Sindh PA calls for punishing culprits

Published September 2, 2008

KARACHI: The Sindh assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday strongly condemning the burying alive of five women in Balochistan. The resolution, tabled by Information Minister Shazia Marri, read: “This assembly strongly condemns the brutal incident wherein five women were buried alive recently in Balochistan and considers it a heinous crime against humanity, and recommends to the government to approach the federal government to unmask and punish the perpetrators of this nefarious act, and to ensure the cessation of reprehensible incidents in future.”

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