[Reader-list] Protest Marches against Shahbaz Bhatti’s Murder in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas

[Zulfiqar Shah]

Dear All: 
 
Protest marches were organized against brutal murder of Pakistan Federal Minister for Minority Affairs today in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas (Sindh - Pakistan) on the call of Movement for Peace and Tolerance.
 
A protest march against brutal murder of Shahbaz Bhatti held today. A large number of civil society, women rights and political activists and writers attended the march. The marchers walked through Miran Mohammad shah road and gave sit-in at the gate of High Court of Sindh and demanded immediate detention of the killers. The charged participants chanted slogans against fundamentalism and killing in the name of religions.  
 
Those who participated included Suleman G. Abro (SAFWCO), Mustafa Baloch (SPO), Ms. Amar Sindhu (WAF), Dr, Ashothama (HRCP), Zulfiqar Shah (ISM), Punhal Sariyo (SHPC), Zulfiqar Halepoto (PPC), Jabbar Bhatti (IIRE), Mr. Shams (Caritas), Dr. Dodo Maheri (Sindh United Party), Nisar Leghari (Labor party Pakistan / Left Unity), Zahid Meso (Awami party), Prof. Ejaz Qureshi (SDF), Hafeez Kumbhar (writer), Jaffer memon (We Journalists / Writers), Amir Memon (CPCS) and others.  
 
Whereas, another march was organized by MPT in Mirpurkhas against the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, which was also participated by Muslim, Christian and Hindu community, representatives of civil society organizations, lawyers, activists that included Wajid Leghari (SNSS), Dominic Stephan (PVDP), Ashraf Mall  (SEWA Pak), Obhayo Junejo, Dr. Jaccob, Khalid Babar, Sharwan Kumar, Shahmji and others. The protesters marched on the various roads of the city and chanted slogans against the religious extremism.  
 
In solidarity,
 
Zulfiqar Shah
Hyderabad