Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing &Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that when the federal ministers constantly criticize the Sindh government and mislead the people, only then the ministers of the Sindh government had to respond them to tell people the truth.
“On our response it is said that we are creating controversy even though we do not have any such intension,” the provincial Information Minister said. “We have been saying since the day one when the first case of coronavirus emerged that we do not want to get involved in point scoring or in blame game. It is time to take immediate steps and decisions to save lives,” he said.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that since February 26, on the directives of Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Chief Minister Sindh had been in constant touch with the Prime Minister and had been taking whatever necessary steps or decisions to save people’s lives. Provincial Information Minister said that untimely and baseless criticism of federal ministers and federal spokespersons spoils the whole environment. He said that this was intolerable for federal spokespersons and federal ministers that how the media was praising the Sindh government so much. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that if the proposal of Sindh government had been accepted and two complete lock down of 15 days had been implemented, the situation could had been completely different today. The provincial Information m
Minister said the ongoing battle against the coronavirus was now a long one that could span over months. “People will now have to live their lives according to a certain way of life,” he said. The provincial Information Minister said that if the businesses were allowed to open, the businessmen would be allowed to operate under special standard operating procedures. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah revealed that more than 225 children and 25 percent women had been infected with the coronavirus in Sindh so far. “This is a very dangerous situation which could be even more dangerous if we are not careful,” the provincial Information Minister said. He added that the Sindh government never tried to take credit for being the first government to take effective measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that whatever name the federal government wanted to give to the lockdown, the Sindh government would not mind, but it was time to adopt all the necessary measures immediately to stop the spread of the Coronavirus and to save the lives of the people. The provincial Information Minister said that if the Sindh government had any information regarding the rapid spread of the Coronavirus in any district, then not only the number of tests was being increased in that particular district, but all the necessary precautions were also being taken immediately. He complained that the provinces did not get the support they should had received from the federation.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had also requested in his press conference to support all the provinces and not just Sindh. The provincial information minister said that the provinces were taking all possible steps to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, but the federal government was not doing so.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that when it is said by the Prime Minister that some elites had decided about lockdown, then who would follow it or what kind of message would go to the common man. The provincial Information Minister said that the constant influx of such messages from the Prime Minister’s House was not only unfortunate but also proved detrimental. He clarified that the Sindh government also cared about the poor people and faily wagers, adding that, the Sindh government was taking all necessary steps to save the lives of these people in the light of the advice of medical experts.
