KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting on Monday concerning the lack of cleanliness in Karachi and assailed the officials concerned for doing their job properly of keeping the city clean.
According to his spokesperson, the chief minister arrived at the Sindh Secretariat before 8 am. He met Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Sanaullah, who briefed the chief minister on the prevalent law and order situation in the province.
The chief minister then presided over a meeting concerning the dismal state of cleanliness in Karachi which was also attended by provincial minister Jam Khan Shoro, the principal secretary and other officials. Assailing the performance of government officials, the chief minister said that the Sindh government had been subjected to a lot of criticism due to the lack of cleanliness in Pakistan.
Murad said, “It’s not only about criticism, I feel the pain of the citizens.” He was also briefed by the DMC South regarding the situation of South Zone. According to his spokesperson, Murad seemed unimpressed by the briefings as he responded as, “I don’t want idle talk, I want solutions. I will not allow trash to be thrown in any grounds.”
CM Murad ordered officials to decide locations of garbage transfer station by the day’s end and stated that he had been informed by DM Central that more than 250 dustbins had been ordered.
He also issued directions to the authorities concerned to remove trash from the city’s Mai Kolachi road and I I Chundrigar Road. He also gave orders to start cleanliness work on Korangi Road from Tuesday and instructed DC Korangi to have all livestock removed from residential areas.
