Karachi : We Will not share administrative powers of Karachi with anyone,Murad Ali Shah said in press conference on Monday 17-8-20.Some people make statements about bypassing the constitution but that is not possible, said Shah. Such discussions hurt the people of the province, he added, referring to the political conversation about governance of Karachi in recent days. This is attempt to divert attention from other issues, he said.
"We have made efforts for the improve the infrastructure in Karachi," he claimed.The situation is not very good, but crises is in other cities too, he said. However, by focusing on Karachi, attention is diverted from other developmental failures in the country, he added.
Referring to the coronavirus, Shah claimed that the virus has been contained to an extent but has not been completely eradicated. "Infections are shown now in regions which had not reported any in months," the CM stated.
Murad was accompanied by provincial ministers and advisers including Nasir Hussain Shah, Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab, Waqar Mehdi, among others.
After the federal government directed the National Disaster Management Authority to clean storm-water drains in Karachi, rumours have been afloat about the Centre’s plans to take control of the city. They were further fuelled by Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed stating before the Supreme Court that the federal government was considering various legal and constitutional options for the city.
According to sources, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Javed Khan also met with Shah on Sunday to allay the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government's concerns.
The AGP assured Shah that the Centre ha no design to intervene in Sindh’s affairs by imposing the governor’s rule or by invoking Article 149 of the constitution in a bid to put Karachi under the federal government’s control.
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