Pakistan of the Pakistan Movement (MQM-P) of Muttahida Qaumi (MQM-P) undertook to release a white paper against the Sindh government, while qualifying the 16-year rule of the Pakistani People’s Party in the worst and most corrupt province.
At a press conference, senior MQM-P leaders, including Farooq Sattar and Nasreen Jalil, accused the provincial government of mismanagement and raw corruption, saying that they had still brought another lamentation for Karachi.
The White Paper will include details on the state of governance under the PPP, stressing that 25 billion rupees in contribution remain unpaid to government employees living in Karachi and working in local government organizations.
Farooq Sattar pointed out that these employees had their monthly contributions to the monthly gratuities deducted from more than 30 to 40 years of service, but these contributions have not been paid for retirees since 2017. He questioned: “What could be a more important economic crime?”
He also explained that all these institutions based in Karachi, led by the mayor of Karachi or the provincial minister of the local government, have been under the control of the feudal lords of Sindh since 2017, when MQM-P has been withdrawn from supervising them.
Farooq Sattar said that 25 billion breaks of contributions for Karachi retired employees have been unpaid since 2017, with similar problems affecting Hyderabad. He stressed that after the 18th amendment, the Sindh government is responsible for the payment of these contributions.
MQM leaders have revealed that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) owes 15 billion rupees to 10,000 employees, while Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) owes 6 billion rupees to 5,000 employees. Likewise, the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) owes 5 billion rupees to more than 1,000 retired employees. Other bodies, such as Wasa, HMC and HDA in Hyderabad, owe 4 to 5 billion rupees.
Another part of the white paper on the mismanagement of the Sindh government will be published after Ramzan. Farooq Sattar accused the Sindh government of having deprived the 25 cities of Karachi of their rights, retirement employees being treated unfairly.
He also accused the provincial government of hiring people with false domicile certificates for new recruitments, in particular in Karachi and Hyderabad, and in medical faculties. MQM leaders said the Sindh government is perpetuating both an economic and educational massacre against the Karachi people.
Farooq Sattar raised questions about the place where the 25 billion rupees had left, stressing that these funds were Karachi taxpayers, not the personal wealth of person. He demanded an investigation into missing funds.
He also pointed out that the wages and benefits of provincial ministers, including the chief minister, are paid on Karachi taxes. Farooq Sattar demanded that the government were investigating the allocation of tax money.
During his press conference, Farooq Sattar urged political figures in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to pay attention to the difficult situation of Karachi, stressing that this situation was harmful to the stability and force of Pakistan.
He reassured the retired employees that they were not alone, adding that MQM Pakistan had returned with a renewed force and unit. He warned that the post-Ramzan, the increase in the costs of essential goods would be underlined. “This is a warning to those who underestimated our strength during our organizational restructuring,” he said.
On the question of collaboration with the leader of the Muttahida Qaumi-Haqiqi movement (MQM-H), Afaq Ahmed, Farooq Sattar expressed the hope that the old agreements would be relaunched, although he recognized that Ahmed Ahmed had rejected his call to unity in the past.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) announced its intention to publish a white paper evaluating the performance of the government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab during its first year of power.
Addressing a press conference at the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday, head of opposition to Punjab, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, strongly criticized the provincial government, alleging that public funds were poorly used for self-promotion.
Without directly appointing the Minister -in -Chief of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, he accused the administration of diverting state resources for the promotion of his former and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
