Sindh govt takes over 36 seminaries and other facilities run by JuD, FIF
KARACHI:Sindh government has taken over the control of 56 facilities, including schools, hospitals and seminaries previously run by Jamat -ud-Dawa (Jud) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), following ban on the activities of both the organizations by the federal government .
This was stated by Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Information, Law and Anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday while talking to media. The advisor said that the federal government under anti-terrorism laws had declared JuD and FIF as proscribed organizations and decided to take control of all the facilities run by those two banned outfits located in the jurisdiction of federal government, the advisor said that the seminaries and public welfare facilities located in Sindh province had been taken over by provincial government.
However, the advisor clarified that now onwards, the services at these schools, hospitals, and seminaries will continue for general public by the government as per government protocols adding that no person shall be denied the services being provided through these institutions.
He said that the staff of the institutions would continue after due clearance and scrutiny as per standards and procedures of the government. Giving breakup of these facilities, the advisor said that 31 schools, 16 seminaries and nine hospitals located in Sindh had been taken over by the provincial government.
He added that ten schools, nine seminaries and five hospitals were located in Karachi division; three schools and one hospital in Hyderabad district; two schools and one seminary in Matiari; one school in Jamshoro; three schools, one hospital in Mirpurkhas; four schools in Sanghar; one school in Tando Allahyar; three schools and one seminary in Badin; one school, two hospitals , one seminary in Tharparkar; one seminary in Naushehro Feroz; two schools and three seminaries in Shaheed Benazir Abad; and one school in Kambar Shahdadkot.
He further said that committees had been constituted at provincial, divisional (in case of Karachi) and district level to manage those facilities in best interest of public . He said that provincial committee would be headed by secretary home department as chairman and Additional IG Police Special Branch, special secretary education, special secretary health and chief administrator auqaf will be its members.
The divisional committee for Karachi only comprised Commissioner Karachi as its chairman, while Additional IG Police Karachi and divisional heads of education, health and auqaf will act as its members. Similarly, he said that district committees would be headed by deputy commissioner and district heads of education, health and auqaf departments will be its members.
The advisor said that these institutions will be run in the supervision of Sindh government and all the expenses would be borne by the provincial government. Wahab has appealed to people to cooperate with the government, adding that Sindh government had taken over the control of seminaries and welfare institutions affiliated with both the banned outfits and if anyone tried to create hurdles in this regard, he will be arrested.
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