The country Allma Iqbal had dreamed of, founded by Quaid-e-Azam, Quiad-e-Millat developed its framework, Quaid-e-Awam strengthened it and Mohterma Shaheed made it prosperous, has been overlapped by 'naya Pakistan' in which the people are refused employment and those who employed are being laid off.

This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday while talking to the media after paying respect to the Quaid-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan by laying wreath on his grave on his 68th death anniversary. He was accompanied by provincial ministers, Imtiaz Shaikh, Murtaza Baloch and Murtaza Wahab.

To a question, the CM said "Pakistan, the PTI has established is that where people are being laid of, square meals are being snatched from poor people by unleashing tsunami of price hike and those who served this country have been put in jails - this is naya Pakistan."

Replying to another question, the chief minister said some people have spread a rumor that Sindh government was changing the name of Karachi. "Why we will change the name of Karachi, this is our city and it is known all over the world and it's is dear to all of us," he said and urged the media to find out the person or group who have spread this baseless rumor.

Talking about the garbage lifting work, the chief minister told that 300,000 tons have been lifted so far and remaining would also be lifted by the deadline of Oct 21, set by him. Shah said in order to make the cleanliness work sustainable, he has taken all the DMCs leadership on board.

Earlier, the chief minister on the occasion of 68th death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan visited grave of Quaid-eMillat, laid wreath, and offered fateha. He also recorded his impressions in the visitors' book.

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