KARACHI: The Sindh Government has taken serious notice of the triple-murder incident in Sanghar district, with Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah assuring that the situation is being closely monitored by the interior minister and the provincial police chief.
PPP MNA Allauddin Junejo and his supporters were accused of killing three shepherds and injuring 23 others because their livestock animals were entering their agricultural fields time and again.
However, relatives of the dead and injured persons alleged that the MNA’s armed men charged upon their village with the intention of occupying their land.
The heirs were sitting with the bodies in protest refusing to bury the dead till FIR was lodged against Allauddin.
While speaking in the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday, in a session presided over by Deputy Speaker Naveed Anthony, Minister Shah reaffirmed the government’s commitment to justice, stating that the PPP leaders have visited the bereaved families to express solidarity.
During the session, MQM-P MPA Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani raised concerns over the Sanghar incident in which three people were killed and 23 others injured. He stressed that the victims’ families are demanding the registration of a case.
However, Minister Shah countered that those whom the families wish to nominate in the FIR were not present at the scene.
Another MQM-P legislator, Shariq Jamal, brought attention of the house to a separate incident in his constituency, where a senior citizen lost his life after falling into an open drain. The sewer had been inaugurated by Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, and Jamal said that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure proper maintenance and cleanliness.
Responding to this concern, Minister for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat, and Ushr Riaz Hussain Shah Sheerazi said that the issue would be raised in the assembly once the local government minister attends the session.
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