Convention demands protection of fishermen children's livelihood.

KARACHI -- Fishermen of Karachi have demanded access to basic rights and free access to the fishing along with imposition of ban on deep sea trawlers.

Leaders of the fishermen community said this during a 'fishermen convention' held at Baba Island on Thursday. The convention was attended by thousands of fishermen and jointly organized by Pakistan Bonafide Fishermen Forum and Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum.

Bonafide Fishermen's leader Zahid Bhatti, PFF Chairman Muhammad Ali Shah, Muhammad Hussain and Haji Ali addressed the convention. They said that fishermen were founders of Karachi but they were neglected by the policy makers. Thus, they were living a miserable life without basic facilities in their areas. They are deprived of water, education, health, electricity, gas, roads, livelihood and other basic necessities of life.

The ill planning and controversial policies of the policy makers had affected the livelihood of fishermen while some federal and provincial security institutions were harassing them in the name of security while they go on fishing in the sea. They are being deprived of their livelihood like they were fishermen on another country.

They said that the sea was source of their livelihood and they wanted their access to their right without and hindrances and international and Pakistani laws. They considered any hindrance in their livelihood as injustice. Presenting their charter of demand, fishermen demanded that in the name of security, fishermen should not be harassed, deep sea trawlers be banned. Marine pollution could become dangerous, thus, domestic and industrial waste should not be thrown into the sea. Usage of harmful nets...

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