Karachi:Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramuallah Dharejo has alleged that due to the federal government’s inadequate and inefficient policies, industries in Sindh are suffering and we are asking the federal government for due our rights, and we are not begging.
Sindh government is with industrialists. If the Industrialists make a plan of sit-ins against the policies of the federal government we would support them, he said this while addressing a joint press conference with representatives and office-bearers of industrialists’ organizations here at Karachi Press Club (KPC) here.
Muhammad Javed, Chief Coordinator of Karachi Industrial Forum, Zubair Motiwala, President of the Council of Pakistan Textile Association, Salman Chawla, Islamuddin, Ali Shahid, Nasim Akhtar, Ahmed Chennai and others were also present.
Dharejo said that Karachi’s industrialists had been inviting the attention of federal government for long that industries were being destroyed due to load shedding of electricity and gas. He said: ‘ The Prime Minister comes to Karachi but he does not have time to listen to the problems of Sindh industrialists. Federal ministers from Karachi have also kept their eyes closed on these issues’. He said that gas stoppages had left millions of homes cold. Thousands of people have become unemployed and are suffering severe mental stress. He said that Sindh is providing 70% of gas domestic production and Sindh exports 55% of the national exports but its legitimate rights are denied.
He said that due to the unjust policies of the unqualified government, heavy gas taxes of Rs175 billion have been levied which are unbearable and are destined to destroy industries.