117th birth anniversary of G.M. Syed held in Sann.

DADU -- Sindh United Party chairman Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has demanded that federal government end its control over Port Qasim Authority and Karachi Port Trust and declare them property of the Sindh government.

The federal government should also hand over all islands located in Sindh and Balochistan to the two provincial governments, Shah said while addressing the 117th birth anniversary program of the founder of Jeay Sindh Tehreek G.M. Syed at his bungalow on the bank of Indus River in Sann town on Sunday.

He said that Sindh produced huge amounts of oil, gas and coal which were property of the province hence their ownership be given to Sindh. Despite having huge reserves of natural resources Sindhi people faced abject poverty, which was increasing by the day due to wrong policies of rulers, he said.

He said that massive corruption in Sindh and other provinces had destroyed all departments and demanded an end to political interference in NAB, FIA and anti- corruption departments and arrest of all influential people involved in corruption.

SUP wants centre to hand over ports and KPT to Sindh

He said that despite having committed corruption of billions of dollars the corrupt were not arrested and the looted money was not recovered and corruption was increasing by each passing day.

He asked the federal and Sindh governments to implement decision of Supreme Court and remove all illegal encroachments from state land. Sindh was already deprived of its basic rights hence the federal government should not interfere in provincial health department and hospitals working under Sindh government, he said.

Shah said that illegal immigrants were a burden on Sindh and demanded that all Burmese, Bengalis and Afghanis and be repatriated to their countries.

He demanded recovery of all missing political activists.

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