HYDERABAD, April 30: The Hyderabad District Council, in a resolution unanimously adopted on Wednesday, called for legislation against Karo-kari.

Tabling the resolution, women councillors — Firdaus Anjum Abro, Amina Naz and Tayyaba Ashraf Khan — said the offenders should be declared and treated as murderers.

They called upon members of parliament and provincial assemblies to make laws to curb Karo-kari.

The members were of the opinion that people were killed on the pretext of Karo-kari to settle monetary, dowry and property disputes.

They emphasized the need for checking cases of marriage of women with Quran, which families in different areas resort to for saving their properties from being divided.

Abdul Majeed Qureshi’s resolution, demanding shifting of cattle pens from the city to Cattle Colony on the Tando Mohammad Khan Road, was also adopted.

Mr Qureshi said the cattle pens were adding to traffic hazards and pollution and causing difficulties for the residents.

He said the district government should also ensure early shifting of the vegetable market.

Yousuf Qureshi, Q. Hakim and Qazi Abdul Qadeer supported the resolution, saying that movement of cattlehead on the main road also led to accidents.

They said the government had taken a loan of Rs260 million to establish Cattle Colony but there were still some facilities that needed to be provided in the colony.

In another resolution, Yousuf Qureshi called for withdrawal of the increased power tariff by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority.

He said the tariff would affect exports of the country as businessmen would increase prices of goods on the basis of power tariff.

The council also discussed the sacking of Faran Sugar Mills workers and referred the matter to the district Nazim.

Tabling a motion in this regard, Mr Talpur demanded reinstatement of the sacked 426 workers.

The council adopted a resolution of Rana Mehmood Ali, seeking reduction in fares of buses, plying between Karachi and Hyderabad and on other routes of the interior of Sindh.

A resolution moved by Yousuf Qureshi, pertaining to the decision to decrease production of local fertilizers by 23 per cent, was also adopted unanimously. Mr Qureshi called for 25 per cent production of local fertilizers.