Daily Times

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto has said that his Party was committed to depoliticizing the Police as any political operation will only weaken our resolved efforts for the restoration of peace and tranquility.

“We believe in the rule of law and democracy and no one will be allowed to take law into their own hand,” said the PPP Chairman while presiding over a high-level meeting attended among others by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Minister Nisar Khuhro, Advisors to Chief Minister Maula Bux Chandio, Murtaza Wahab, Saeed Ghani, Senator Taj Haider, Senator Sherry Rehman, Habibuddin Junaidi, Syed Najmi Alam, Waqar Mehdi, Lateef Mughal, and Political Secretary to the Chairman Jameel Soomro.

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah briefed the Chairman about the ongoing development programme and the progress made so far in Karachi in the current fiscal year.

It was stressed during the meeting that issues of water, garbage and transport should be taken up on priority basis and both short-term and long-term policies should be adopted to deal with these problems.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also emphasized on Sindh government for working with the elected representatives of local bodies and to ensure that jobs are provided on merit, seeking their cooperation for good governance.

Meanwhile, Chairman PPP has formed a Committee to observe the October 18 anniversary with active participation of the workers and the people in the memory of over two hundred Jiyalas who were martyred in terrorist bomb attacks at Karsaz.

The members of the Committee include Rashid Rabbani, Saeed Ghani, Waqar Mehdi and Najmi Alam.