Progress of any country necessitates good educational system: Ghani

Ghani addresses SMIU convention, criticises PTI for provoking ‘Azadi March’ participants

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information, Archives and Labour Saeed Ghani said that the provincial government has brought “miraculous reforms” in the education and health sector, but these milestones have not been recognised by the media.

Ghani expressed these views while addressing a convention of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), as the chief guest, at Expo Centre on Saturday.

He said that the development and progress of any country is linked to having a good educational system in place. The provincial minister said that it is a matter of pride for SMIU that Pakistan’s founder had attended this university. “It is also a matter of pride for every student of this university,” he added.

He said that SMIU is now regarded as one of the best universities of Sindh and lauded the efforts of its Vice-Chancellor Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh for the varsity’s progress.

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The Minister also felicitated the students who had just completed their university education from SMIU, especially those who acquired positions and won medals.

Later, while talking to the media, he said that the attendants of the ‘Azadi March’ are peaceful and they have not violated any laws. He reminded that Prime Minister Imran Khan had also called for “civil disobedience during his sit-in when he was not in power.”

“Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf are provoking the peaceful attendants of Azadi March,” he added.

Responding to a question regarding Fatima Bhutto’s visit to Garhi Khuda Bux, he said that he had always respected her being a member of the Bhutto family. “She is a legal heir of the Bhutto family, but only Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the political heir of the Bhutto family,” he said and added that it is the right of Fatima Bhutto to take part in politics as and whenever she wants to.

Addressing a question about the shortage of anti-rabies vaccine at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Ghani said that the problem is not limited to Sindh and the issue is faced by the entire country as there is a shortfall in the import of the antidote from India and China. The Sindh government has taken measures to ensure the availability of essential vaccines at all public hospitals, he said, adding that if there has been a shortage of the vaccine at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, the matter should have been brought to the government’s attention.

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The provincial minister also addressed a press conference on Saturday, where he lambasted the federal government for “not providing necessary health facilities to the former president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.”

“He is extremely unwell but his personal doctor has not been allowed to treat him,” Ghani complained, expressing concerns over the former president’s health and “recently issued unsatisfactory medical test results.”

Ghani said that Zardari’s medical reports have not even been shared with his family members while criticising Prime Minister Imran Kahn for his “vindictive actions.”

He said that Zardari has not put forward any demands for facilities like air conditioner, television or fridge, but an imprisoned person does have the right to get access to his personal medical staff.  Ghani informed the media personnel that while Zardari has been admitted to a hospital, he has been denied access to his personal doctor. He stressed that the former president should be provided with adequate medical facilities at the earliest.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 3^rd, 2019.