Protest against Hindu kids' kidnapping in Pak
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Karachi,
Dec
26:
The
Hindu
community
and
Small
Traders
Union
took
out
a
rally
against
the
kidnapping
of
children
and
people
in
Jacobabad
district
in
Pakistan"s
Sindh
province
on
Tuesday.
They claimed the children were being kidnapped on a political basis as they all belonged to poor families. The rally started from Hindu Panchayat hall and after passing through different roads reached the Jacobabad press club. Lal Chand Seetlani, President Hindu Panchayat, said that during the elections many children were kidnapped from Jacobabad, and added that it was a conspiracy. Akshay Kumar (10) was kidnapped near Petti Bazaar, one month ago, Fayaz Abro (5) was kidnapped from Dastagir colony, Gurya (5) was kidnapped from Quaid-i-Azam road and four Hindus Raj Kumar, Bahoo Lal, Shankar Kumar, Jaipal Das and one teacher Wazir Ali were kidnapped from Sultankot area from a passenger wagon, he claimed.
He told reporters that they had informed caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro about the kidnappings of Hindu people, who had assured that he would soon reach Jacobabad and would take up the matter.
A grand meeting would be held in which they would jointly announce the boycott of general elections, the Dawn quoted Seetlani, as saying.
They
would
also
go
on
a
token
hunger
strike
at
Sarafa
bazaar
chowk
and
threatened
that
if
within
24
hours
the
children
and
men
were
not
released
from
the
clutches
of
kidnappers
they
would
widen
their
protest
till
recovery
of
the
hostages,
he
added.
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