KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Additional IGP Karachi Javed Alam Odho to inquire into the firing incident that happened during by-election in NA-240 constituency, Korangi, on June 16 and take strict action against the involved culprits.
This he said while meeting with AIG Karachi here at CM House on Saturday evening. The chief minister got details of the firing incident and directed him to conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident which claimed a valuable life and created law and order situation during the bye-election. “In the inquiry, the culprit(s) involved in [firing] incident must be identified along with their supporters so that strict action could be initiated against them,” Mr Shah said.
He added that peace in this city had been restored after a lot of sacrifices and nobody, at any cost, would be allowed to destroy it. “Every political party has the right to participate in the political process but with peace and tranquility,” he said and added he would never allow the politics of hatred and killing and violence in the city.
The CM directed AIG Karachi to tell all his SSPs to be active in their respective areas, in terms of intelligence-based targeted operation against outlaws and drug mafia. He also directed him to strengthen the intelligence work further so that peace in the city could be strengthened for forthcoming local bodies elections scheduled to be held on July 24.