Center asks Sindh to improve COVID-19 response

• Fawad said Sindh lags behind all provinces.
• He said the center has repeatedly asked it to improve governance.
• “Shahbaz Sharif’s statement on burying the axe is welcome.”

As the fourth wave of pandemic intensifies and infections continue to spread, the federal government on Tuesday asked the Sindh provincial government to improve its response to the coronavirus and strengthen vaccination.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry said at a post-cabinet press conference in Islamabad that the number of vaccinations is “the lowest in Karachi and Hyderabad”.

“The Sindh government needs to look in the mirror first,” he said, reiterating that the federal government can only ask federal units to improve their governance.

Fawad said that Sindh lags behind all provinces, and the center has repeatedly asked the province to improve governance. “Sindh is an important province because of its large population.”

The Federal Minister’s comments were made after vaccination centers across Karachi witnessed chaos, as people rushed to vaccinate after receiving a warning about a blocked SIM card.

Shabaz’s statement “welcome”

Talking about PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif (Shahbaz Sharif) Recent interviewThe Federal Minister stated that the opposition leader’s proposal in the National Assembly to “work hard and move forward” is a welcome statement.

Favad said: “The government is going to hold talks with the opposition parties in Parliament, but it will not hold talks with the leadership outside the Parliament.”

However, he ruled out the possibility of Shahbaz meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the near future.

The Minister of Information stated that the federal government is negotiating with undeveloped party leaders, including PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif, and Jui-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

“Maryam, Nawaz, Fazl and others do not want the system to move forward,” he said, adding that leaders of “fugitives” parties living abroad have no right to lead their parties in Pakistan.

Another 23 Pakistani prisoners were repatriated

When talking about other important issues, the federal minister stated that, thanks to the personal efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan, another 23 Pakistani prisoners have returned to the country from Saudi Arabia.

The Prime Minister made it clear that Pakistani diplomatic envoys-counselors or ambassadors-should consider overseas Pakistanis as their family members.

He said: “We have brought back hundreds of Pakistanis detained abroad for misdemeanors.” He added that the government is working to repatriate more prisoners.

AJK election

In the election of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, he said that the polls were conducted under the supervision of the prime minister of the region, adding that PML-N suffered a humiliating defeat and later claimed that the election was rigged.

“How will democracy move forward when the losing party claims to manipulate,” he said, reiterating that the government and opposition parties need to be aligned on several important issues.