JI also condemns PPP for “corruption and fascist tactics” aimed at suppressing peaceful protests
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. Photo: File
KARACHI:
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar on Tuesday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh Chairman Haleem Adil Sheikh to discuss the proposed no-confidence motion against the “imposed mayor” of Karachi, as well as the alleged incompetence and corruption of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led Sindh government.
The JI delegation, comprising Karachi MP Ameer and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Council Opposition Leader Saifuddin Advocate, met Sheikh at his residence to seek PTI’s support for the no-confidence motion against Mayor Murtaza Wahab.
During the meeting, both parties reached a principled consensus on the need to remove the mayor through a measure of censure.
Sheikh, on behalf of his party, assured full cooperation with the JI on the issue and agreed that a comprehensive strategy would soon be formulated to ensure its success.
Other PTI leaders present at the meeting included Sindh Senior Vice President Raja Azhar; Karachi President Fahim Khan; the secretary general, Arsalan Khalid; KMC parliamentary leader Mubashir Hafiz-ul-Haq; and Jinnah Town vice-president Hamid Nawaz Khan.
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The participants strongly condemned the arrest of political workers and registration of terrorism cases against JI and PTI activists in Karachi. They said such actions had further increased public resentment against the PPP-led Sindh government, adding that the political struggle could not be suppressed for long through coercive tactics.
The meeting also discussed widespread corruption in the Sindh government, KMC and other institutions in Karachi, as well as deteriorating civic conditions in the city.
The leaders claimed that corruption had become the only functioning system in Sindh and Karachi. They further said incidents including the Gul Plaza tragedy and recurring fire incidents had exposed the incompetence of the provincial government.
According to leaders, citizens of Karachi continue to face severe water shortages, power outages and poor road conditions.
Long-delayed development projects remained unfinished, compounding the hardships of the population. Traffic jams, accidents involving dumper trucks, increased crime and deaths due to falling into manholes and open sewers have become common occurrences in the city.
They said the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan were trying to divert public attention through political maneuvering, but the public was no longer willing to be fooled.
