Sindh CM announces Rs10 million grant for Sabri's family

Qaim Ali Shah also offers job to late qawwal's wife

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday announced a Rs10 million grant for late qawwal Amjad Sabri's family.

Addressing the Sindh Assembly, the provincial chief minister said, "Even though the federal government has promised free education for Sabri's children, they will be studying in Sindh and for that I announce that we will bear the cost of all other education related expenses, including books and uniforms."



"Sabri's life was priceless but I am still announcing an amount of Rs10 million for his family," Shah said. He also offered a job to Sabri's wife.

Shah also told the Sindh Assembly speaker that authorities have received some 'leaks' in Sabri's murder case, following which a committee has been formed to investigate the matter.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Rs10 million in financial support to the family of the late qawwal.

In a statement issued, he said the federal government will also bear the educational expenses of Sabri’s children. “The loss of Amjad sabri at the hands of coward terrrorists is loss of entire Pakistan. He was genuine aashiq-e-Rasul,” said the statement.

“His contributions through promotion of love and tolerance all around the world are unmatched and unparraled in present time. People of Pakistan loved him and will remember him as a goodwill ambassador of Pakistan around the world.”

Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi

Sabri, 45, was travelling from his home to a television studio to attend an iftar transmission, when a motorcycle pulled up alongside his white coloured Honda Civic and the two riders opened fire.

His killing was met with shock and condemnation. Friends, artistes, singers and fans congregated outside his home to offer condolences to his family, while TV channels broadcast recordings of his music in tribute.

Meanwhile, two separate CCTV videos related to Sabri’s murder were doing the rounds on social media. It remained unclear if the videos were released by  the LEAs or were ‘leaked’.

Sindh CM takes a jibe at MQM

Meanwhile, taking a jibe at Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Sindh CM said he knows who were responsible for the May 12, 2007 carnage in Karachi but “will not take revenge from them.”

At least 45 people were killed in a siege of the metropolis when former Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was barred from arriving in the city.

“On that day [May 12, 2007], people were hunted down and killed in a way not even birds are hunted,” Shah said adding “we were also fired upon atop bridges but we didn’t have weapons to respond.”

The chief minister recalled that all routes leading to the airport had been sealed while arms were taken from police personnel.

“We, on the other hand, had prepared to welcome the [former] Chief Justice, Shah maintained.

Sindh CM further said that the house of Munir A Malik was attacked a day prior to the carnage, with the former Attorney General of Pakistan “requesting me to provide him security.”