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HYDERABAD: The Sindh Action Committee (SAC) has vowed to resist the possible passage of the 28th constitutional amendment, claiming it aims to usurp Sindh’s coastal belt, territorial integrity, finances and river resources.
Addressing a press conference at the G.M. Syed Edifice in Jamshoro to share details of their recent meeting, SAC Convener Syed Zain Shah, along with Riaz Chandio, Dr Niaz Kalani and Masroor Shah, alleged that Rs25 trillion had been lost to corruption during the Pakistan Peoples Party’s prolonged rule in Sindh without any accountability.
The leaders claimed an “undeclared martial law” has been imposed in Sindh to control press clubs and bar councils, and to ban political activities. They argued this was done to silence voices against injustice, citing the registration of false FIRs against SAC leaders and the dismantling of Riaz Chandio’s petrol pump to financially harm him as key examples.
Emphasising that Pakistan is a multinational state where federating units are protected under a constitutional agreement, the SAC leaders alleged that instability was being deliberately created for “political experiments”. They added that making Gilgit-Baltistan a new province was being considered merely to justify creation of more provinces, calling the approach a negation of the federal spirit.
The committee highlighted that despite possessing the country’s largest gas and electricity reserves, Sindh faces the worst power outages because its resources were handed over to the federation.
They also condemned the acute water shortage in Sindh, calling it a violation of the 1991 Water Accord at a time when reservoirs have sufficient storage. They stated that denying Sindh its water share has severely hit summer crops and created a drinking water crisis.
Furthermore, the SAC accused the PPP government of violating merit by doling out jobs on the basis of nepotism (sifarish), demanding a judicial inquiry into all examinations conducted by the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC).
Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2026
