KARACHI: Former Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has left Pakistan and flown to Dubai, a day after he was removed from the top constitutional position of the province.
The reports said that the former Sindh governor traveled to Dubai via flight of a private airline from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport in the wee hours of Friday. Ishratul Ibad said that if he had hurt anyone, he would like to apologise. He thanked all the political parties, business community and civil society, as he said that all of them supported him a lot.
The ex-governor hoped that operation would go on in Karachi until the last terrorist is finished. He was removed as the governor on Wednesday after gaining the distinction of becoming the longest-serving governor of any of the provinces in Pakistan.
In his place, President Mamnoon Hussain appointed Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui as the new governor of Sindh, who will be the 31st governor of the province. Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan had assumed the charge of the post of Sindh governor on December 27, 2002, being the youngest governor of the country. He almost completed his 14 years term in the office of the provincial governor.
Last month, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal, lashing out at Dr Ishratul Ebadhad, said that the governor was known in Sindh as ‘Rishwatul Ebad’. He demanded for his immediate arrest by the government and for putting his name on the exit control list (ECL). He claimed that the governor and the MQM founder were the biggest RAW agents, Pakistan had seen.
