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, by AHRC
Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum that 15 fishing villages around the Chotiari reservoir in Sanghar district, Sindh province have been placed under a curfew by the local administration in order deprive them of (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan)
HYDERABAD, Aug 10: Peasants of a government-run farm in Setharja, Khairpur on Sunday appealed to Sindh agriculture minister and secretary to order a comprehensive inquiry into what they called corrupt practices of the farm management and officials concerned.
The peasants’ leaders Ali Mohammad (…)
, by PFF
On 21 May 2008, in continuity of struggle against the banning of fishermen to anchor their boats nearby shoreline in Gizri Creek by Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) observed hunger strike in front of Karachi Press Club. The hunger strike will go for two more days (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Day One: On 19 May, private gangsters with the protection of a large number of police tried to take over the land at Chack 28/2LR in Kulayan Estate Military Farms Okara. The peasants reoccupied the 200 acres of land in March 2008 after Pakistan Peoples Party government has come to power. This (…)
, by PFF
On 19th May 2008, Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) organized a gathering in the memory of victims of 19th May 1999 Cyclone in Badin and Thatta. Nine years ago A2 cyclone with 72 kilometers speed hit the costal belt of Sindh and adversely damaged the social and economic life of the region as well (…)
, by PFF
Dear All,
PFF celebrated its tenth birthday on 5th May 2008 in Hyderabad.
See press reports.
Fishermen want ocean controlled by provinces
http://dawn.com/2008/05/07/nat21.htm
Dawn, Bureau Report
HYDERABAD, May 6: Fishermen have asked the federal government to handover control of the (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Today on 29 April, at Okara, hundreds of women, children with their (Thapas) sticks forced dozens of police officers to retreat. The police had come to vacate the land reoccupied by the tenants during the last two weeks. Ex military officers like brigadiers and colonels had taken over the land (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan)
Bureau Report
HYDERABAD, April 25: Leaders of public opinion have demanded of the new government to restore rights of fishermen.
Fishermen struggled for restoration of democracy, they said in a conference on “Rights of fishermen and role of democratic government” at the press club here on (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan)
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, April 22: Fishermen, women and children from the various coastal villages of Karachi gathered in large numbers outside the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday and held a demonstration against the ban imposed by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on the use of a (…)
, by BALOCH Shafi
KARACHI - Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum (PFF) on Tuesday demanded the authorities concerned to get back the right of fishing in Gizri Creek. “The campaign launched for the rights of the fishermen fraternity would never be withdrawn till we get our rights. The rulers had been violating the basic (…)
, by MEHMOOD Tariq
On 17 April 2008, the international day of peasants, a massive peasant conference in Okara gave two months to the government of Pakistan Peoples Party to fulfill the promises they made while in opposition. Held at Village 15/4L Military Farms, over 5000 participated in the conference organized (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Pakistan Peasant Conference will take place on 17 April at village 15/4L Military Farms in Okara district. Anjaman Mozareen Punjab (AMP) organizes the conference in coordination of Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC). AMP has led the peasant movement in different Military Farms for land (…)
, by MEHDI Feroz
Recently the federal government of Pakistan signed a contract with Nakeel group of Limitless, a UAE based private company for construction of a new Water Front Sugar City off the Karachi coast. According to the plan this proposed new city will be built on 60,000 acres of land. The estimated cost (…)
, by PFF
Invitation: On Wenesday, March 5, 2008 at 3: 00 pm at Abdul Rehman Village, Hawks Bay Karachi.
The federal government of Pakistan through a conspiracy with collaboration of Sindh government and City district government decided to privatize and sell the 90 km entire coastline of Karachi (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan)
THE rural society and agriculture sector of Pakistan is chained by feudal relationships which has given birth to an evil land-tenure system with a high degree of land concentration, absentee landlordism, insecurity of tenure for share-croppers and low agricultural productivity.
According to a (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan), KHASKHELI Jan
Fishermen mull protest drive
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=67039 Jan Khaskheli
Karachi Fishermen have decided to stage protest demonstrations against fish traders, owners of seafood processing units and middlemen “for depriving them of proper rates of their catch”.
This (…)
, by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC, SORAYA Afzal
A peasant conference at Lahore on 4th February 2007 demanded an immiediate end of feudalism. Organised by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee PKRC (peasants coordination committee) was attended by well over 6000, one of largest gathering of peasantry in a conference. During the six hours (…)
, by SAHI Aoun
From Mochi Gate in 1952 to Minar-e-Pakistan today, it took the farmers some fifty four years to get together in Lahore — to raise a collective voice for their problems and rights.
Pakistan Kisan Rabta Committee, a coalition of 23 organisations of farmers and labourers from all over the (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
It was 2nd May 2005. Hundreds of peasants from Okara had blocked the main GT Road. The traffic was blocked and no transport was allowed to cross the picket of the peasants. The peasants from Anjaman Mozareen Punjab AMP (Association of Punjab Tennants) had organised this blockade. Earlier, the (…)
, by Dawn (Pakistan), MALIK Sajiad, The Nation (Pakistan), The News (Pakistan)
Hunger strike observed to support Sindh fishermen
http://thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=77065&catid=17
The Post, 11 January 2007,
Sajjad Malik
ISLAMABAD: Activists from various progressive organisations and movements observed a token hunger strike Wednesday here at Zero Point to (…)
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