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Bicycling in China - Flight Of The Pigeon

The most popular and influential bicycle in the world is in a fight for its existence--and, perhaps, the future of cycling itself.
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Hundreds march in Hyderabad over Hindu killings, demand justice

Hundreds of protesters marched in Hyderabad city against the murder of three Hindus in Shikarpur on the call of Joint Action Committee for Peace and Justice. The protest march began from the Besant Hall, a 20th century Theosophical Society icon of Sindh under the slogan of “Fill the Besant Hall against Religious Intolerance,” and called for justice to the vicitim’s families

The march after passing through various roads of the down-town for a few hours, culminated into a congregation, in front of Hyderabad Press Club. The prominent participants were Punhal Sariyo of Sindh Harri Porhiyat Council, Zulfiqar Shah of Institute for Social Movements, Rasool Bux Palejo of Awami Tehreek, Amar Sindhu of Women Action Forum, Mustafa Baloch of Strengthening Participatory Organisation, Dr Ashothama of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Jabar Bhatti of Indus Institute for Research and Education, Mahesh Kumar of We Journalist, Pakistan, Jaffer Memon of Hyderabad Press Club, Iqbal Mallah, Shehnaz Shidi of South Asia Partnerships Pakistan, Akash Mallah of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Noor Nabi Rahoojo and Vishno Mal of Awami Jamhoori Party, Jan Mohammad Junejo of Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party, Nawaz Khan Zaunr of Jeay Sindh Mahaz, Seher Rizvi of Sindh United Party, Hafeez Kumbhar and Noor Mohammad Bajeer of Civil Society Support Program, Parveen Magsi of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, Kashif Bajeer of SPARC, Taj marri of Awami Party, Zahid Messo of Bhandar Sangat, Ikhtyar Tunio of SDPD Nawabsha, Rahmatullah Truk of VISWA – Matyari, Advocate Sajjad Chandio, Advocate Inderjit Luhano, Abass Khoso of IRADO and others.

A declaration was read out and was unanimously carried by the participants. The resolution is as under:

Sindh contains a peculiar status among the federating units of Pakistan due to its historic non-violent, mystic, brotherhood and democratic outlook. This peculiarity of Sindh which is known as Sindhyat (Sindhihood) in the indigenous inhabitants has been under attack socially and politically by the non-democratic elements. These warmonger elements have patronised and aired the lawlessness, fiefdom and tribalism in the northern parts of the province.

One of the most brutal attempts to destabilise Sindh through the feudal-mullha nexus was to create an environment of fear and harassment that compels the Hindu community towards exodus – the community forms the larger part of the middle class as well as business fraternity of the Sindh society.

The conscious people of Sindh are of the firm opinion that the Chak, Shikarpur carnage in which three innocent Hindus were brutally murdered is part of such an attempt, which has caused exodus of Sindh people on gun-point. This is an attack on the secular Sindhihood of the people of Sindh.

The conscious people of Sindh believe in the unity among the diversity of the religions and condemns this coward attempt and term it as an attack on the social and national unity as well as heterogeneous culture of Sindhi people.
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In Italy, students clashed with police when thousands of people marched in protest against budget cuts and a lack of jobs. It followed new Prime Minister Mario Monti's maiden speech in parliament, where he pledged to push through austerity measures, which will mean huge sacrifices for ordinary people. The cracks are widening elsewhere in the Eurozone, with a fresh blow from one of its strongest members.

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