Haleem being punished for exposing Sindh govt's corruption: Shibli

Says Sindh's infrastructure has been ruined and educational institutions have become cattle pens

ISLAMABAD:

Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz said on Sunday that Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh was being punished for lifting the veil off of the corruption and ‘dark truths’ of the Sindh government.

Referring to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s leader as a 'tiger', the minister added that the Sindh government’s entire machinery was trying to harm him. The minister further called Sheikh a ‘soldier; of PM Imran.

“[PM] Imran Khan's beliefs against corruption and injustice will be upheld with full force,” he said.

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“Sindh's infrastructure has been ruined and educational institutions have become cattle pens," Shibli said adding that Sheikh will continue to be the voice of the people of Sindh.

The information minister's comments came as Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Firdous Awan visited the incarcerated PTI leader at the Kararchi jail, along with his daughter.

Sheikh, who was arrested by Sindh Police over charges of interfering in the election process in Malir’s PS-88 by-election, was denied bail by a special anti-terrorism court earlier this month in two cases pertaining to rioting.