Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday paid a visit to the Quaid’s Mausoleum, as part of customary attendance for Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s birth anniversary.
Speaking to media on the occasion, Murad Ali Shah commended Jinnah on his efforts and struggles leading the Pakistan Movement. He mentioned Quaid’s golden rules, and said that PPP co-chairmen Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari intend to follow them.
Of Asif Ali Zardari’s return to Pakistan, he said that it has agitated opponents of the political party and explained that Zardari could not move back to the country last year due to his illness.
Praising the former president, he commented that Asif Ali Zardari held the office at a crucial and challenging time in the country’s history.
The chief minister then moved on to matters pertaining to Karachi’s mayor and IG Sindh. He said, “It is not in my capacity to give power to the mayor, but it is the law that does so.â€
Shah argued that many are eager to highlight IGP Sindh A. D. Khawaja’s forced leave, but everyone has turned a blind eye to the fact that Pakistan is functioning without a foreign minister. “IG Sindh’s leave doesn’t hinder the day-to-day operations,†he added.
The minister said there are other more pressing issues at hand that need to be dealt with.
In response to a question from one of the reporters related to the raids before Asif Ali Zardari’s appearance, he informed the media that an apex committee meeting is scheduled to take place with the new military leadership in the first of week of January 2017.
“We have a new DG Rangers Sindh,†he stated.
About the Anwar Majeed case, he said that it is being reviewed according to law.
In the context of provincial unrest, Shah articulated that peace restoration in Sindh is his topmost priority. “We [and the provincial government] will work with the local bodies [and their members],†he pointed out.
Reaching the end of his speech, the minister remarked that if anyone wants to make a political statement, they may do so according to their rights as a Pakistani citizen. He observed that the parliament is the biggest institution in the country, and that it should look into the Panama case.
He further announced that Asif Ali Zardari is set to meet Dr. Asim, who is one of his close aides.
CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah met Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Manzoor Wasan at the Quaid’s Mausoleum.