Ismail shrugs off governor's rule 'rumours'.

KARACHI -- As talk of the imposition of governor's rule in Sindh refuses to die down, the very head of the same office Imran Ismail on Thursday described the demand as just 'rumours' and ruled out any possibility on these lines expressing ignorance of any such 'proposal'.

In the first media appearance after recovering from Covid-19 while staying in self-isolation for almost two weeks, the Sindh governor looked fresh and confident and came up with future plans of the federal government mainly in the province in the wake of coronavirus and the lockdown challenges.

'There is no truth in such news,' he replied briefly to a query about possibility of governor's rule in Sindh. 'As you watch TV and hear such news so same is the case with me. I also come to know about such rumours of governor rule only through news channels. There's nothing on ground.'

He called it 'unfortunate' that the Sindh government did not coordinate with the centre while making major decisions.

'For ensuring better services to the masses of Sindh, the provincial government should coordinate with the federal government,' he said while replying to a question about differences between the federal and provincial governments.

'If I have a query or matter to discuss, I call the chief minister of Sindh without any hesitation. So why the provincial government is reluctant to contact the prime minister of Pakistan to present their case in front of him?'

Tiger Force launch after Eid

Earlier, he announced that Corona Relief Tiger Force (CRTF) would formally be launched in the province immediately after Eidul Fitr which consisted of over 157,000 persons hailing from various walks of life.

Flanked by member National Assembly Aftab Siddiqui, members Sindh Assembly Khurram Sher Zaman and Ashraf Qureshi, the governor said that Tiger Force would be deployed at Ehsaas centres and utility stores to help masses...