THATHA: Influential mafia is intriguing to occupy half of land of Bhunbhur ,a historic city of Sindh, in connivance with the concerned authorities of Sindh government.
According to the survey conducted by Amin Farooqui, special correspondent of NEWSMAN and DAILY DANISHWAR, that original old record showed 640 acres land of Bhunbhur city . The record of the city was burnt by the mob in deadly and violent protest against assasination of Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader and former prime minister, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
The mafia used this tragedy as an opportunity to grab land of Bhunbhur city. In the new survey, the land mafia managed to reduce the city area to 370 acres from original 640 acres. The land mafia, which enjoyed full connivance of the concerned officials of the Sindh government, again managed to reduce the land of city to only 40 acres.
Interestingly, instead of taking care of assets of Bhunbhur city , the official of Sindh Cultural Department and other concerned departments seem acting as facilitators to influential grabbers who are all out to grab land of this historic city of Sindh.
Historically archeological excavations continue from time to time from Bhunbhur where human skeletons and other antiquities have been found. At present, the map of the city shows its 370 acres land. The leaders of civil society, former Union Council (UC) chairman, Faqir Nabi Bakhsh Baloch, Advocate Adil Shah Shirazi, STP leaders Jalal Shah. , Omar Nahio, Asif Jokio, Ro Shin Mallah, Mushtaq Bhanbhro, Mustafa Pahanwar and others has announced to resist the land mafia and foil its intention to grab Bhunbhur city’s land. Talking to media these social activists on Wednesday said they will not allow grabbing of the historical heritage of Bhunbhur. They demanded that Sindh Cultural Department should take immediate action to restore the historical heritage in its original condition and protect entire 640 acres land of the city. The president of Dhabeji Press Club, Maqsood Ahmed Jokhio, said that the historical heritage of Sindh belongs to the Sindhis and it would be protected from the land mafia at any cost.
