KARACHI: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Sunday accused the provincial police chief of behaving like an activist of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in view of his allegedly supporting and honouring a Shikarpur feudal who was wanted in several cases of heinous crimes.

Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi of the PTI came up with different claims and showed `documentary evidence` which sug-gested an alleged partial role of Sindh Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Mahar.

`The IG-Sindh is working as a worker and IG of the PPP,` he said while addressing a press conference along with other leaders of the party including parliamentary party head Haleem Adil Sheilch.

`Former SSP-Shil(arpur Dr Rizwan Ahmed Khan had already issued a report against Sardar Tegho Khan Teghani but now a peace award is being given to him and it should be withdrawn. There are more than 40 FIRs registered against Sardar Tegho pertaining to murder and kidnapping for ransom.

Mr Naqvi said Sardar Tegho was involved in the killing of policemen.

He accused provincial minister Imtiaz Shaikh as his close aide.

`Sardar Tegho was charged in2019 for the murder of a DSP. He is known for several murders in his district including killings of 12 police officers. I request the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to take suo motu notice of this issue.

Federal budget praised Praising the federal budget presented by his party`s government at the Centre, Mr Naqvi said the PPP was criticising the federal budget without knowing the facts.

He said the PPP had baffled over the facilities given to the poor and marginalised sections of the society by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

`Last year the federal government paid Rs1,500 billion for loans obtained by previous governments and this year Rs2,700 billion was paid in the same head. After giving the budget to the provinces, onlyRs2,000 billion is left with the federal government,` he said.

Speaking on the occasion, Haleem Adil Sheikh said that IMF and Moody`s reports last year appreciated the growth of Pakistan`s economy. After the coronavirus outbreal(, he said, the national economy had sustained a loss of Rs3,000bn.

`Despite this the prime minister distributed a package of Rs1,200bn to the poor. The PPP chairman said that it`s a tsunami and destruction, but he is not telling what his government has done for the poor people of Sindh,` he added.

He referred to the federal government`s recent package offering Rs12,000 each to 12 million families.

He asked the `defected and corruption-infested PPP` and its chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zaradri toshare the details of Sindh government`s spending for providing relief to the people of the province.

He cited a number of measures in the fresh federal budget aimed at providing relief to the common man and said that milk, cream, butter and butter oil had been made cheaper.

`Pulses, fruits, vegetables, dried fruits, fish and honey are made cheaper. Vegetable oil, spices, sugar, soya bean, LED lights power supply, shoes, agricultural equipment, fertilizer, air travel, computers, and office equipment are made less costlier,` he claimed.

Mr Shaikh said the withholding tax on marriage halls had been withdrawn while leather, wooden products, carpets, textiles, fioor coverings, LPG, tractors, natural gas, thrashers and motorcycles were also made cheaper.