Gujjar Nullah case: CM Sindh appears before SC

Dunya News

Government is facing some financial constraints regarding rehabilitation: Advocate General Sindh

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah appeared before Supreme Court on Monday in a case regarding rehabilitation of affectees of Gujjar Nullah.

During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said that residents of Karachi have no access to clean drinking water and no roads have been constructed since independence of Pakistan.

On this CM Sindh thanked the court for summoning him and said that as per directions of the apex court, the government gave 31 billion rupees to NDMA for cleaning of nullahs.

Responding to a remark by the court, the chief minister said that the province is facing shortage of human resource and Sindh has to talk to Centre for filing vacant seats.

Earlier while hearing the case, apex court asked the concerned officials of what steps have been taken by the government for rehabilitation of the affectees.

On this Advocate General Sindh informed the court that CM has submitted a report as government is facing some financial constraints.