DADU, Feb 3: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that a federal government-appointed committee, headed by Federal Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, has started a survey about aliens living in Sindh, including Afghans and others.

He added that after completion of the survey, the aliens would be sent back to their countries.

He was talking to journalists at the residence of former MPA Haji Amir Bux Junejo in Khanpur village of Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka on Saturday after condoling with him on the death of his son, Abdul Rahim Junejo, Nazim, Kakar union council.

Referring to release of water downstream Kotri, Dr Rahim said that the water release was necessary and a right of the area people.

He said that Gen Pervez Musharraf would be elected again as president by the sitting assemblies because his tenure would complete during the tenure of the assemblies, and the election of president by the assemblies would be a constitutional act.

Answering a question, the chief minister said that if the opposition parties resigned from assemblies, bye-elections would be held on the seats.

About setting his and the president's portraits on fire in Larkana by unidentified people, he said that that the people ‘who are out of government’ were involved in the incident.

Provincial Minister Haji Altaf Hussain Unnar and MPA Dr Sajeela Laghari were present on the occasion.

MoU SIGNED: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by National Commission for Human Development general manager Abdul Shakoor Shaikh and EDO (education) Syed Rasool Bux for opening 319 closed schools in Dadu district in a month.