‘Stop harassing him’: Sindh CM helps blind street vendor in Karachi

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, known for his surprise visits across Karachi, stopped by at a soft drink corner run by an old blind man on the city’s Tariq Road and listened to his plea.

The man had pleaded with various Karachi stakeholders including the chief minister through a board hanging behind his refrigerator which stated: "Please don't harass me and have mercy on this old man".

The stars finally shined on the elderly man on Sunday as the chief minister, apparently on a visit to the location, saw the board and decided to have a cold drink in a scorching summer day in the metropolis.

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Accompanied by other ministers, CM Murad after paying the money for the drinks asked the elderly who was bothering him. The man replied that the police and the administration were harassing him.

Murad immediately called the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) East, SSP East and the Administrator KMC and directed them not to harass the elderly man.

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CM also told them that they should buy from the man's soft drink corner whenever they visit the locality.

Murad said that despite being blind, the man was earning an honest livelihood to meet the needs of his children. "This old man is the best example of hard work and self-sacrifice and we need to encourage him," he further said.