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allocated/ employed at the camps and that steps are taken to arrest the<br />

spread of diseases especially amongst women, children and the elderly.<br />

(ix) That furthermore the Respondents should be directed to given a report on<br />

the desirability of the location of each relief camp.<br />

(x) Any other remedy that the Hon’ble Court deems fit.”<br />

2. Similarly, Mr. Fakruddin G. Ibrahim, senior ASC, an eminent jurist, has<br />

addressed letter to the Registrar of this court relying upon a T.V. programme<br />

dated 13.09.2010 hosted by Kashif Abbasi and Talat Hussain on ARY Digital and<br />

other press reports as regards damages caused by un-precedent flood which<br />

they themselves have seen as a result of unauthorized diversions of flood waters<br />

by influential land owners in Sindh causing heavy losses to persons and property<br />

in parts of rural Sindh.<br />

3. Likewise, Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali, Deputy Chairman, Senate, in<br />

his letter dated 18-08-2010, inter-alia, has alleged that due to breaches caused in<br />

flood laden Indus river at Thori Bund near Guddue Barrage by some influential<br />

the persons the standing crops have been damaged causing heavy losses to<br />

residents in the District of Jaffarabad. Further that on account of this all the four<br />

tehsils of Jaffarabad were inundated and water rose to a level of 7ft destroying<br />

every single building, household of the rural communities and 85% of the<br />

inhabitants of Jaffarabad became Internally Displaced Persons etc.<br />

4. Identical situation has been pointed out by one Ms. Zahida Thebo,<br />

Advocate who is resident of village Ghari Mehar. She has alleged that in the<br />

current devastating floods the whole agriculture belt contiguous to Indus river has<br />

largely been affected for which the administration including Chief Minister Sindh,<br />

Mr. Qaim Ali shah, Home Miniser Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza and Dr. Talat Mahasser,<br />

MNA PPP and Provincial Minister, Sindh Qadir Magsi and Provincial Minister for<br />

Irrigation and Power (Sindh) Murad Ali shah, state Minister Rafiq Jamali are<br />

directly responsible having caused illegal and willful diversion of flood waters with<br />

braches near Sultan Goth Bund (small dam) formed by the local haris etc.<br />

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