The government of Sindh is committed to countering forced conversions and protecting the rights of all minorities.
This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah while presiding over a meeting convened to address the forced conversion law here at CM House on Friday. The meeting was attended by Advisor Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Dr Mohammad Sohail Rajput and officers concerned. Shah said that the Sindh government would be forming a committee to create consensus on the forced conversion law, which remains one of its priorities.
The chief minister hoped that through deliberations and dialogue, consensus would be achieved to curb the menace. Meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal in his tweet from abroad said that he had contacted Chief Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and lauded his efforts for making sincere efforts with regard to forced conversion and child marriages. He said that he spoke to Shah, who told him that he constituted a committee to create consensus amongst the political parties to legislate on the issue of forced marriages. “Sindh already leads the way with anti/child marriages legislation and i am hopeful these efforts will also be successful,” he added.
The newly appointed Administrator of Karachi, Dr. Saif-ur-Rehman took charge of his office on Friday. Dr. Saif-ur-Rehman reached the Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) head office to take charge of his post. Talking to newsmen, later, the administrator said he will work for the betterment of the metropolis, and parks, roads and hospitals will improve. Dr Saif-ur-Rehman met the employees and officers, in which he said that he will try to improve the roads in Karachi.
The new administrator of Karachi said that he would pave the way for pedestrians, clean the footpaths and eliminate encroachments from the port city. He praised Murtaza Wahab and said that former administrator Karachi and PPP leader Murtaza Wahab did good things for Karachi. The notification of Saif-ur-Rehman was issued on Thursday after the Pakistan People’s Party and the MQM-P agreed to nominate Dr Saif-ur-Rehman as the new Administrator of Karachi. Earlier, he served as the Municipal Commissioner of KMC, DC Karachi-Central and Secretary of Health Balochistan.
