Sacramento, CA, July 5th, 2000, The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) expresses its extreme concern over the assault and arrest of Sindhi activists yesterday. Several thousand of activists belonging to the Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz (JSQM) -- a party that advocates the freedom of Sindh -- were gathered at various places throughout Sindh to protest about the shortage of water in the region. Sindh is facing an acute shortage of irrigation water affecting its agriculture. This shortage of water is attributed to the unfair federal policies, which violates the water accord agreed by all provinces of Pakistan. The police baton-charged a procession in Kahirpur in which 11 workers were injured.
WSC strongly condemns these arrests and violence against political workers.
WSC appeals to Sindhis and other activists all over the world to protest
against these arrests by writing to Pakistani authorities and international
human rights groups.