Pashtun & Mullah’s Alliance against Saraiki majority of Daman Area

By: Azmat Khakwani

A mega project for Daman area; Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC Project) was announced by Z.A Bhutto in 70’s.

To protect the local community; an ordinance was issued by the government ( THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE CHASMA RIGHT BANK CANAL PROJECT CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF SPECULATION IN LAND ORDINANCE 1971, N.W.F.P ORDINANCE NOV. OF 1971.

As per law there was a ban on transfer or sale of land in all of project’s command area to the non locals and project was announced with water capacity of 7762 kiusiks

In general elections in March 1977 nine opposition parties united in the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) to run against Bhutto's PPP. Losing in three of the four provinces, the PNA alleged that Bhutto had rigged the vote. It boycotted the provincial elections a few days later and organized demonstrations throughout the country that lasted for six weeks.

During these demonstrations in Dera Ismail Khan City they demanded more water for CRBC 10762 kusiks instead of 7762 kusiks of and promised to the people in their speeches that if they will come into power they will change the design of the project.

When the situation seemed to be deadlocked, the army Chief of Staff, General Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq, staged a coup on July 5, 1977, and imposed another military regime.

Zia Government amended the law with the help and support of JUI and ANP (the pastun dominant political parties of the province) and took the ban on land transfer in the commond area of CRBC which was protecting the local Saraiki majority.

Sardar Inyatullah Khan Gandapur resisted the law and saved his Tehsil Kulachi from non locals and it is still out of the influence of non locals.

General Zia government changed the project design and reduced the water capacity to 2500 kusiks, Mulana Mufti Mehmood attended the ground braking ceremony with Genral Zia and died after some days.

His son Mulana Fazal took his party’s responsibilities and continued his policies to bring the pashtuns in the area, despite getting votes from local Sariki (sunni & Shia and even from PP ) he developed his base with pashtun and is more loyal with his own pashtun community.

But still some of our people trusting him due to his so called religious title and face and thinks shia’s are more harmful then Tribal’s.

All the roads of D I Khan lay in ruins for past six months, the roads haven't been completed still after such a long time. Local traders and shopkeepers have planned a protest on sunday for the problems they have been facing due to delay in completion of project.

Few of the streets have been completed but the quality of work and material is substandard and it seems these newly built roads will not last a year or two.

Corruptions is at peak during Fazloo's term.

[size=2][/size]Another secterian/racist killing:

Last night Dr. Zahid Hussain was killed in his clinic situated at "Gali Duba Tabakhiee".

His "Namaz e Janazah" will be offered at 12 PM in "Kotli Imam Hussain"

Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/08/16 09:12