Unnecessary criticism from federal govt misleads people, says Sindh minister.

KARACHI -- Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that federal ministers keep 'unnecessarily' criticising the Sindh government and misleading the people, compelling the ministers of the Sindh government to respond to them to tell people the truth.

'On our response it is said that we are creating controversy even though we do not have any such intension,' the provincial information minister said in a statement issued here.

'We have been saying since the day one when the first case of coronavirus emerged that we do not want to get involved in point scoring or in blame game. It is time to take immediate steps and decisions to save lives.'

He said that since February 26, on directives of chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chief minister of Sindh had been in constant touch with the prime minister and had been taking whatever steps or decisions necessary to save people's lives.

The Sindh minister said that 'untimely and baseless' criticism from the federal ministers and federal spokespersons spoiled the whole environment.

He said that this was unacceptable for the federal spokespersons and ministers that how the media was 'praising' the Sindh government for its good work.

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that if the proposal of the Sindh government had been accepted and two complete lockdowns of 15 days had been implemented, the situation could have been completely different today.

Long battle

The minister said the ongoing battle against the coronavirus was now a long one that could last for months.

'People will now have to live their lives according to a certain way of life,' he said.

The provincial information minister said that if businesses were allowed to open, the businessmen would be allowed to operate under a special standard operating procedure.

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah revealed that more than 225 children had been infected with coronavirus in Sindh so far.

'This is a very dangerous situation which could be even more dangerous if we are not careful,' the minister added.

'The Sindh government has never tried to take credit for being the first government to take effective measures to...