From Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI: In a major development, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday met with President Dr. Arif Alvi at the Governor House Karachi.
According to a statement released by President House, both leaders discussed the overall situation of the province and ongoing development projects in Sindh, especially in Karachi. Speaking on the occasion, President Arif Alvi stressed on resolving Karachi’s issues on a priority basis.
President Dr Arif Alvi recently had chaired a high-level meeting at Governor House, Karachi to review progress on the Karachi Transformation Plan announced by PM Khan last year to resolve major infrastructure issues of the metropolitan city.
The meeting discussed the ongoing development projects in the port city under the transformation plan. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail updated the president about Karachi’s problems relating to the availability of clean drinking water, sewerage, solid waste management and transport.
During the meeting, President Arif Alvi laid particular emphasis on the importance of water conservation in Karachi. “No such plan to preserve water had been formulated in past,” he regretted
Earlier, President Dr Arif Alvi while lauding the role of minorities, particularly the Christians, for the socio-economic development, reiterated the commitment of the Government of Pakistan for providing equal opportunities to all Pakistanis.
“On this happy day, I highly appreciate the services and role being played by all the minorities living in Pakistan, particularly the Christian community for the socio-economic development of the country in general and in the fields of health and education in particular,” the president said in his message on Christmas being celebrated Saturday.
He felicitated and wished Merry Christmas to the Christians in Pakistan and all over the world celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ who was sent to this world as a symbol of peace, brotherhood and respect for humanity.
“This day reminds us of the values that Jesus Christ observed in his own life. He not only healed the ailing humanity but preached the divine values of tolerance, love and compassion,” the president said.
He said Christmas was an auspicious occasion to reflect on the message of Jesus Christ, the eternal message of love, peace, tolerance and compassion for humanity. We, as Muslims, deeply respect Jesus Christ as one of the great messengers of Allah Almighty, he added.
President Alvi said the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had, right from the first day of the creation of Pakistan, unequivocally declared a policy of equality, freedom and security for all communities living in Pakistan irrespective of their religion, profession or ethnic origin.
Similarly, he said the Constitution of Pakistan had guaranteed fundamental rights to all citizens irrespective of their religion, caste and creed.
