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“His takia (shrine), which was located here, was also a resting place for jogis on their way to Hinglaj Mata (the Hindu temple in Makran),” he recalled. Historian Gul Hasan Kalmati informed that Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai the revered Sufi mystic widely regarded as the greatest poet of the Sindhi language had stayed in this area. Now, every tomb in the path of construction has been ruthlessly demolished by bulldozers.Īncient tombs bulldozed. The 23,000-plus acres ‘acquired’ by Bahria Town Karachi ‘illegally’ was once home to scores of historical sites, including tombs similar to the Chawkandi necropolis near Thatta, as well as Buddhist stupas, rock carvings etc. Not just this, the greed or rather the helplessness of the Pakistani government’s to give into the demands of the mafia has led to the destruction of historical sites too. The residents are now either dependent on exorbitantly priced tankers to get water yet another mafia or stand for hours at the communal taps. To ensure the vast township’s road dividers, parks and golf course continue to look lush and verdant, Karachi’s water is being diverted cutting into the already inadequate supplies to the 20-million strong city. In many cases, even the small sum promised to the owners was not fully materialized.Ĭalling it the worst colonial occupation in their thousands of years of history, the Sindhi protestors said that the army wants to ‘gulp all the resources of Sindhi people including gas, oil, coal, water, islands, coastal lands, jobs.’ That’s an insane increase of 2,757 per cent. This land allegedly ‘sold’ by the villagers is then purchased by individuals fronting for massive land developers in the area at Rs2,000,000 per acre. Several villagers in Jamshoro revealed that they are being forced to surrender their land at Rs70,000 per acre.
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However, making a mockery of the judicial system a fine of PKR 460 billion ($ 3 billion) was imposed on Bahria Town, thus, legalizing the land grabbing. The matter was dragged to the Supreme Court who found the acquisition of land by Bahria Town illegal. They have not hesitated from ensuring forceful migration by booking locals on fake terrorism charges, exploiting resources, making unlawful arrests and torturing the locals. The Pakistani military is using Bahria Town and DHAs for land procurement by hook or by crook. Pakistani Army’s Occupation in Sindhīaharia Towns and the Defence Housing Authority are the new weapons of the Pakistan military to occupy Sindh’s land. The Sindhi community says that the Pakistani state has clear designs to convert Sindhis into a minority in their historical homeland. Image Source: Īs a result, hundreds of years old communities have been rendered homeless, villages occupied historical sites razed, and indigenous populations missing. However, the ill-fated property dazzled with state-of-the-art facilities, grand entries, pillars, facade, showrooms, restaurants and other luxuries has been made on one of the most valuable lands of indigenous Sindhi people which has been occupied by force and deceit with the support of the Pakistani state. The speakers at the protest informed that Bahria Town, owned by Malik Riaz, spans 46,000 acres. Simultaneously, the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held protests in London against large-scale land grabbing in Pakistan’s Sind Province, particularly the illegal occupation of Bahria Town in Karachi and the land grabbing in Sindh by the Pakistani Army and its proxies.
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The rangers and police contingents retaliated by hurling tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, baton charge, arrests etc., at the protestors resulting in several injuries.
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A fraction from the protestors broke away to set ablaze the property of the luxurious Bahria Town. People from not just Karachi but other parts of Sindh, including Thatta, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Larkana and Hyderabad, screeching to let the world know how Pakistan is snatching away their ancestral lands.Ī protest by the Sindh Action Committee against the real estate mafia, which is hand in gloves with the government, continued for nearly half an hour. ‘Halo halo’ chanted a thousand protestors as they entered the Bahria Town in early last month.