இந்து துப்புரவு தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு பாகிஸ்தானில் கொடுமை

பாகிஸ்தானில் இந்துக்களை துப்புரவு தொழில் செய்ய வைத்துள்ளார்கள். அவர்கள் குடியிருப்பையும் இப்போது பாகிஸ்தான் கராச்சி அரசு அழிக்க முனைந்துள்ளது. அவர்களது குடியிருப்பை ஒரு தனியார் நிறுவனத்துக்கு விற்று விட்டு அவர்களை அங்கிருந்து துரத்த முயற்சி செய்கிறது. இந்து துப்புரவு தொழிலாளர்கள் வெளியேற இரண்டு நாளாவது கொடுங்கள் என்று இறைஞ்சுகிறார்கள்.

Hindu colony pleads for more than 2 days before eviction
* The residents do not have legal papers and do not claim ownership
By Amar Guriro

KARACHI: Hindu sanitation workers of Doly Khata Compound 40 in Soldier Bazaar have pleaded for more than two days to vacate the land which has been bought by a private party.

The residents do not have any legal papers and neither claim ownership but say that they were not given any warning. “The land basically belongs to the Pakistan Army’s Military Land Department,” maintained resident Laxman. “Recently, the department sold the land to a private party which started vacating the Hindu settlements on it without any prior warning.”

He claimed that the person who bought the land came to the colony with the police and told them to vacate it within two days. He admitted that the residents of the colony do not have a single ownership document and do not claim ownership. However, they do need a little time before making the move.

The colony consists of a single file of small houses on both sides of a seweage line. “Though we have no ownership records, the British government issued our parents permits in 1940 to live in this colony,” said resident Ram Lal.

Residents told Daily Times that they have water, electricity and natural gas connections. “I have a complete record of the ration cards issued by President Ayub Khan in the early 1960s,” said an elderly woman.

The memorial stone over the main gate of the temple reads, “Shri Rama Pir Naval Mandar Doly Khata Compound 1940,” in Sindhi language. The residents have also been told to shift the two temples.

Almost all the residents, including women and youngsters, work as sanitation workers for different towns, the CDGK or private offices. “We can’t afford to buy new land to build our homes. We demand the authorities compensate us before shifting us somewhere else,” said Lalu.

The residents said that heavy contingents of the Saddar police raided the colony along with female police personnel and started bulldozing their houses. They stopped when the residents protested that they needed more than two days at least to find another place to live.

“They have been living in the colony for the last many decades, but they do not own the land. The land belonged to the military. Someone else bought it from them and wants to do construction on it. Obviously, he wants his land vacated,” said Saddar SHO Naeem Khan. He said that the Saddar Police Station received official directives to be present to control the law and order during the evacuation.