KARACHI: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) chairperson Mohammad Ali Shah, who spent his life fighting for the rights of fishermen, passed following Covid-related complications. He was 65.
Shah was born in Karachi in 1956 and was known to champion the rights of fishermen
He advocated their case at national and international forums, which also led him to serve as the chairman of the Asia region of World Forum of Fisher People (WWFP), a global forum for fishermen.
His struggle for detained fishermen, protection of mangroves, the sustainable livelihood of fisherfolk and struggle for the revival of the Indus Delta were matchless.
