PM Nawaz arrived in Karachi on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Karachi on Tuesday and plans to stay in the city for two days, Express News reported.
A guard of honour was presented to Nawaz upon his arrival to a ceremony held by the Pakistan Navy. The ceremony was held to commemorate the inclusion of the PNS Aslat in the navy.
PNS Aslat is the fourth F22-P Frigate inducted into the Pakistan Navy.
Nawaz gave a speech at the ceremony and is due to meet traders and members of the business community at the event.
After the ceremony, the PM went to the governor house where he will meet political leaders to discuss the situation of law and order in Karachi.
Security in the city was put on high alert to prepare for his arrival.
A cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday, officials believe that the federal cabinet might give a nod to a ‘targeted or surgical operation’ in Karachi. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Muhammad Haroon Agar, the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, had said that a delegation will meet the premier at 6.30pm at the Governor House where they will brief him on how the business community is suffering because of the rampant extortion and crime in the city. “We just want peace. It is at the discretion of the government to call army or mobilise the police and Rangers (instead).”
There seems to be consensus on what needs to be done.
The government has also invited Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar to attend the meeting. MQM had called for Karachi to be administered under the army and is the only political party that wants the army involved.
All eyes are on this meeting, which is likely to result in important decisions regarding the city’s law and order situation.
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PML-N is a party ,in politics with very limited objectives which it pursues vigorously while exercising expediency in all other matters of national interests.They struggle to get into power so that they can protect and expand their business and industrial empire.All else is of secondary importance.This is the story of earlier two terms of the PM.The third term will be a repeat of what we have already seen and suffered .
Only two days and the first few hours wasted on some useless ceremony?? Very disappointing!!
In Sha Allah everything will be ok soon. All my hopes are with Allah.
To work to bring peace is the responsibility of each and everyone as the responsibility to obey and work towards maintaining law and order is that of each and every citizen. The trouble with us the people is that we want everything to be done by the authorities who most likely are already overstretched or somehow handicapped to do what can be done. However the question for every peace loving citizen is that what part are they playing for achieving peace in their neighbourhood. If every citizen makes an effort to join hands with each other in order to bring about peaceful situation in their neighbourhood, one can speculate that much can be achieved this way. Have we the people not been leaving too many of our problems to be solved by the authorities ? Have we ever seen any welcome outcome so far? So why not get involved. Who knows we the people may be able to come with a better and satisfying result.
Cue unnecessary traffic congestion and further misery for the commuters…… Thanks for nothing NS!
Security in the city was put on high alert to prepare for his arrival. Expenses please?
May sense prevail, and tear and fear be wiped from my home city (ameen)
Do what ever it takes to ensure safety and security of the citizens of Karachi. If there is peace and safety and security in Karachi,there will be investment and economic growth. Please move fast.......
need to put governor rule.