'A large number of PPP MPAs want to get rid of Murad Shah'

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Haleem Adil Sheikh has claimed that more than PTI, a number of MPAs belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) want to get rid of current Sindh chief minister, ARY News reported.

“We want someone to replace (Murad Ali Shah as) CM but a large number of PPP MPAs too want to get rid of this CM Sindh for their are a few PPP loyalists and beneficiaries (in Sindh Assembly,” Haleem Adil Sheikh told ARY News on Sunday.

The PTI leader maintained that there are “three categories” of PPP MPAs in Sindh Assembly; first, the loyalists, the other, beneficiaries and the third, who stayed away from their “corrupt” practices.

“So there is a large number of MPAs who are in contact with us,” said Haleem Adil Sheikh, adding that PTI, which rules in the Center, has other constitutional options too, whether the party exercises it or not.

“Governor rule is an option, whether we exercise it or not,” added Sheikh.

It is pertinent to note here that a JIT report submitted in the Supreme Court in fake accounts case on December 24 held the Zardari and Omni groups responsible in the mega money laundering and fake accounts case.

The report revealed that at least 29 bank accounts had been identified as fake which were used for money laundering of Rs42 billion.

Hours after the report was submitted in the apex court, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, while addressing a presser claimed that Sindh’s Public Sector Development Program’s (PSDP) suffered due to such practices in the province.

On Csources told ARY News that Prime Minister Imran Khan has given Fawad Chaudhry a “special task” related to political setup in Sindh province and the minister will travel to the province to meet leaders like Zulfiqar Mirza and Ameer Bukhsh Bhutto.

The minister will meet some other political leaders too and may take them into confidence over the report of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in fake accounts case, sources had added.