HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that work for the rehabilitation of infrastructure in the province has begun after Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah ordered release of funds for the purpose.

He was speaking to journalists at his residence in Tandojam on Friday.

The minister said that the provincial government would provide modern buses to the people of Hyderabad.

The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board would start lifting garbage in the city by August end, he added.

In reply to a question, he said a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) had very recently called on the chief minister to discuss various issues. He said the MQM-P was PPP’s ally and would remain so.

Published in Dawn, August 6th, 2022

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