Rangers, police make arrangements to ensure safety during Chehlum. PHOTO: PPI
KARACHI:
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah lashed out at federal agencies on Friday, exhorting them to refrain from overstepping their mandate.
Speaking at a seminar organised by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) at the Chief Minister’s House, Shah told participants that the agencies were making raids and arrests in Sindh “as if they have purged all federal departments of corruption.”
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“I refuse to accept that corruption is a problem exclusive to my government,” he said, stressing that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not have the jurisdiction to interfere in provincial matters.
Talking about the actions of Rangers in Karachi, the chief minister said the paramilitary force did have the mandate and power to take action against those involved in terrorism and other heinous crimes, like target killing, kidnapping and extortion.
“But I’m sorry to say they [Rangers] have also started assuming the role of the anti-corruption department,” he added.
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“For God’s sake, stick to your mandate … [and] stop attacking Sindh,” he urged federal agencies.
At the same time, he lauded the role of the paramilitary force in restoring peace in Karachi.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2015.
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