Pakistan People Party (PPP) has finalized arrangements for a large public gathering to be held in Hattri Ground, Hyderabad, April 18. The preparations were examined at a key meeting chaired by the senior PPP official, Faryal Talpur, at his residence, according to a statement published by the party.
During the meeting, party leaders examined detailed logistical and administrative preparations for the gathering of the Hyderabad division, which should attract a large number of participants. It was confirmed that the rally will start at 6 p.m. on April 18, under the leadership of the PPP president, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Addressing participants, Talpur described the event as a “public referendum” against controversial development projects on the Indus River. It reiterated the firm position of the PPP against any attempt to divert the waters from the river, calling the “Sindh rescue buoy”.
“If the water from the Industry river is diverted, the Sindh will become sterile,” she warned. “We reject any form of engineering on the river and require that the distribution of water be carried out transparently, in accordance with the 1991 agreement.”
Talpur stressed that the inhabitants of the Sindh, in particular the young people, united with President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to defend the water rights of the province.
The Meeting was waiting by a number of prominent party leaders, included Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, PPP Central Leader Makhdeom Jamil-Uzaman, PPP Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, Interior Minister Zia-Ul-Hassan Lanjar, Minister Ali Hassan Zardari and Muhammad Ali Malkani, and special assistant Qasim Naveed Qamar. The other notable participants included Sohail Anwar Sial, Rafiq Ahmed Jamali, Shafqat Shah Sherazi, Riaz Shah Sherazi, Sikandar Shoro, Pir Mujeeb and Rawal Sharjeel Memon.
