Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, while speaking at a meeting during his visit to KCCI, strongly criticised the rules and regulations as defined in Sindh Local Govt. Act SLGA-2013 by the Sindh govt., and requested the Supreme Court for the implementation of Article 140A of the Constitution. Referring to Siraj Teli’s remarks, in which he had suggested to him resign as Karachi mayor, if powerless, Waseem stated that he was not in the favour of resigning from the post as it would prove counterproductive and would never help in exposing all the wrongdoings being done to Karachi by the federal and Sindh govt.s. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman BMG Siraj Kassam Teli said that there was a time when MQM was in power with maximum authority and if they had desired, they would have certainly developed Karachi. He said that MQM, PPP and ANP are all equally responsible for ruining the city and where we stand today is only because of the politics of all these political parties. President KCCI Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan expressed deep concerned over dilapidated infrastructure of Karachi where the road and sewerage networks were in an awful state while the city also faces encroachment, traffic jam, transport, water and gas shortages issues, which have intensified the hardships not just for business & industrial community but also for the entire public. He urged the decision makers in Islamabad and Sindh province to put their differences aside and work collectively to improve the standard of living and doing business in Karachi which was in the larger interest of the entire country.
12/02/2020