KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that Pakistan Peoples Party is participating in elections without crutches because the party does not need any alliance with any party as being forged by other parties.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed Fatima Jinnah Park in North Karachi, Sector 11-E, on Friday, the mayor said after the upcoming general elections, the PPP would form the government in the country if the people gave them the mandate to do so.

“We will not cry for power and funds,” he said.

He said that he would start development projects of Karachi in a big way under the leadership of PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

He said all citizens and areas of Karachi were equal for them and the PPP would not disappoint the people of any district.

He said that restoring parks and playgrounds was their priority and the reconstruction of Fatima Jinnah Park would provide quality recreation facilities to residents of North Karachi.

He said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) was being run by the PPP and its mayor and they were fulfilling the promises they had made.

Mr Wahab said sports facilities had also been provided for children in Fatima Jinnah Park and public welfare works were being done in every area of the city.

He said that there would be further improvement in the upcoming times.

Water supply

The mayor said that the city was the home of everyone.

“We will hold each other’s hand and will run this city. Let’s make the inter-Karachi alliance for betterment of the city.”

He performed the laying down ceremony of a new water pipeline from Banaras Chowk to Frontier Ghousia Water Pumping Station in Metroville on Friday.

The mayor said that with the lying of the new water supply line from Banaras Chowk to Ghousia Pumping Station enough drinking water would be available for Rabbani Mohalla, B&C Line Sarwari Baba, Ghousia Mohalla, Pahari area, Muslim Town, Subhani Mohalla and other areas.

On this occasion, UC Chairman Idris Khan Shamzai, Asad Aman, Mumtaz and other local PPP leaders were also present.

The city mayor said that the existing pipeline in the area had been damaged and the residents of the area were facing severe difficulties in this situation, therefore, on the identification of UC chairman and other elected representatives new pipe was laid.

“Representatives of the Pakistan Peoples Party are working across the city in this regard and problems of water supply and drainage are also being resolved on a priority basis. A new line is being laid from the Hub canal for citizens of Karachi, which is being worked on rapidly.”

Published in Dawn, January 27th, 2024

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