KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the terrorists are enemy of Pakistan and Islam to such an extent that they are killing Muslims and detonating blasts at Mazars.
This he said while talking to media at Trauma Center where he went to inquire health of the injured of the blast detonated at the shrine of Shah Noorani last night. He was accompanied by Minister Health Dr Sikandar Mendhro, Secretary Health Usman Chachar, Commissioner Karachi and others.
He said that the blast at the shrine of Shah Noorani is a tragic incident and most of the injured and killed people belong to Karachi. “I had declared emergency in major hospitals of Karachi like Civil, Jinnah and JPMC.
The doctors were called back, extra blood and medicines were arranged apart from sending ambulances to Shah Noorani to transport injured back to Karachi,” he said.
He said that he visited the injured persons and inquired their health. “I have given clear instructions to provide them best health facilities,” he said and added that during the briefing he has been told that 34 dead bodies were brought to Trauma Center, of them 32 have been identified handed over to their heirs.
Syed Murad Ali Shah said that life and death belongs to Almighty Allah. “Our doctors tried their best to save the lives of the injured brought here but some were in quite critical condition and could not survive because of their late arrival in the hospital,” he said.
Replying to a question, the chief minister said that security arrangements at the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai has already been made but after the blast at the shrine of Shah Noorani security has been beefed up at the shire of Shah Bhittai,” he assured.
Syed Murad Ali Shah said that shrines, mosques and such other places are soft targets that are why the terrorists are targeting it,” he said.
Replying to a question, the chief minister said that the helicopter of Sindh government has no ability to fly at night.
“Nothing is more precious than the life of people, I had categorically issued directives to chief secretary and IG police to provide whatever is available but save lives of pilgrims,” he said.
Admitting the fact that the Sindh government has no ample resources to deal with such incidents and disasters and “we are trying to develop and improve such capacity,” he said.
He added that he was going to appoint 6000 doctors so that trauma center, Thar areas, Kohistan and Kachho areas of the province could be provided with doctors and para-medicals staff. “I have allocated financial resources to establish forensic lab,” he said.
