HYDERABAD, March 8 Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism Sassui Palijo said on Sunday that Sindh was not getting its fair share in the revenue to which it contributed 60 per cent.

Talking to journalists at the residence of PPP's MPA Syed Mohsin Shah Bukhari in Tando Mohammad Khan, the minister said that the province faced multiple problems.

Judicious distribution of resources under the new National Finance Commission award could solve problems confronting the federating units, she said.

She said that the Pakistan People's Party believed that provincial autonomy would strengthen the federation. The non-democratic governments in past were least interested in solving problems of the federating units but the fact remained that real transfer of power to gross roots level was the need of the hour, she said.

She said that the government was trying to accomplish the mission of Benazir Bhutto. The country was faced with internal and external problems, including terrorism, unemployment, law and order, she said.

Ms Sassui said that anti-state and non-state elements were trying to undermine the democratic process but all problems could be solved if the democratic forces worked together.

She did not agree that providing 40,000 to 50,000 jobs to the jobless could solve the problem of unemployment and said only installation of mega projects could solve the unemployment problem.

She said that Sindh had followed in the footsteps of Benazir Bhutto and rendered tremendous sacrifices for the restoration of democracy.

She said that steps were being taken to project culture and traditions of Sindh at international level.

At the national level, the government had launched many welfare programs to ameliorate the lot of people, she said.

She cited life insurance policy, housing schemes and stipends for trainees as some of the welfare programs the government had undertaken.

Later, at a large gathering of women organised by the Green Rural Development Organisation, the minister said that Sindh assembly would pass a bill against domestic violence and karo-kari.

The victims of violence would be provided free medical assistance and emergency crisis cells and burns wards would be established at divisional level, she said.

The Constitution of Pakistan, international human rights declaration and the religion itself guaranteed equal rights for women, she said and added that the rights of women would be protected at all cost.

The major problem of women was their unawareness about their rights, therefore, the government had launched a campaign to highlight rights of women.

MPA Syed Mohsin Shah Bukhari, Dr Haider, Shahida Khaskheli, Firdous Abro, Apa Zakia Shah and others also spoke at the gathering.