KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said the law and order was very much under control in Karachi and “we are making foolproof arrangements for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final match.”
“The Sindh government has prepared a beautiful ground within the premises of the stadium for practice and other matches,” he said while talking to media just after undertaking a visit to the national stadium.
He was accompanied by Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal and Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro.
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Murad Ali Shah said that he wished best of luck for all the teams participating in the PSL matches but “being chief minister of Sindh and Karachiites I am supporting and praying for Karachi Kings,” he said.
He said that he held a number of meetings to review the arrangements inside and outside the stadium.
“This is our event and we will all have to make it a successful,” he said adding that all the approaching roads, streets, compound wall, stadium, beautification and repairing of the stadium and such other works were being done by the provincial government.
To a query, Murad Ali Shah said that he had provided enough funds to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) so that all the roads, sewerage lines, lifting of garbage and such other civic works could be done.
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“Mayor Karachi has enough powers and he is also working for the betterment of the city,” he said.
Talking about suicide attack in Lahore, the CM said that it could not be linked with the law and order situation in Karachi.
“We have taken strict measures, have broken the networks of terrorists and now I am sure they have no courage to emerge again,” he said and added “We are making peace in the city sustainable”.
To another question, he said that nobody would be given free passes to witness the PSL Final match. “To enjoy the match you have to buy the ticket, otherwise be happy watching it on your TV sets at home,” he said in a lighter mood.
Earlier, the chief minister visited all under construction/renovation parts and enclosures of the National Stadium and directed the local government minister to get it completed by March 22.
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