Kotdiji police said they had arrested
175
protesters after an exchange of fire. Some policemen fell unconscious
from
heat-stroke.
The police are said to have arrested some local newsmen, including
Mukhtar
Memon, Amanullah Junejo and Ikhtiar, and damaged their cameras.
Another
journalist had his arm fractured in a scuffle with police.
At least 28 people, including four policemen, were wounded during the
clashes. Their names could not be ascertained. Meanwhile, the police
intercepted several processions, coming from Larkana and Shikarpur,
and did
not allow the procession to enter Sukkur.
In New Goth, some MQM workers set ablaze tyres after the police did
not
allow them to move towards the Sukkur bypass. According to the JSQM,
Bashir
Khan Qureshi joined hundreds of his party workers at the Moro bypass
and
led the rally towards Sukkur. Bashir Khan had a narrow escape when
the
police fired at his car at Kotdiji. He sped away to avoid arrest.
A heavy police contingent stopped 30 vehicles at the Dadu-Moro bypass
by
resorting to aerial firing and tear gas shelling, resulting in the
death of
Abdul Haq Mirani.
The police impounded six buses, three wagons and three cars carrying
JSQM
workers. Ten other vehicles were damaged in the police firing.
Khairpur SSP told newsmen that terrorism cases would be registered
against
the JSQM workers, as the police had seized nine TT pistols, two
shotguns
and other weapons from them. Later talking to newsmen from Babarloi
by
phone, Mr Qureshi said that the police had opened fire on workers at
Dadu-Moro bridge and had shot an office-bearer, Abdul Haq Mirani, and
a
worker, Ahmed Khan, of the party to death.
He said the police had fired shots at his car to kill him. "However,
I
luckily escaped", he added. The police also tried to intercept the
rally
near Ranipur and used tear gas. A policeman, Ali Asghar Bhambhro was
injured in the clash with the mob. Unconfirmed reports said that the
policeman had later died.
Our Naushahro Feroze Correspondent adds: About 200 JSQM activists
were
arrested near Moro. A rally, led by JSQM chairman, Bashir Khan
Qureshi, was
intercepted by the police to prevent them from heading towards Sukkur.
Our Nawabshah Correspondent adds: The A-section police arrested an
activist
of the JSQM, Sarfraz Memon, here.
Our Khairpur correspondent adds: More than 10 JSQM workers and a
police
constable were injured in clashes between the Khairpur police and
JSQM
workers here as the workers took out processions from different parts
of
the district to participate in the protest sit-in at the Babarloi
Bypass.
A procession was heading from Khairpur to Babarloi on the National
Highway
when the police tried to stop it at the Ranipur Bypass, resulting in
a clash.
The police resorted to aerial firing and also fired tear-gas shells
to
disperse the protesters. Police constable Ghulam Asghar Bhambhro was
injured as the protesters hurled stones at the police.
The procession later reached the Ranipur railway gate, which had
already
been closed to stop the protesters. The gate was opened by Railways
authorities on the pressure of JSQM workers. The Khairpur police
arrested
more than 80 people from public places, including hotels, before the
sit-in.
Adds our Shikarpur correspondent: The police raided the houses of
local
JSQM leaders and workers in Shikarpur, Garhi Yasin, Karan and other
areas
of the district. Over 25 leaders and workers, including a Naib Nazim
and a
councillor, were arrested on Saturday night.
Those arrested included newly-elected Naib Nazim Gulbaig Lohar, Abdul
Sattar Jafri, Nabi Bukhsh Chandio, Adnan Jakhiro, Ghulam Qadeer
Memon,
Naveed Mirani, Manthar Memon, Deedar Phulpoto, Imdad Hakro, Ghulam
Nabi
Dahar, Mukhtiar Shaikh, Taj Mohammad Chano, Ghulam Mohammad Banglani,
Shaheen Memon and Aijaz Junejo.
Our Dadu Correspondent adds: One JSQM activist of was killed and 10
other
workers and 10 policemen were injured in a clash between police and
JSQM
workers near Dadu-Moro Bridge, some 10km from here, on Sunday morning.
At least 18 JSQM activists were arrested during the clash in Jhallo
and 32
others were arrested at different places on the Indus Highway during
the
clashes between police and the protesters.
A caravan of the JSQM and Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF) was
on its
way from the Larkana district to Sukkur to participate in the protest
sit-in was surrounded by three Jhallo police parties at check post
L.S. Band.
The protesters clashed with the police, using sticks and stones, and
wounded two policemen. When the protesters arrived in front the
Jhallo
police station, a heavy contingent of police, comprising about 400
officials, led by the Dadu SSP Mushtaque Ahmed Mehar; DSP Aftab Ahmed
Nizamani and headquarters DSP Haji Sikandar Ali Mangi, stopped them.
About 900 workers of the JSQM and the JSSF clashed with the police
during
which six policemen, including the DSP, received minor injuries. The
protesters broke the glasses of some private busses and wagons,
busted
their tyres and blocked the road.
They staged a demonstration on Dadu-Naushehro Feroze Indus Highway,
chanted
slogans and suspended all vehicular traffic for one hour.
Ten workers received injuries. Eight of them were identified as Dr
Arbab
Khuhawar, Mujeebur Rehman, Amir Ali Brohi, Mumtaz Ali, Ali Asghar
Shah,
Ghulam Hussain, Sikandar and Sahib.
Our Jacobabad correspondent adds: Another caravan, from Jacobabad,
was on
its way to Sukkur via Dadu-Moro Indus Highway when it was stopped at
Kolachi Mori in the Mehar taluka of Dadu district by a heavy police
contingent, led by the Mehar DSP.
The participants of the caravan staged a demonstration to protest
against
the Mehar police, and blocked the highway.
The police used tear gas and batons, while workers in retaliation
used
stones and sticks. About 20 JSQM workers were arrested and taken to
the
Mehar police station.
http://www.dawn.com/2001/06/11/top6.htm
___________
[2]]
Two killed, several injured in JSQM-police scuffles
By Anwer Kamal and Waseem Shamsi
SUKKUR: Two people were killed and many others injured on Sunday when
police opened fire on the activists of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mohaz (JSQM)
and
Muttahida Qaumi Movement during what they called "protest against
water
shortage in Sindh". The police arrested over 300 of the activists
attempting to stage sit-in on the National Highway near Moro,
Kandiaro,
Halani, Kotdiji and Babarloi bypass.
However, party sources claimed that 300 activists were injured in
clashes
with the police and over a thousand were arrested in four districts.
Saying
"yes" to the protest call, thousands of workers and supporters from
all
over Sindh arrived in Moro, Neausheroferoz, Khairpur and Sukkur
districts
to join the "struggle for rights of Sindh". As part of the programme,
the
activists from all over the province were to reach Sukkur city and
stage a
sit-in at Sukkur bypass "against water shortage in Sindh".
The protest started from Dadu-Moro bridge. The JSQM chief, who was
avoiding
arrest for some days, appeared there and led a caravan, consisting of
buses
and cars, in a bid to reach Sukkur. The police resorted to tear-
gassing and
firing so as to avoid the caravan to move ahead. Notwithstanding the
police
action, the caravan, under the leadership of Bashir Qureshi, managed
to
reach Nausheroferoze, Halani and then Kotdiji where the workers
staged
sit-ins, thereby blocking the Sindh-Punjab border. Bashir Qureshi
came out
the bus he was travelling by and participated in the sit-ins amid
claps and
slogans.
Another sin-in was staged by thousands of JSQM supporters at a
deserted
place in Kotdiji. To disperse the protesters, the police opened fire
at
them causing injuries to many people. The police also arrested some
200
protesters, who were taken to various police stations. During the
scuffle
in Kotdiji, where the biggest showdown took place, an unidentified
activist
was killed while scores of other were injured.
According to a Muttahida office-bearer, the police banned the entry
of
party workers and supporters into Sukkur and arrested hundreds of
them from
Sukkur, Rohri, Kot Mir Mohammed, Pano Aqil, Ghotki and Ubaoro and
took him
to unknown places. A JSQM worker told The News that the police
stopped a
caravan of 13 buses at Dadu-Moro bypass taken out from Larkana and
Dadu. He
said that a Dadu-based JSQM worker, Abdul Haq Mirani, was killed in
police
firing there while Zafer Chandio was injured.
He said that the caravan left Moro for Naushoroferoze district. When
it
reached the Nausheroferoze bypass, it was stopped by a heavy
contingent of
police, which led to scuffle between the two sides. The police opened
fire
over the JSQM activists, injuring many of them. The Khairpur police
said
that it had to resort to firing in order to save their own lives as
the
JSQM activists had opened fire on them.
They claimed to have recovered nine TT pistols from the possession of
the
party workers. They also impounded six buses, three wagons and as
many
cars. They said a cop, Ali Asghar Bhambhro, was injured in the clash.
The
situation is still tense in Sukkur city, where all the roads have
been
sealed by the police. Bashir Qureshi, could not emerge in Sukkur. His
vehicle had been fired upon by police in Kotdiji.
Our Dadu correspondent adds: Four FIRs have been registered against
500
JSQM activists. Juhlo police have registered a case in which 500 JSQM
activists have been nominated for committing illegal protest. In the
FIR,
18 activists have been showed as "arrested" including Dr Arbab
Khanwar,
Mujeeb Chandio, Ali Tunio, Mumtaz Ameer Brohi, Asghar Shah, Hussain
Chandio, Abid Shah, Hadi Shah, Hassan Mahar, Uttar Samon, Abdul
Arbani,
Shahid Shah and Memon Mangi.
http://jang.com.pk/thenews/index.html
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ssrmas
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