Federal govt committed to ensuring peace in Sindh, says Mohsin Naqvi

Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday visited Karachi and the interior of Sindh and reiterated the government’s resolve to ensure peace in Sindh.

He also announced that two new Nadra offices would be set up in the Sukkur city and in Rohri within three months. Officials said Naqvi commended the pivotal role played by the Sindh Rangers in upholding law and order and their concerted efforts to thwart terrorism.

During a visit to the Rangers Headquarters in Karachi, the interior minister lauded their extensive operations targeting criminal elements in riverine regions and combating various crimes across the province. Reiterating his unwavering commitment, he affirmed the government’s resolve to ensure peace in Sindh, with a particular focus on Karachi.

During the visit, Naqvi received a comprehensive briefing on the Sindh Rangers’ operational readiness, ongoing initiatives in riverine areas, and the law and order situation in Karachi. Director General Sindh Rangers Major General Azhar Waqas extended a warm welcome to the minister upon his arrival at the headquarters. The minister paid tributes and offered prayers at the martyrs’ monument (Yadgar-e-Shuhada).

Earlier, Naqvi arrived in Sukkur where he paid a surprise visit to the Passport Office and the Nadra Centre without notice. He also announced that two new Nadra offices would be set up in the Sukkur city and Rohri within three months. The citizens would not have to wait more than 30 minutes at Nadra centers across Pakistan, he added. “I want to see an identity card with every Pakistani citizen.”

Naqvi expressed displeasure over the non-completion of the 12-year-old building of the Passport Office. He ordered its completion within six months. The interior secretary was given a quota, and the passport office was by no means acceptable in this dilapidated building, he said, adding that for the convenience of citizens, the passport office should be in the centre of the city and its dilapidated rented building showed poor sanitation management.

The interior minister met citizens present at the passport office and asked about the problems they were facing. He also talked to women who came to get passports. He later reached the Nadra Centre near Sabzi Mandi and found the centre crowded with long queues outside. He noted that the centre was away from the city, and women, and elderly and disabled people had to wait for three hours.

Moreover, Chairman District Council and Mayor Sukkur Syed Kamil Haider Shah announced land in the Sukkur city and Rohri for the Nadra offices. The interior minister thanked Shah and said that within the Sukkur city, the office would be completed within two to three months.