Staff Reporter
Karachi
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Friday lashed out at Centre over not issuing funds for the development of Sindh province. He told federal government that this is not your father’s money.
While addressing a press conference, the PPP leader expressed hope that the federal government will provide relief to the people badly affected by recent spell of monsoon rains in Karachi.
He said that for the first time in two years, the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has expressed its will to invest money in Sindh province.
I hope that Prime Minister Imran Khan, during his Karachi visit, will announce some package for the Karachiities, he added.
Bilawal Bhutto further said that all the crops and businesses in the province have been destroyed due to the devastated situation caused after the monsoon downpour. While talking about the matter of Pakistan Muslim League-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, the PPP leader said that the former premier will return country from London after completion of his medical treatment.
“We are looking forward to packages that the PM will announce to provide relief to the people of the province,” said the PPP chairman. He added that the rains have exacerbated the problems of the people of Sindh after facing the coronavirus pandemic and locust attacks.
Bilawal said that the Sindh chief minister and his entire team were “working endlessly to provide relief to the people of the province”.
The PPP chairman also shared that the National Disaster Management Authority has provided Sindh with some financial support but emphasised that the province’s requirement was “way more than the allocated amount”.
“We are looking forward to our disaster management authority for more funds to reinstate the city,” said Bilawal. The PPP chairman said that this year’s monsoon spells have highlighted two issues facing the provincial capital.
Bilawal also noted that in the past not much attention was given to the infrastructural issues of the city. He added that the Sindh CM had put forward a Rs800 billion plan for Karachi.
“If the amount we demand is allocated, we are sure that the most issues of the city can be resolved. We need massive support from the federation to pull the city out of these catastrophic situation,” said Bilawal.
The PPP chairman also shared that the Sindh CM not only visited various districts of Karachi but also ensured his presence during these calamitous times. He added that CM Murad has also visited those places where he did not have any authority and extended his “help out of humanity and on moral grounds”.
“The federation should not only provide relief but also provide compensation for the damages,” said Bilawal. Bilawal also thanked Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif for his visit to Karachi. The PPP chairman asked the government to immediately address the “issue of power outages” and the recent price hike in electricity tariffs.
