No rift in ruling coalition, Sindh in favor of continuing LB system: Dr Ibad

Hyderabad (PPI): The Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan, has said that there was no any deadlock in the coalition of partners of Sindh government, adding the coalition government of PPP and MQM was running successfully. This he said while talking the journalists at inaugural ceremony of signal-free corridor from Superhighway to Railway Station Hyderabad with four flyovers and provision of water supply, roads, electricity facilities for Gulistan-e-Sarmast Housing Scheme, held at the Zila Nazim Secretariat Hyderabad Tuesday. The Sindh Governor when asked about the need of this clarification about working relationship between coalition partners, he said that recently some unauthentic news were appeared in the section of press about the differences in coalition partners of Sindh Government, which according to him were totally baseless. He said that the City Nazim Karachi has withdrawn his petition filed against Sindh Government and the administrative matters if any were being resolved with mutual understanding. He made it clear that the coalition partners of Sindh Government were enjoying good working relationship. While responding a question about the fate of local government system, the Sindh Governor said that all three provinces except Sindh had demanded to scrap the system while Sindh province wants to continue the system with bringing some changes and reforms in it. He said that the Sindh Government is assessing & monitoring the situation and it will announce the local bodies' election at suitable time. Earlier, addressing the inaugural ceremony, the Sindh Governor said that our country cannot afford any political confrontation, especially in present situation of terrorism and economic recession. He said that political stability and peaceful atmosphere is essentially required for the development of the country. He said that PPP - MQM alliance was not a temporary coalition but there was a philosophy and clear vision in its background. He said that this alliance has solid objectives for the ameliorations of the people. The Sindh Governor while also acknowledged the continues support of President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah for the development of Hyderabad and Karachi and said that an amount of Rs2.5 billion from federal government and Rs.500 million from Sindh Government has been allocated in current budget only for the development of Hyderabad district. The Sindh Governor thanked Sindh Chief Minister and Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Durani for providing their full support for launching low cost housing scheme Gulistan-e-Sarmast in Hyderabad. While expressing his satisfaction over the development works performed by District Government Hyderabad, the Sindh Governor termed it as landmark achievement of the District Government Hyderabad and said that any development in Hyderabad would also facilitate to the people of interior Sindh. He said that it was remarkable performance of Zila Nazim Hyderabad that out of 1550 development schemes conceived in Master Development Plan of Hyderabad, more than 1250 have been got completed and now the people of Hyderabad were enjoying all basic facilities like supply of safe drinking water, efficient sewerage system, signal free traffic system and facilities in health and education sectors. He said that reconstruction of more than 2000 kilometers long roads and revamping of outdated sub-surface infrastructure was not an easy job, which was done by the district government in efficient manner. Earlier, the Zila Nazim Hyderabad in his keynote address listed the development achievements including construction of flyovers, roads bridges, filter plants, parks and playgrounds in the city and added that the tenders of two more flyovers have also been floated. He said that district government has conceived a Master Plan 2027 under which the required infrastructure needed for facilitating people in all fields upto 2027 to be laid-down. He said that Hyderabad was the only district which has its own GIS system. He said that the district government Hyderabad has also converted 310 government schools into English medium schools where 25000 students were getting qualitative education. Similarly eight new hospitals with one trauma centre have also been constructed during his tenure as Zila Nazim. The Zila Nazim also thanked to President of Pakistan Mr. Asif Ali Zardari for supporting and providing funds for the development scheme of Hyderabad. The Zila Naib Nazim Hyderabad Mr. Zaffar Rajput in his welcome address lauded the services of Sindh Governor and Zila Nazim Hyderabad for the development of Hyderabad. He said that the Hyderabad which earlier was deprived from all basic facilities and was giving look of ruined city now has been developed and heading towards as model district of the province. Earlier, warm welcome was accorded to Sindh Governor by Zila Nazim Hyderabad Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jamel, Sindh Minister for Rural Development Mr. Zubair Ahmed Khan, party leaders and workers on his arrival at Toll Plaza Hyderabad. Later, in a big vehicular procession took round of the city and inspected the newly constructed flyovers at Poonam Chowk named after by Hosh Mohammad Shidi, Shahbaz Chowk named after by Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, flyover at Latifabad No.7 named after by late Nazeer Hussain (the father of the Quaid MQM Mr. Altaf Hussain) and Railway Station respectively. He stopped at flyover at the Latifabad No.7 and unveiled the plaque. Later, he inspected flyover near Railway Station which was named after Sakhi Abdul Wahab Shah Flyover. The Sindh Governor also went to low cost housing scheme Gulistan-e-Sarmast launched by district government Hyderabad at Kohsar Extension where he unveiled the plaque of the scheme and took briefing about the salient features of the scheme from the Zila Nazim. Zila Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jameel briefed the Sindh Governor about the Gulistan-e-Sarmast Low Cost Housing Scheme and said that H.D.A. own 5000 acres of land at Kohsar Zone, out of which 2000 acres have been reserved for this scheme. He said that as many as 40000 plots have been curved out from this land, where 50000 families could be provided accommodation. He said that all infrastructure facilities like supply of water, electricity, roads have been provided and provision of schools, colleges, mosques and community centres have also been made available to facilitate the inhabitants. The Sindh Governor talking on the occasion said that housing facilities to poor people was the major problem of the country. He said that constant political will and spirit was needed to resolve this problem. Lauding the efforts of Zila Nazim Hyderabad, the Sindh Governor said that Zila Nazim Hyderabad has made excellent planning for providing residential facilities to the people. He said that Zila Nazim has planned for de-congestion of the influx by launching Gulistan-e-Sarmast Housing Scheme as he de-congested the traffic of Hyderabad by constructing flyovers and added that the Zila Nazim has did good job in the interest of common people. Later, the Sindh Governor accompanied Zila Nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil unveiled the plaque of Ghulam Shah Kalhoro Flyovr at Ghangra Mori and took round of the flyover. He lauded the efforts of district government and said that this flyover is facilitated inter-district commuters.