Murad speaks at farewell cabinet meeting terms it 'historic day'

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said it is a historic day today that the provincial government is completing its five-year tenure. "This is the triumph of the people of Sindh who had elected the assembly and it is the victory of the democracy for which Shaheed Benazir Bhutto laid her life," he said, speaking at the farewell cabinet meeting at the CM House, here on Monday. All the provincial ministers, advisers and special assistants, chief secretary Rizwan Memon, Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
Murad Shah said that during his 22-month tenure, he worked day and night with dedication and honesty to serve the people of Sindh who had elected him and other representatives in the cabinet. "People voted us to power and without any discrimination we served them to the best of our abilities," he asserted.
He said he made special focus on health, education, development of infrastructure and restoration of law and order and 'with the grace of God we succeeded not only in restoring law and order but promoted sectarian harmony and today our province has again turned as a cradle of peace and tranquillity."
Talking about development of infrastructure, the chief minister said he has equally developed rural and urban areas. "Karachi gives the most beautiful look and with the restructuring of road network, underpasses and overhead bridges the issues of smooth flow of traffic will be resolved to some extent, but the solution of traffic jam lies in construction of BRT and KCR," he said, adding that work on BRT system was in progress while the KCR was in the pipeline.
He said road network and construction of bridges on river Indus have connected almost all the districts of the province. He said his government had reduced distances from one district to another. He said now generation of electricity from Thar coal is a few months away. "The mining work is at the completion stage and installation of power plant is also almost over," he said.
Murad Shah said the concept of public-private partnership (PPP) worked well in Sindh. "Under the PPP arrangement we have constructed a bridge on River Indus, constructed Karachi-Thatta dual carriageway and various other roads and various other projects are in the pipeline," he said.
The chief minister thanked the leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party for posing confidence in him and his cabinet. Sindh Ministers Nisar Khuhro, Manzoor Wassan, Syed Sardar Shah and others lauded the efforts and energy of the chief minister who worked day and night to complete the projects.
Murad Shah in his concluding remarks said he and his cabinet were returning to the people for election. He said he was happy that his government had done something better for the people of Sindh in the shape of good infrastructure, better health services and good education. He vowed they would serve people to the best of our abilities.