Karachi, November 07, 2019 (PPI-OT): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed local government and police departments to make necessary arrangements, including repair of roads, improvement of sewerage system, supply of smooth water supply and fool proof security, for Eid Milad-un-Nabi programmes, particularly the processions.
He issued these directives on Thursday while presiding over a meeting of Ulema of different schools of thought here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Sindh Mumtaz Shah, provincial ministers, Saeed Ghani, Syed Nasir Shah, Advisor to CM Murtaza Wahab, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, Special Assistants to CM Rashid Rabbani and Waqar Mehdi, Home Secretary Kazi Kabir, Additional IG Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memon, MD Water Board Asadullah Khan and other officers.
AIG Police Ghulam Nabi Memon said that he and his SSPs had held a number of meetings with Ulema and took them into confidence about the security arrangements being made for Eid Milad-un-Nabi events. He added that it was a mega event for which fool proof security arrangements has been made.
The ulema said that the frequent and prolonged power outages had caused serious problems in holding Eid Milad-un-Nabi-related programmes smoothly. The chief minister directed K-Electric authorities through chief secretary not to resort to load-shedding upto Eid-u-Milad-un- Nabi event, the 12 Rabiul Awal. He added that where K-Electric cables had faults, those must be fixed.
The chief minister said that the mosques, buildings and important institutions were illuminated to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi, therefore, smooth and uninterrupted power supply must be ensured, he directed the KE. The issues of craters in roads, overflowing gutters, and supply of water were raised in the meeting for which the chief minister directed the local government minister to resolve them.
Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Shah said that he was in touch with Ulema and he had held a number of meetings with them. On the pointation of Ulema, the chief minister directed Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar to ensure proper fixation, repair and maintenance of street lights. He added that in those days, the street lights must be in order and switched on timely.
Mayor Karachi said that he was doing patch work of different roads and had also visited different areas of the city so that all the issues could be resolved. MD Water Board Asadullah told the meeting that he had repaired sunk gutter line at Club Road and on the instructions of the chief minister. The chief minister directed Sindh Solid Waste Management Authority to lift trash and garbage from the route of the Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions. Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah said that he was in touch with Ulema not only in Karachi but all over Sindh for making best arrangements for Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations.
The ulema, who attended the meeting include Haji Hanif Tayab, Allama Shah Abdul Qadri, Maulana Akbar Dars, Owais Noorani, Sarwat Aijaz Qadri, Siddiqui Rathore, Dr Kokab Noorani, Sufi Mohammad Husain, Allama Kamran Qadri, Yahya Attari, Syd Mohammad Ali Shah, Syed Shah Siraj-ul-Haq Qadri, Maulana Abid Ali, Mohammad Atif Blue, Maulana Ferozeuddin Rehmani, Bilal Saleem Qadri and Syed Masroor Hashmi and Fahim Shaikh. On the instructions of the chief minister, the chief secretary set up a complaint cell at his office with Tel Nos.021-35850130, 35856130 where complaints could be registered.
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