Murad the right choice for Sindh CM: Waseem Akhtar

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader and nominated mayor Waseem Akhtar put his weight behind Murad Ali Shah who is expected to occupy the Sindh Chief Minister slot.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday he said that in the present situation Murad Ali Shah is the right choice for the position of Sindh Chief Minister.

It’s the democratic era, so there is no possibility of a governor rule, he said, adding that if the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) contacted MQM then the Raabta Committee will favor the decision.

Akhtar further said that Sindh needed a CM who was active, and that it is the PPP’s right to bring about an in-house change.

Akhtar was speaking to the media after he made a court appearance. He was sent to jail on judicial remand by the court.

The court has given 14 days to the investigative officer to present the court trial (chalaan).

Akhtar, along with MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Anis Qaimkhani, was arrested earlier this month after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi rejected their bail pleas in the Dr Asim Hussain case.