JACOBABAD, Nov 1: Students of the Jacobabad Technical College took out a protest procession here on Tuesday against the chairman of the local Zakat and Ushr committee for non-payment of MORA scholarships to deserving students.

The procession started from the college and after passing through various roads reached the Zakat and Ushr office where the protesters staged a sit-in and observed a token hunger strike for one hour.

The protesters carried banners and placards and raised slogans against Zakat officials.

Speaking on the occasion, student leaders Intezar Abro, Azizullah Soomro, Nawaz Naich, Amjad Kharani and others said they had not received MORA scholarships.

They said they had been protesting against the non-payment of scholarships but no action had been taken so far.

They warned that if deserving students were not given the scholarships, they would observe a hunger strike and take out processions on Eid day.

RELIEF GOODS: District Nazim Begum Saeeda Soomro has said Oct 8 was the worst day in the history of Pakistan when the devastating earthquake hit different parts of the country.

She was speaking at a meeting arranged by the Hindu Social Welfare Association on the despatch of relief goods for the earthquake victims at the Dharam Gir Hall here on Monday.

She hailed services of the Hindu community and said the minorities had played a positive role in extending help to the quake victims.

DCO Shamsuddin Soomro said 33 trucks of relief goods were dispatched to the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.

Dr Dayanand, Santosh Punjabi and Lacham Kingrani also spoke on the occasion.