Sindh

PPP decides to let go: Sindh CM Qaim Ali Shah to be replaced

PPP spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar says decision taken during a party meeting in Dubai

Hafeez Tunio July 24, 2016

CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah. PHOTO: NNI

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to make changes in Sindh cabinet and bring in a new chief minister for the province, replacing Syed Qaim Ali Shah.

According to a statement by party spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar, the decision was taken during a party meeting in Dubai on Sunday.

PPP’s top leadership flew to the UAE on Saturday evening to hold discussions with Zardari on extension in Rangers’ special powers, among other issues.

Former President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari were present in the meeting along with CM Shah.

Rangers not to act without CM’s consent

Bilawal is scheduled to return to Karachi in the next few days to meet party MPAs before finalising changes in the Sindh cabinet, added the statement.

According to reports on social media, Syed Murad Ali Shah will take charge as the next provincial chief minister.

So Murad Ali Shah to be next Chief Minister Sindh.
— Gharidah Farooqi (T.I.) (@GFarooqi) July 24, 2016

Shah became the Sindh chief minister for the first time during Benazir Bhutto’s first tenure in 1988. He held the same position later from 2008-2013, and became Sindh CM for the third time again in 2013.

COMMENTS (22)

NDA | 8 years ago | Reply @Whatacountry: It is Asif Ali Zardari who is playing the game. Sindh and country better be prepared for a bumpy road in relations with the Federation and the Military. Confrontation is in the air.

Whatacountry | 8 years ago | Reply Is this democracy? This is an insult to the Provincial Assembly. Why is he being removed? Only PA can remove him if he was incompetent. No individual has the authority to do so. Punjab has similar anamoly where one man and only his family can be CM!

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Javaid Randhawa | 8 years ago | Reply @ safwan right you are. Who is new chief minister who being a finance minister opened muhafiz khana at night time got cash to deliver zardari. This is statement of former chief ministes sind so expect worse now.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply @Safwan: Yes, you nailed it.

Fozi | 8 years ago | Reply Alhamdulillah Good riddance Praying for better future

Sid | 8 years ago | Reply Good to know the museum will be getting it's relic back soon.

Asad Shairani | 8 years ago | Reply What? Why? Just give him some time I'm sure he'll deliver - he just needs a bit more experience, I'm sure he'll mature into one hellova politician.

Safwan | 8 years ago | Reply Whisky to replace bhangg

NDA | 8 years ago | Reply It is too little too late. Asif Ali Zardai has cleverly avoided responsibility for chaos for past 8 years , to say least. In future as well, he will rule the roost. But he will put in place a hardliner nationalist who will challenge the federal government and the military/Rangers over corruption and Sindh resources. Karachi will continue to suffer , but preparing the ground for the division of the province, which has happened psychologically.

Saleem | 8 years ago | Reply NAB or any other institution in Pakistan is not capable to put these crooks behind bars. Rangers should not allow these crooks to return back to Pakistan as country will be better off of all them stay away and enjoy their looted wealth in Dubai or England.

Turrab Zahedy | 8 years ago | Reply Can't we just get rid of all these political parties for once and for all? All of them, as none of them have proved to be fruitful or beneficial for the country. They're all the same, all have looted the resources of this country for their self benefits. This country does not deserve democracy. Enough is enough, the people have already suffered terribly...it's time to get rid of this best revenge called democracy.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply I don't know why some people are being happy? It's just the old wine in new bottle. That's it. Don't expect anything.

shabir Ahmed Channa | 8 years ago | Reply characters keep on changing but the story is same. May we get ruler like Hazarat umar ibne khattab. it is possible only when people change the trend politics and let the right person to elect and rule over the country.

Mohammad Ali Siddiqui | 8 years ago | Reply People of Karachi wants to see Rangers in action again. They don't want to listen and read political statements of new CM Sindh. I will send to new CM Sindh entire list of 'things to do' on priority basis and the priority is to maintain law and order situation, arrest of culprits and recovery of looted money at gun point.

OSD | 8 years ago | Reply Like qandeel baloch, we will now miss saeen Qaim.

Fahim | 8 years ago | Reply Nice try, but 2018 election is near. What you expect from next CM to do in one and half years ? You won't be a siasi shaheed this time

vr | 8 years ago | Reply Dako party, Another Dako to loot Sindh

Butt | 8 years ago | Reply We should get rid of ppp, and it's old farts forever.

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply ....so, Bilawal prevails.

zaheer | 8 years ago | Reply Thanks God at last the PPP decided to get rid of CM Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, its a good news for the people of Sindh as during his tenure the CM failed to deliver according to the wishes of the province and nothing has been done in the health, education, unemployment and last but not the least development work in Sindh is zero. The whole credit goes to Rangers and police who have control the law and order situation in Karachi but whenever Rangers demand the policing powers in interior CM is a big opponent to give powers for operation in Sindh. Why he do so he knows better but its a matter of fact that in interior Sindh the situation is not an ideal one that's why Rangers demanding powers to eliminate crimes and criminals in Sindh also.

Ih | 8 years ago | Reply Strange country,political leadership likes to rule from abroad. Maintains residences in USA England and Dubai. Gets medical treatment abroad. Violates all kind of laws ,but still gets votes to get elected. Vow what a country what a leadership. This should explain why army and so so called advocates of democracy can never be on one page. Elitist left or right against an institution of middle and lower middle classes.

Nkhan | 8 years ago | Reply Wow one incapable is replace by another capable "THEIF"....

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