‘I am not satisfied with state of law & order in the province’, says Murad Shah
Staff Report
Karachi, Sindh
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali in a press conference on Friday March 8, expressed dissatisfaction over the state of law & order in the province. “I am not satisfied with the law-and-order situation in the city and even in the rural areas, particularly the Riverine belt,” he said and added that he has decided to make a major reshuffle in the police department.
“The street crime in Karachi is on the rise and the kidnapping for ransom incidents have not been brought under control,” he said and added therefore he has decided to reshuffle the police department so that the situation could be improved.
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To a question, the CM said that he has approved Rs.5.3 billion to start the Safe City project under which Intelligence Video Surveillance (IVS) and Vehicle Management System (VMS) Cameras would installed for technology-led policing in the city of Karachi in the in the first phase and then in other cities of the province.
To a question, Murad Ali Shah said that the policy decisions taken by the caretaker government would be reviewed by his elected government. He added that the law was very clear that the main job of the caretaker government was to run day-to-day affairs. “But, we feel that some policy decisions were also taken, therefore the elected government would review all such decisions taken by the caretaker government.
To another question, the Chief Minister said that his government would approach Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the constitution of National Finance Commission (NFC). He said that he worked with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for six months and found him to be a hardworking, caring and accommodating person. “When the people of Sindh were faced with devastating floods, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made several visits to the flood-affected areas and supported the affected people,” he said and comparing Shehbaz Sharif with Imran Khan said he never bothered to meet with the affected people.
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Murad Shah said that in the absence of the provincial assembly, the constitution of the Provincial Financial Commission (PFC) was not possible and now both the assembly and the local government were in place, therefore he would constitute PFC within a month and then announce the award within next six months.
To a question, the CM said that most of the MQM demands have already been accommodated in the Local government system of the province. “If MQM makes such a demand which is in the interest of the people of the province we would support them,” he said.
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