Daily Times

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on the advice of former President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to pay Rs10 million compensation to the family of the head constable killed in Sehwan blast; his family would also be given one job and other facilities.

This was decided in a meeting between the former President, Asif Ali Zaradri with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the CM House today. The meeting was attended by Health Minister Dr Sikandar Mendhro, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, IG Sindh AD Khowaja, Additional IG CTD Sanaullah Abbasi, Additional IG Karachi Mushtaq Maher, Commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan, Commissioner Hyderabad Qazi Shahid Parvaiz, DIG Hyderabad Khadim Rind and other senior officers.

Former president Asif Ali Zaradri urged the Chief Minister to announce Rs10 million compensation for the head constable Abdul Aleem who was martyred in the blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and to also give other facilities to his family. “Its not a simple compensation for a killed head constable but it is a clear and loud message to the entire police force that their government would not leave their families alone and helpless if they sacrifices their life in the line of their duty.”

The IG police while giving presentation to the former president said that the blast took place at around 7pm on Thursday on February 16. There were over 4000 zaireen inside the compound of the shrine. The blast has claimed 90 lives of innocent people and had injured 351 others. He added that the mazar was cordoned and sealed fort forensic team to search and special teams from Karachi were dispatched for investigation.

The chief minister said that he has worked out a detailed plan under which he would request the federal government to conduct an operation in Balochistan particularly in the areas of Wadh, Mastung, Jhal Magsi, Khuzdar and some other areas. “This is important and has been worked out in the light of the reportrs filed by the agencies .”

He had sent a list of 94 madaris to federal government for vigilance and watch on their activities but instead of taking action the federal government response has been heart-breaking.

Mr Zaradri said that he was not against the madaris which are providing religious education but he was against the madaris which educate and promote terrorism in the country and are facilitating the terrorists to kill our people on our land. “Our forefathers had established a madarsa (Sindh Madarsa) where founder of nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had received education. This is the kind of madarsas we want to promote.”