Staff Reporter
Spokesperson for the Sindh government and Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Law, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Wednesday that the Sindh Cabinet approved the fixation of 0.5 percent job qouta for Transgender community in recruitment in Sindh Police.
Barrister Wahab said that Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah told the Cabinet members that he wanted to bring the members of the Transgender community to the mainstream. The Adviser said that the CM while felicitating the transgender community on behalf of the members of Sindh Cabinet said that he would like to make them a useful and effective member of the society.
He also asked them to keep their documents ready as from now onwards they were eligible for seeking government jobs.
Barrister Wahab said this while briefing the media after the conclusion of the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
CM presided over the meeting while all the ministers, advisers and relevant officers including Chief Secretary (CS) and Inspector General (IG) of Sindh Police were present during the meeting.
He said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had asked the people of the transgender community to pay special attention to their education.
The adviser said that Inspector General of Sindh Police Dr Syed Kaleem Imam while briefing Cabinet members told that comparatively Sindh Police’s performance had improved. One of the evidences of which was the improvement of Karachi’s position in the world crime index comparison.
He said that according to IGP Sindh Karachi was at number 6th in the world crime index in 2014, and now 2019 it was at 70th position.
He said that according to Sindh Police Chief a clear decline in the incidents of Street Crime and Kidnapping for ransom was observed in the port city.
He said that the Inspector General of Sindh Police told the cabinet members that few of the biggest contributing factors for the rise in street crimes in the metropolis were the constant rise in unemployment, illegal immigrants and drug addicts. IG Sindh Police said that the general public mostly avoided registering cases in public stations. According to the IGP Sindh, the traffic police collected Rs 766 million from the violators various traffic rules.
CM directed IG to further control street crimes in Karachi, said the adviser. He said that the CM told IG Sindh Police that when there was absolutely zero interference in the matters of transfers and postings of police officers by the Sindh government, then there should be best law and order situation in the province.
He told that the CM also directed IG to take strict action against the officers who lodged false FIRs. CM said that he would give awards to all those Station House Officers and Deputy Superintendent of Police who performed well in maintaining law and order in their jurisdictions, while he said that strict disciplinary action would be taken against SHOs and DSPs who failed to control crimes in their respective areas.
WHEAT PRICE The provincial cabinet also approved the purchase of 100,000 tonnes of wheat from Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation Limited, the adviser said.
He said that this wheat would be purchased at Rs. 844.50 per 100kg bag. He said that the chief minister told the cabinet members that he wanted to bring down the price of flour in the market so that poor people could get bread at low price.
He said that CM had also constituted a three-member committee comprising Food Minister, Secretary Food and Secretary Finance, which would address the financial issues of the food department. Provincial cabinet also fixed wheat issue price at Rs.3450 per 100kgs, the Adviser said.
Barrister Wahab while briefing the media told that Sindh cabinet also gave approval to the rules of Sindh Injured Persons Compulsory Medical Treatment (Amal Umer) Act 2019. The Adviser said that speaking on this occasion; the CM said that we would never allow the medico legal issues to become the reason for any injured person’s death. The CM said that Sindh government would soon set up a fund which would be utilized for the treatment of injured persons.
Barrister Wahab told that the provincial cabinet also approved the rules of Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Act 2019. According to the Adviser, the purpose of establishing this institute was to provide free therapy to those who become disabled in the accidents, while the institute would also introduce degree courses as well.
Cabinet members were told that this was the first institution in civilian setup where artificial limbs were also being made.
