January 27, 2007	Saturday	Muharram 07, 1428

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HYDERABAD, Jan 26: Women wing of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Hyderabad division, here on Friday staged a protest march from the district council building up to the press club where they staged a sit-in against what they said, intemperate language used by the Sindh chief minister, Dr.Arbab Ghulam Rahim against the party chairperson, Ms.Benazir Bhutto.

The rally was led by provincial organiser of the women wing and MNA Ms.Shagufta Jumani, MPA Farheen Mughal, Hina Dastagir, Sanam Talpur and others.

A large number of women participated in the rally and raised slogans against the chief minister.

They warned that if the chief minister did not desist from using intemperate language against Ms.Bhutto, he will be “gheraoed” by the women wing of the party.

Speaking on the occasion, they said that Dr.Arbab Ghulam Rahim was suffering from Benazir-phobia and he has lost his wits on learning that Benazir Bhutto will be returning home.

Women from Matiari, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar, Tando Mohammad Khan and other parts also attended the rally.

JSNP: The activists of Jeay Sindh National Party (JSNP), including women, staged a protest rally outside the Hyderabad press club here on Friday against the enforced disappearance of party chairman Agha Shamshad Mughal.

They carried banners and placards inscribed with different slogans.

Speaking on the occasion, the senior vice chairman of the party, Dr.Amarshi Thakur and Dr.Anwar Hajano alleged that Agha Shamshad Mughal was picked up by the agencies two weeks back, and was being held incommunicado.

They warned that if any harm came to Agha Shamshad Mughal, an FIR will be registered against the state agencies.

HCC&I: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed grave concern over the dacoity committed in the shop of former senior vice president of the Chamber, Azizuddin Arian a few days back, in which one person had received bullet injuries.

The executive committee of the Chamber at its meeting held here on Friday observed that due to the deterioration in law and order situation in Hyderabad, the business community was feeling totally insecure. Yousuf Suleman presided over the meeting.

It cautioned the government that there was great resentment among the business community due to armed dacoities in the business centres. It demanded immediate arrest of the bandits.

AGRI-LOANS: EDO (Revenue) Abdul Sattar Jatoo has directed the district revenue officers to expedite the process of issuing pass books to growers to facilitate them in obtaining loans from banks.

Presiding over a meeting at his office on Friday Mr Jatoo said that the government had extended loan facility to help increase production of crops in the country.

He advised the growers to register their complaints with him or Mr Hyder to get their grievances solved and directed the officers to pay visits to the markets everyday to ensure all the essential goods were being sold at the prices fixed by the district government.

The DDOs and mukhtiarkars (revenue) of all the four talukas attended the meeting.

MANU BHEEL: Counsel for Manu Bheel on Friday argued in the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court that if the main accused in the kidnapping case of nine family members of Manu Bheel was granted bail then he would again flee the country and make the recovery of detained persons impossible.

Advocate Rana Aslam was arguing the case on behalf of Bheel on a bail plea filed by Abdul Rehman Mari through Allah Bachayo Soomro, seeking bail in the kidnapping case.

The counsel said that he was arrested after eight months efforts by police and only surrendered to the apex court after his 1,600 acres of agricultural land was attached under court orders.

He said that there would be no conviction in the case if he fled the country while detained persons would not be recovered by police.

He disputed the defence counsel’s arguments that his client needed treatment.

He said that he could be treated at the civil hospital and that previously at no forum the same argument was advanced that he needed medical treatment and no such document was earlier produced by the accused.

He said that medical documents had been managed by him and requested the court to declare his room or ward as sub-jail at the civil hospital.