Sindhis Make Cancellation of Keti Bander Project a Nationalistic Issue

In 1998, Nawaz Sharif’s Federal Minster for Water & Power told the National Assembly that the 1320 MW (originally 5280 MW) Keti Bander project in Sindh had been abandoned with the consent of the foreign sponsors, Consolidated Electric Power Asia. He provided following reasons for the cancellation of the thermal power project: No physical andContinue reading “Sindhis Make Cancellation of Keti Bander Project a Nationalistic Issue”

A Girl Kidnapped & Raped for Two Years

Mukhtar Bibi, 26, was married to one Ghulam Mustafa Mugheri, a resident of Korangi Industrial area, Karachi, in 2005, as his second wife. She was divorced by her first husband for not being able to bear children. Ms. Bibi’s father, Haji Mashooq Chandio, was in those days in jail in Saudi Arabia on charges ofContinue reading “A Girl Kidnapped & Raped for Two Years”

Sindhi Narrowmindedness Towards the Supreme Court

People of Sindh are thankful to Asma Jhanghir and Najam Sethi who openly stated that Supreme Court’s decision is controversial and that the SC has crossed its limits and mandate. The Supreme was considering whether the NRO was constitutional or not but started probing fake Swiss cases and into FIA appointments. What nepotism of our apex court! ThisContinue reading “Sindhi Narrowmindedness Towards the Supreme Court”

Jeay Sindh Mahaz Calls for Right of Self-Determination

Jeay Sindh Mahaz in a statement has claimed that Pakistan is not a naturally grown country, but that it is rather a man-made state that came into existence through a contract between different people. And that contract, everyone knows, is the 1940 Lahore resolution; also called the Pakistan resolution. In civilized world, for different peoples to liveContinue reading “Jeay Sindh Mahaz Calls for Right of Self-Determination”

Sindh Government Continues to Protect Child Rapists

Senior police officials are said to be preventing an investigation into the alleged gang rapes of female students by a group of teachers. The family of one victim is being pressured to settle outside legal channels in a feudal jirga court, despite directions from the Chief Minister of Sindh to have the accused arrested. TheirContinue reading “Sindh Government Continues to Protect Child Rapists”

British Petroleum: The Thieves of Sindh

Communities from Badin, a coastal district in southern Pakistan , protested against alleged violations by oil conglomerate BP at the World Social Forum on January 22, accusing the company of neglecting community interests while making large profits form mineral resources. “Badin the oil and gas rich district of Pakistan is the poorest area on theContinue reading “British Petroleum: The Thieves of Sindh”