Incompetent govt deceiving people: PPP Sindh ministers

Karachi: Sindh Minister for Education and Labour Saeed Ghani and Minister for Forests and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday said that the incompetent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is deceiving the people of Pakistan.

Addressing a joint press conference at the Sindh Assembly Auditorium on Friday, the Pakistan Peoples Party leaders said that the country has suffered a lot under the supervision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

They said that a ban has been imposed on Pakistan Airlines (PIA) flight operations in almost all the countries around the world while petrol crisis have badly affected the economy and industrial sector of the country, they said.

Sindh Minister for Education and Labor Saeed Ghani said that today due to the ban on PIA flights all over the world, Pakistan is suffering a loss which is unprecedented in its history and it is only due to these incompetent and selected rulers.

“At present, under a well-conceived conspiracy in the country, by making non-goods into goods, coronavirus, power crisis, flour and sugar scandal, petrol mafia, attention is being diverted from all issues including blackmail PIA,” the provincial minister said.

He said that now it seems that like Pakistan Steel Mills, the present government wants to destroy PIA at the behest of someone and give it to its ATM and there are some dangerous reasons behind it.

Saeed Ghani said that the Lahore High Court has taken notice of many things including PIA, Chinese Commission and surprisingly, the sugar millers who have appealed against the report of the Sugar Commission include Jahangir Tareen and Khusro Bakhtiar.

He pointed out that the value of dollar and the price of flour have increased. Prices of petroleum products have been increased overnight by 25-27 percent under the pressure of the petroleum mafia. So in the name of Chinese scandal, 300 billion is robbed of the poor people of the country. At present, the flour crisis is intensifying in Punjab and we fear that its effects could be felt in Sindh as well.

“Our incompetent and incompetent Prime Minister says that the coronavirus has decreased in Pakistan while the fact is that the corona virus victims have not decreased but Pakistani Trump is now following in the footsteps of US President Trump and they have reduced the tests. At the moment, there is no difference between Trump and Khan,” Saeed Ghani remarked.

Saeed Ghani said that JIT of 5 years ago is being made an issue today only to divert the attention of the people from all these real issues, which create a lot of trouble for the general public. He said that the price hike has made the life of common man miserable as compared to all previous governments in Pakistan.

He said that Ali Zaidi says that he was given an envelope by a unknown motorcyclist, which contained JIT reports which he received 3 years ago and he himself admits that Uzair Baloch is the killer, so he must become witnesses in ongoing cases against him.

He said that the statement of 164 was being justified, then the brother of PTI MPA Israrullah Gandapur gave 164 statements, in which the brother of Ali Amin Gandapur, who is the Federal Minister, and others were involved in the murder of his brother. Then why is he silent on it, he asked.

Saeed Ghani said that there are three JITs, including Uzair Baloch, Nisar Maurai and Baldia Town tragedy and there is silence on Baldia Town tragedy because some allies are involved in it. Muhammad Anwar has also agreed to take money from India. He asked why the foreign funding case of PTI itself in which Israel and Indians have given money to them is not discussed. Why is there silence, why Ali Zaidi tried to eat the donation of three million dollars,” he questioned.

Saeed Ghani said that Uzair Baloch himself had said that all political parties including PTI have approached him for joining. Governor Imran Ismail, President Arif Alvi and Ali Zaidi had formed a committee and this committee was tasked to liaise with the peace committee. The committee was meant to include Uzair Baloch in its party.

Saeed Ghani said that when the PTI allowed anti-government sit-ins across the country, a sit-in was also allowed on Sea View in Karachi. Leaders of the peace committee kept coming to the sit-in. The members of the peace committee kept sitting on the stage. Habib Jan, whose name is in the JIT, used to address these sit-ins by telephone.

The Sindh provincial minister said that if the PPP leadership went at the invitation of its MPA, it is being made an issue today.

Referring to an interview of former speaker Fehmida Mirza on a private channel, he said that she should open her mouth and as well she will receive all the answers about the facts.

He said that Fahmida Mirza was not made the first woman Speaker of the Islamic world by Bibi Shaheed Benazir Bhutto but she was selected by Asif Ali Zardari. Her husband was made the Home Minister by Asif Ali Zardari too. When Zulfiqar Mirza was removed from the party, she did not resign from speakership instead she and her son also asked for tickets in the 2013 elections.

Saeed Ghani challenged Ali Zaidi and Fehmida Mirza to sit in front of him in any TV show and he will answer all their questions.

In response to a question, Saeed said “I have witnessed many things. We worked for peace in Karachi. Do we let people die in Lyari. If governments have dialogue then they are for peace,” he said.

He added that in the past the government also had dialogue with Sufi Muhammad. Osama bin Laden was declared a martyr. Imran Khan himself was named by the TTP that he would negotiate on our behalf. He said that this proves that Imran Khan is a political wing of terrorists.

He said that whatever steps were taken by Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur and others to restore peace. When Zulfiqar Mirza had aggravated the situation, the ministry was taken away from him.

To a question, he said that an unknown motorcycle, the envelope of the riders is lying around the neck of the people. Find out who these unknown motorcyclists are. This minister knows who the motorcyclist is.

He said that Nabil Gabol said that an envelope had also come to his house. It was written Lu Yu and there was a low letter in the name of Ali Zaidi in this envelope. The envelope was changed.

Replying to a question regarding K Electric, he said that earlier PTI members themselves used to say that these are the shares of Asif Ali Zardari in Abraaj. Now the reality has come out that who is Arif Taqwa and Arif Naqvi. He said that Arif Naqvi wrote the name and number of Imran Khan after his arrest in London. He said that PTI should not pretend to sit-in and everyone knows. That PTI will not do anything against Abraaj. He said that if PTI was so concerned about the people of Karachi, it should ask the Prime Minister to take K Electric into government custody immediately.

Addressing the press conference, Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that the Sindh government has already started cleaning the drains before the monsoon rains this year, but it has been delayed due to Karuna.

This time cleaning of drains, especially in Karachi city, has been started by KMC under the management of 38 major drains and all their choking points have been opened while the garbage in the drains has been removed to the landfill side. These drains should be cleaned in such a way that all the garbage is removed. KMC as well as the Local Government Department and Nespak are also working in it. All the three agencies will clear it and until this work is completed, the amount will not be paid.

In addition, the Chairman DMCs, Municipal Commissioners and the concerned Deputy Commissioners are working together for the drains coming under the management of DMCs and the Chief Minister Sindh has released funds for this.

He said that with regard to the cleaning of these drains, the impression is being given that this is a program by the World Bank. It is too late for the World Bank money to come. This is a project of the Sindh government. This is not a World Bank grant but This is a World Bank loan, which will be repaid by the Sindh government.