Making every effort to set up a public transport plant: Memon
Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the incident that took place in Hyderabad two days ago was unfortunate. No one would be allowed to take the law into hands in Sindh. In a statement, he added that he contacted Awami National Party leader Shahi Syed and Quami Awami Tehreek chief Ayaz Lateef Palijo the other day to play positive role in establishing peace and brotherhood in Sindh. The Minister said that both the leaders assured of their utmost efforts to maintain an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood in Sindh. Sharjeel said that some accused have been arrested in tragic incidents and if any miscreant takes the law into his own hands, strict action will be taken against them. He said that an accused of murder in Hyderabad incident has been arrested, while some youths involved in damaging business property have also been arrested. He said that Sindh is the land of Sufis and peaceful people. The peaceful atmosphere will be maintained in the province.
Meanwhile, Yutong Buses China, a Chinese company has agreed to set up public transport plant in Sindh that would be established in Karachi or Hyderabad to improve public transport facilities.
This important development took place in a meeting between Provincial Minister for Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon and Country Manager of Yutong Buses China Paul Zhang, said a statement.
He was accompanied by Service Head Yutong Wayner Wang.
The meeting agreed to prepare a proposal in this regard by next week. The plant will be set up on 15 to 18 acres of land.
On the occasion, Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the transport department is making every effort to set up a public transport plant in Sindh. This will improve the public transport sector and will also bring foreign investment and create new jobs, he said.
Secretary Transport Abdul Haleem Sheikh, MD Sindh Mass Transit Authority Captain (Retd) Altaf Hussain Sario and NRTC Project Director Sohaib Shafiq were also present on the occasion.
