PM Imran Khan willing to meet Sindh CM during Karachi visit: Imran Ismail.

KARACHI -- Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting Karachi on December 27 and the premier is willing to meet Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

Governor Imran Ismail, while addressing media alongside CM Murad Ali Shah after paying a visit to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah mausoleum, said a positive meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI) held with PM Imran Khan in Islamabad.

He expressed hopes that Sindh CM will coordinate Centre for development projects. Ismail said it could be a difference of opinion among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) but both parties want prosperity and development in the country.

The governor said PM is arriving in Karachi on December 27 and willing to meet the chief minister.

CM Murad Ali Shah, while talking to journalists, said he was not informed regarding the visit of the premier and it is his responsibility as chief minister to welcome PM upon his arrival. Shah complained that he was apprised regarding the visit earlier but not now. He urged to follow the procedure to formally inform him regarding the premier's arrival in the provincial capital.

The chief minister said some positive things had been discussed with PM Khan in CCI meeting

He said the province has first right over...

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