KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, while visiting various areas of Karachi early Thursday to review progress on ongoing development projects, displayed his batting skills.
During his tour, Shah momentarily stopped his motorcade at Suparco Road to play street cricket with a group of youngsters.
Amid cheers from onlookers, the chief minister even managed to hit a six.
At the end of his tour, Shah had Sehri at Bahadurabad with Sindh’s Interior Minister Suhail Anwar Siyaal, InformationMinister Nasir Husain Shah and Local Bodies Minister Jam Khan Shoro.
While talking to media, the chief minister reassured the citizens that work on various development projects will be completed soon.
“We are trying to finish construction work as soon as possible so that citizens won’t have to face problems,” he said.
“We were hoping that the projects will end before Eid; however, the current projection shows that work may end by mid-June,” he added.
The chief minister also visited the other areas, including Hasan Square, Burns Road, Empress Market, University Road, Safoora Roundabout, Sachal and Drigh Road, to review the progress of various construction projects underway in the areas.