KARACHI:Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that if the Tiger Force worked for the welfare of the people in the province, it would be facilitated by the provincial government.
The provincial minister said in a statement on Monday: “We were only objecting to the name of Tiger Force, and wanted that it was better if it had been given another name, but anyhow, if it worked for the welfare of the people, then we had no objection, in fact, the Sindh government would facilitate its members.
He said that the Chief Secretary Sindh could not issue any notification without the permission of the provincial government, adding that notification regarding the working of Tiger Force was issued at the will of the provincial government. He said that the media should try to ignore the controversial issues.
Shah clarified that there was no disagreement or any kind of confusion between members of Sindh government or the Sindh cabinet regarding Tiger Force. He said that if the members of the Tiger Force work with full dedication for the welfare of the people of the province, they would not be stopped to do so at any level.
Explaining the reason for the objection in the name of Tiger Force, he said that because during the elections, a sub-organization of PTI had been named as its Tiger Force, therefore, when they decided to form a team of people with the similar name after the spread of the coronavirus not only the PPP but the other political parties also expressed their reservations. The provincial minister said that leaders of other parties, including him, still believed that it was better if this force had been given another name rather than Tiger Force.
Shah further said that the proper procedure, which had also been validated by the World Health Organization, under which the coronavirus tests were being conducted in Sindh province, was not being followed in other provinces. Referring to the allegations of the opposition leaders in the province, the provincial minister said that he did not think it appropriate to respond to them.
He said the Sindh government was facing a serious situation right now in the form of the spread of coronavirus, so all the focus of the government was on saving people’s lives. He said that opposition leaders could continue leveling their accusations, but the Sindh government wanted to keep its focus on saving the lives of the people.
Shah said that Sindh government was well aware of all the problems of the business community, adding that, they would be facilitated by giving relief in all kinds of taxes and in whatever other ways possible. Once the Sindh government succeeds in saving people’s lives, the next target would be the revival of the economy, the Information minister said. He expressed the hope and confidence that soon with the complete cooperation of the people, the government would be successful in complete elimination of Coronavirus pandemic from the province.