Sindh Assembly passes resolution against creation of Karachi province

The Sindh Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution declaring Karachi an integral part of the province and opposing any move that suggested otherwise, reported 24News HD TV Channel. 

The resolution, tabled by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, stated that the House “unequivocally condemns and rejects any conspiracy aimed at the division of Sindh or the creation of a separate province comprising Karachi”.

“Karachi is, and shall forever remain, an integral and inseparable part of Sindh,” it declared.

 Addressing the session, CM Murad Shah said that any attempt to divide Sindh province will be undemocratic move. 

CM Murad asserted in the resolution that any bid for the formation of Karachi as a province was against the constitution. Murad shah said that Karachi was the first federal capital of the country therefore Karachi should remain integral part of Sindh province. 

Sindh CM advised the opposition to shun the politics of unrest and agitation. He said that Karachi was an integral part of Sindh, no one can separate Karachi. Murad Ali Shah asserted that this assembly will keep the unity and unity of Sindh strong. 

He said that Sindh Assembly will protect Sindh. “Whoever believes in Pakistan will support this resolution”. Sindh Chief Minister said the thought or dream of separating Karachi will never be realized in shame. 

The chief minister’s move comes after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has repeatedly called for the Centre’s intervention in Karachi, demanding that the metropolis be made a “federal territory”.

The resolution urged “all political stakeholders to refrain from divisive rhetoric or actions that threaten provincial harmony and national cohesion”.

It reaffirmed that the “unity, territorial integrity, and historic identity of Sindh are sacred trusts inherited from our forefathers and shall be defended through constitutional, democratic, and political means”.

The resolution stated that the Sindh Assembly stood “united — beyond party lines — in defence of Sindh’s integrity, dignity, and unbroken legacy”.

Lone Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) MPA Muhammad Farooq, and PTI’s Shabbir Qureshi and Sajjad Soomro supported the resolution, while MQM-P leaders did not support it in their speeches.

MQM-P members contended that the resolution contradicted the Constitution.