People of Pakistan have lost faith in the government: Sindh CM Murad Shah

Published April 26, 2017
Chief Minsiter Murad Ali Shah calls on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign during a rally in Karachi.─DawnNews
Chief Minsiter Murad Ali Shah calls on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign during a rally in Karachi.─DawnNews

Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah while addressing a rally in Karachi on Wednesday said that people have lost faith in the federal government after the centre denied provision of gas and power to the province.

The chief minister was speaking at a rally held near Quaid-i-Azam's mausoleum in Karachi as the PPP began its protest campaign against loadshedding.

"They [PML-n] don't give us our share of gas, they don't give us electricity and this is the reason the country has lost faith in them," the chief minister said speaking.

"After they lost the trust of the people, the judiciary declared him [Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif] a liar," the chief minister said, referring to the Supreme Court's verdict in the Panamagate case.

As supporters gathered at the rally started chanting "Go Nawaz, go," Shah said that he, too, had chanted that slogan at a rally in August on Karachi's Karsaz Road.

"I was criticised for chanting that slogan, but today the world is saying "Go Nawaz, go," he said.

"They [PML-N] should listen to the voice of the people, the voice of the judiciary. It will be better for the country that the prime minister tenders his resignation," Shah said.

"Democracy should be allowed to flourish in the country," he added.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...