Staff Report
Badin
Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum Badin (PFFF) took out rally to mark International fishermen day. The rally began from DC chowk and concluded in front of Badin press club led by Umer Mallah, Muhammad Hassan Mallah, Qasim Bucho,Fida Soomro, Bakhtawar Mallah, Babu Soomro, Shabir Thebo, Abdul Majeed Jamali, Ashfaque Khaskheli and others.
The rally was participated by large number of fishermen and women. They also paid sit-in for several hours. While talking representitives said each and every year International fishermen day was celebrated on 21st of November in Pakistan by PFF.
They said annexation of Sindh’s islands and forcible occupation over water bodies in Sindh province was irrelevant practice causing hundreds of families of fishermen were unemployed and facing starvation.
The representatives said occupation over water bodies was violation of human rights. They demanded removal of forcible occupation over water bodies in Sindh province and annexation of Sindh’s islands.