KARACHI: Caretaker Provincial Information Minister, Minority Affairs and Social Protection, President Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Ahmed Shah and Culture Minister Junaid Ali Shah called upon a press conference at the Sindh Archives Complex Clifton Karachi.

On this occasion, Ahmed Shah said that there was a perception that the minister did not explain their performance. Today’s conference is the part of it. We are not allowed any kind of interruption in the citizen’s benefits schemes. Our aim is to facilitate the citizens. We are determined to do more work in less time to serve the citizens. We faced accusations but we did not hesitate about it. Minister is answerable for their performance.

He further said that culture Ministry close to the heart. I just want to create an environment where every person is free to ask about their rights to the ministers, the Sindh High Court has a stay on music teachers, and talks are going on with the law minister, the stay will be lifted soon, according to the federal information minister, the elections will be held on February 8. The work of the Election Commission is to conduct elections. For twenty-five years, we have observed that when the elections are near, there is confusion, accusations are made and political pressure also increases. Our lives are connected to the media.

They will not be afraid to charge a fee, Junaid Ali Shah is a seasoned player, and we hope he will meet the standards, the Provincial Minister of Culture, Antiquities, Archives, Sports and Youth Affairs Syed Junaid Ali Shah said at the press conference that the Department of Culture of Sindh Province makes arrangements on the occasion of the Urs of the great Sufis, this year also on the occasion of the Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul-Latif Bhittai, magnificent arrangements were made for the Bhitshah Malakhro. In anticipation of the festival, the Department of Culture has set up a mart at the Archives Complex Clifton for the sale of handicrafts of the province, where artisans will be able to sell their wares free of charge on all days of the week.

They can get proper compensation for their labor and no one else can take away their right. He emphasized that such marts and sales outlets will also be built in Arts Councils of Pakistan Karachi and other places of the province. The Sindh government organized a grand festival to highlight the culture of Sindh in the folk heritage of Islamabad. Syed Junaid Ali Shah highlighted that the sports department has formed vetting committees to examine the sports associations across the province to identify active and inactive associations. The management wants to hand over to associations that can take proper care of these grounds.

He said that a hall for CSS students has been constructed along with Abraham Joyo Auditorium adjacent to Liaquat National Library. It has been rebuilt and will be inaugurated next month. He determined that the rules of business of the culture department have been formulated while the work of formulating the rules of business of the sports department is in progress. Endowment Committees are being activated to help senior and distressed artistes, creative and sportspersons with endowment fund money, tourist sites of the province have been created so that people can get information about tourist sites of Sindh. He said that the Hockey Federation of Pakistan has stopped the grant so that this fund can be given to the local hockey associations of Sindh to promote local hockey palyers. We also mapped the natural waterway to get an indication of the flood routes which helped in

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 09 2023

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