Sindhi and Baloch political activists on Sunday organised a demonstration outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to show their dissatisfaction against the construction of dams on River Indus.
The protest was organised by World Sindhi Congress (WSC), which believes the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam on River Indus is not merely a political issue, but a matter of life and death for the Sindhi people.
Baloch activists of Baloch National Movement and Baloch Student Organisation – Azad (BSO-A) also joined the protest and raised concerns over exploitation of resources.
Addressing the protestors, Hammal Haidar Baloch said that Pakistani forces want to eradicate Baloch, Sindhi and Pashtun nationalism in the region.
He said that: ‘our struggle will continue and we will fight together. No matter how brutal Pakistani tactics are we will still stand our ground until our last breath.’
The protesters said the state is aggressively pursuing construction of mega projects China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and dams on river Indus without any consideration of rights of indigenous Sindhi people and the environment.