KARACHI: Information and Religious Affairs Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah late on Saturday night visited the protesters holding a sit-in in front of the Quaid-i-Azam mausoleum for the safe recovery of “missing” persons. He expressed solidarity with the members the aggrieved families.

The minister also spoke to Allama Ahmad Iqbal Rizvi, Allama Haider Abbas, Allama Mubashir Hassan, Nasir Hussain Shirazi, Allama Sadiq Jafari and Allama Aqeel Moosa and other leaders of the Joint Action Committee at the sit-in venue.

Addressing the sit-in, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that the stance of Pakistan Peoples Party on the issue of missing persons was very clear.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had raised this issue at every forum. He assured the aggrieved families that the provincial government stood with them on their legitimate demand of recovery of their loved-ones.

“We are trying our best to resolve the issue of missing persons in order to make sure their safe return,” the minister added.

He said that Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had given clear instructions to the Sindh police to take measures whatever they could in order to get the issue resolved.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2021