18 January 2004	Sunday	25 Ziqa'ad 1424

KARACHI, Jan 17: Pakistan People's Party Karachi Division on Saturday staged a token hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club against the victimization of Nazims.

They said that threats hurled by certain elements in the ruling PML(Q) led to the death of Khairpur UC Nazim Bahadur Ali Phul who collapsed after such threats.

Moreover, District Khairpur Nazim Nafisa Shah and Orangi Nazim Shahid Alam Guddo Behari were being victimized by the government.

Those who took part in the token hunger strike included Nisar Khuhro, Muzaffar Ali Shujra, Rashid Rabbani, Habibuddin Junedi, Raheel Iqbal, Makhdoom Jameeluz Zaman, Sajid Jokhio, Sassi Palejo, Shazia Mari, Dr Mehreen Bhutto and others.

They were holding banners and placards in support of their demands to stop victimization of leaders and activists of the majority party of Sindh.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Khuhro, who is also President of Sindh chapter PPP, held the government responsible for the death of the UC Nazim and demanded a judicial probe into the death.