–Information minister denies rumours regarding imposition of governor’s rule in Sindh
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Monday delayed his trip to Karachi, as political tensions in Sindh rise over rumours regarding the imposition of governor’s rule and calls for Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to resign.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is considering new alliances to topple the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government in Sindh, a clue of which was witnessed when Prime Minister Imran Khan discussed the future prospects of the province with Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) MPA Ali Gohar Mehar and accepted his invitation to visit Sindh as reports of a possible change of leadership in the house make rounds.
According to media reports, PM Imran decided to send Fawad Chaudhry to Sindh to take the party leadership and other allies into confidence on the current political situation.
Sindh lawmaker Ali Gohar Mehar held meetings with senior leaders of the PTI, including State Interior Minister Shehryar Afridi, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and PTI MPA Haleem Adil Sheikh.
The information minister denied that governor’s rule will be imposed in the province, adding that neither will the 18th Amendment be abolished. However, he said that PTI had demanded Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah to resign from the post because his name was mentioned in the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) report in money laundering and fake accounts case.
“Everyone knows what Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif did. PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) should support fair investigation,” he said while talking to a local media outlet.
On Sunday, Haleem Adil Sheikh said that “we are in contact with the PPP members and will give the people of Sindh good news sooner than later”.
“There will definitely be a forward bloc in the PPP,” he added.
Sheikh, who was elected as MPA from PS-99 (Karachi East-I), has claimed that following the possible arrest of former president Asif Ali Zardari, the PPP might split into many factions. He disclosed that the party’s 20 MPAs are in contact with him for their possible shift to the PTI.
“Mehar will play a role of a bridge between Sindh and the federation,” Sheikh commented.
Similarly, after a meeting between the chief minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday, Sindh Minister Nasir Hussain Shah made it clear that the PPP leadership has decided to let the Sindh chief minister continue serving in the position.
Criticising the PTI over its alleged horse-trading, Shah said a party which came into power through dishonest means cannot topple the PPP government.
While taking to twitter, Bilawal said that “Sindh is complaining because agriculture and industries are being destroyed”.
Bilawal went on to threaten the PTI that these complaints are quickly snowballing into a “huge roar” which would eventually topple the Imran Khan-led government.
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