Load shedding got nothing to do with Karachi tragedy: Pervaiz Rashid
Info Minister said that all people died due to heat wave died in open area, not due to load shedding
LAHORE: (Daily Dunya) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid has on Saturday said that load shedding had nothing to do with the deaths in Karachi. He said that all the people who lost their lives due to heat wave died in open areas and load shedding played no part in their tragic deaths, reported Daily Dunya.
Talking at an Iftar Dinner arranged by Dunya group, Pervaiz Rashid said that Sindh government failed to inform people of the precautionary measures and providing them good facilities at the hospitals but “still the Sindh government is not ready to accept its responsibility”.
“We have learnt that SSP Rao Anwar had confessional statements of some of the MQM leaders"
Rashid said that the government took notice of the report on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) aired by BBC and also contacted the channel in this regard. He added that the government will take further action once it receives complete information. “Right now we are examining the situation. Law will take its course”, said Pervaiz Rashid. He added, “We have learnt that SSP Rao Anwar had confessional statements of some of the MQM leaders. But now since some of the MQM leaders have been directly alleged of having ties with India, they should not limit themselves to public statements only. If the report is untrue, MQM should move to court against BBC”.
Talking about load shedding, Pervaiz Rashid said that the load shedding has been continuously dropping ever since the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) took charge of the government. He said that load shedding was less in 2014 compared to that in 2013 and it is further down this year compared to the last. He said that 11,000 mega watts were being produced in 2013 and today Pakistan is producing around 16,000 mega watts of electricity. He said that the opposition protests in this regard are baseless.
“Operation Zarb-e-Azb’s success is the key to peace in Pakistan”, Rashid concluded.
“Minister of Water and Power Khawaja Asif gave his statement about MQM after the news reports. Similar information was already circulating on the social media already”, said the PML-N senator.
Answering a question about the Operation Zarb-e-Azb, Information Minister said that the results of the operation against the terrorists are coming to the fore. He said that the terrorists’ hideouts have been destroyed. “Operation Zarb-e-Azb’s success is the key to peace”, he concluded.
