Sindh Senior Minister for Education Nisar Khuhro on Monday ruled out the possibility of sending Rangers packing, saying that the government was planning to ratify the law enforcers' stay first before assigning them policing powers. Speaking at a press conference at his chamber in Sindh Assembly building, he said that the Rangers enjoyed special powers to arrest and detain a suspect for 90 days in custody.
He blamed the opposition's protest for adjournment of the house without attending the main agenda. The special policing powers given to Rangers expired just 10 days ago and no major terror incident hit the city, he said, adding that the police had got courage and confidence to cope with law and order problems. He said that the government could not call the assembly session that had delayed ratification of Rangers stay in the city. After 18th Constitutional Amendment, he said that the province had to make legislation in this connection. "We had call the Rangers for one year and had to ratify their stay from the assembly," he added.
In the first sitting of assembly session, the house mourned the death of its member Jamil Bhurgari and could not hold business and on the second day, it paid tribute to late Amin Fahim and on third day the opposition clamored to force adjournment, he said, adding that the resolution on Rangers powers would have been adopted if opposition let the house finish the agenda. "If the Federal Government is set to impose governor rule in Sindh then it is their wish. Do you want to go back into 90s politics?" he questioned. He urged the federal government to trust the democratic institutions. He said that everyone wished a peaceful Sindh.