KARACHI (Dunya news) – Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday lauded Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for acting as a bridge on the matter of proposed constitutional amendment.
Speaking to media at Karsaz (the site where as many as 170 people were killed upon return of former premier Benazir Bhutto’s from self-imposed exile on Oct 18, 2007), the Sindh CM said people were full of hopes when the former PM arrived in Pakistan, adding that people came in droves to welcome their dear leader.
Reopening old wounds of Karsaz incident, he said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers protected the former prime minister by laying down their own lives.
“The PPP workers encircled Benazir Bhutto for her safety,” he recalled.
He blamed terrorist for bumping Benazir off.
Shah praised Benazir for her bravery and intelligence by saying that the former PM visited injured workers in Lyari the next day, adding that a leader of her caliber was impossible to come again.
He recounted ‘Charter of Democracy’ by saying that establishment of constitutional courts was an unfinished part of it which needed to be done now.
He said the PPP was ready to sit down with everyone on the matter of constitutional amendment while lauding the Maulana for his stance.