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'So-called friends of Karachi' choked sewers to disrupt cleanliness drive, says CM Shah
[DAWN] Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday accused "so-called friends of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... " of trying to disrupt his ongoing 'Clean My Karachi' drive by choking sewer lines, a statement released by the chief minister's office said. Shah made the remarks while he toured the city to inspect progress of the ongoing cleanliness campaign, that was initiated by the provincial government a day before and will last a month. Shah said that the second day of the drive had started with the removal of heavy stones and boulders in order to unblock a 24 dia sewer line in the city's Malir 15 area and alleged that the lines were blocked on purpose in order to disrupt the cleaning drive. The chief minister added that the choked lines could have caused sewage water to spill over in Malir and Quaidabad areas as well as Shahrah-e-Faisal. "These people are enemies of Karachi and Karachiites, therefore they are playing with them," Shah was quoted as saying by the blurb. He was accompanied on his tour by his cabinet members, including Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani, Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Shah, Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Information Murtaza Wahab and Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shahlwani among others. Related: Murad Ali Shah: 2019-09-02 Pillion riding to be banned in Karachi from eve of 9th Muharram, says Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah: 2019-05-03 Death of woman in Karachi govt hospital was due to allergic reaction: autopsy report Murad Ali Shah: 2019-04-23 CM takes notice of female patient's alleged rape, murder at Karachi hospital Related: Karachi: 2019-09-21 Pakistan Army major, sepoy martyred in IED explosion near Afghan border: ISPR Karachi: 2019-09-19 Three killed in honour-related incident in Charsadda Karachi: 2019-09-19 Civil society continues protest in Karachi against Sindh govt's 'failure to ensure rights of minorities' Related: Saeed Ghani: 2017-09-24 Four ‘facilitators’ arrested in Tania murder case Saeed Ghani: 2014-02-07 N-power plants being built in Karachi safe: govt Saeed Ghani: 2013-07-06 One killed, eight injured in firing at Lyari protest rally Posted by: Fred 2019-09-23 |
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