NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 6: Activists of Jeay Sindh Mahaz took out a rally in Moro on Monday, urging the Sindh government to withdraw its announcement of regularising 450 katchi abadis of Karachi.

The rally led by Mohammad Hashim Khoso, Ahmed Khan Chandio and Sikandar Jarwar was taken out from Abdul Razzaq Soomro chowk and after marching through Shahi Bazaar, National Highway and other roads reached outside the local press club for a token hunger strike.

Hashim Khoso condemned the decision and said that it was a conspiracy against Sindhis as 95 per cent of these katchi abadis were occupied by illegal immigrants such as Biharis, Burmese, Bengalis and Afghans.

He said that the move amounted to awarding Pakistani nationality and Sindh’s domicile to illegal immigrants.

He said some vested interests were bent upon converting Sindhis into minority.

He said that the government on one hand was complaining the shortage of resources and selling provincial assets while on the other it was increasing the burden through permanent settlement of illegal immigrants.

UPLIFT BODY: The Sindh government, through a notification, announced constituting the Naushahro Feroze People’s Development Committee and nominating MPA Dr Syed Ahmed Ali Shah as its chairman.

The committee will hold fortnightly meetings to monitor ongoing development works and suggest new schemes.

The maiden meeting of Peoples Development Committee was held here on Monday.

The EDO works, Basheer Ahmed Shaikh informed the committee that 391 schemes worth Rs991 million were being executed under the Annual Development Programme, whereas 296 new schemes costing Rs474 million had been approved for current year.

Eleven schemes were approved from sugar cess funds, whereas the provincial government approved 12 schemes worth Rs437 million under the ADP.

The EDO works further informed the members that 34 schemes costing Rs46 million had been approved under the special package for rural areas, and Rs30 million earmarked for repair of roads.