KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah led the main Ashura procession at Numaish and then flew to Hyderabad, where he also participated in the procession at Imambargah Mola Ali and took aerial views of the processions.
The CM then, accompanied by Home Minister Zia Lanjar, flew to Hyderabad, where he visited Imambargah Mola Ali. He led the mourning procession and went to the Command & Control Centre to inspect the monitoring system.
The CM, on his way back to Karachi, took an aerial view of the Ashura processions of Hyderabad and Karachi.
On his landing in Karachi, Murad Shah visited the CPO, where he was received by Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon.
The CM was taken to the Command & Control Centre at the CPO, where he witnessed the monitoring process of the Ashura procession. The IG Police, briefing the CM, said that over 350 dedicated cameras were covering the procession from different angles to ensure its security.
The CM directed the IG police to continue security arrangements until the mourning processions were terminated, and the people returned to their homes.
Hyderabad: Replying to a question, the CM said that a political party did not emerge merely by winning votes and bagging seats, but it needed to adhere to political norms, “PTI will have to review its role if it is demonstrating political behaviour or not,” he said.
“We [PPP] have not been consulted for banning PTI, but as a matter of fact, Pakistan Peoples Party has never been in favour of banning any political body, ” Murad Shah said.
To a question, the CM said that his government was constructing 2.1 million houses for flood-affected people. Of them, 1.5 million [houses] have been completed and 600,000 are under construction.
Murad Shah said that he was trying to complete the largest housing project for flood-affected people by December 2025.
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talking to the media, Mr Shah said that a wave of terrorism has emerged in the country. “This is why extraordinary security arrangements have been made to avoid any untoward incident on Ashura,” he said.
