Wasan predicts 50 percent chances of polls being held on time

SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Industries and Production Manzoor Hussain Wasan has said the political alliance against the PPP in Sindh will not affect the popularity of the party and the PPP will win the elections on the basis of its services.

Talking to media, he said the Senate elections would be held on its schedule, while there are 50:50 chances of the general elections being held on time. He said the PPP will win majority in Sindh and Balochistan and form governments there, while he predicted coalition governments in the KPK and the Punjab.

The minister said the new IGP Sindh will have no affect on the outcome of the general elections, but the fake encounters should be stopped. He said some forces and not the PPP government are supporting SSP Rao Anwar. The minister said the jails await the corrupt mafia as the Anti-Corruption Department and the NAB have completed their investigation against them.

Meanwhile, Wasan directed the officers to complete the on going schemes at the stipulated time. He directed Deputy Commissioner Khairpur Javeed Jaghirani to inspect the schemes and take strict action in case of any negligence or use of substandard material. Wasan was chairing a meeting of the District Development Board in DC Darbar Hall Khairpur where the deputy commissioner and other officers briefed him about the on going development schemes in Khairpur.