Jamaat-e-Islami has announced protest demonstrations against lawlessness and banditry in the province of Sindh, to be held from Karachi to Kashmore on May 23. Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh’s leader, Kashif Saeed Sheikh, has appealed to the public to participate actively in these demonstrations.

Addressing a meeting of the district leaders of Lower Sindh, Kashif Saeed Sheikh stated that the provincial government of the Pakistan Peoples Party has failed to establish peace from Karachi to Kashmore for the past seventeen years. He said that the increasing lawlessness in the province, particularly in Kashmore, Ghotki, Shikarpur, and Jacobabad, has made the lives of the people miserable.

Kashif Saeed Sheikh further said that the collusion between local feudal lords, bandits, and corrupt elements within the police has turned kidnapping for ransom into a lucrative business. He stated that from theft of water to conspiracies for land and resource grabs, to banditry, the province is engulfed in lawlessness, causing irreparable damage to education, business, economy, and culture.

He also mentioned that the Hindu minority community, in particular, is being targeted, forcing thousands of Hindu families to migrate. Jamaat-e-Islami has previously raised its voice on this grave issue through All Parties Conferences and sit-ins.

The provincial leader said that instead of begging for peace, it is shameful for the rulers to file terrorism charges against those protesting to bring peace. He appealed to the public to demonstrate their awareness by participating in the protest demonstrations on Friday. The meeting also included participation from Lower Sindh officials, where performance reports and other public and organizational matters were discussed.