HYDERABAD: Sindhi nationalists went on strike in the province on Monday, protesting against possible military action in Balochistan and the rape of a woman doctor in Sui. The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party claimed more than 50 of their activists had been arrested, mostly in Larkana and Mirpurkhas. They were charged with disturbing traffic and forcing shopkeepers to pull their shutters down. Sukkur police reportedly arrested 35 activists trying to start a rally at the Sindh High Court Sukkur Treasury. Police baton charged the protestors, injuring some of them. Seventeen activists were arrested at Arrow Chowk. Traffic was disrupted for about half an hour at Military Road when a mob threw stones at cars.