The Sindh Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution paying tribute to renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri who was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi.
The resolution was jointly tabled by lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan People’s Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional. The resolution also urged law enforcement agencies to take immediate action for arrest of culprits.
The resolution stated that Amjad Sabri’s demise was not only the loss of Pakistan but also of Muslim World. “We pay tribute to Amjad and express condolence on his demise. We stand with his family in this period of grief and sorrow,” the resolution added. Later, the assembly adopted the resolution unanimously.
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday demanded of the government to take guardianship of martyred Qawwal Amjad Sabri’s family.
While talking on the point of order in Sindh Assembly’s budget session, Opposition Leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan demanded of the government to take care of Amjad Sabri’s family, so that they don’t feel alone.
“Amjad was the only guardian of the family, and he left five children behind. The government is requested to take responsibly for the educations of his children and to provide his widow a job so that the family can live with self-respect, “he added. Izharul Hasan stated that slain Qawwal was a man of good character and was known as Karachi’s son and its pride.
