Mayor Waseem Akhtar along with Senior Deputy Convener MQM Pakistan Amir Khan and former minister Abdul Haseeb called on renowned religious scholar Allama Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi on Friday.
The mayor assured the scholar that every possible step will be taken to maintain law and order in Ashura Muharram and to provide local government facilities. During Muharram, communal harmony and solidarity is required to thwart the intentions of miscreants and enemies of peace. Citizens celebrate their religious festivals with traditional sanctity and respect. Therefore, on such occasions, all civic bodies should discharge their responsibilities in the best possible way. He said that the formation of a new district is an affront to the city. The division of Karachi is not acceptable.
The aim is to gain political advantage, so we are in the wider interest of the city Opposing this and going to court against it, the mayor of Karachi said that if the funds received under the National Finance Commission Award are less, the Sindh government will feel bad but the provincial government will not provide funds to the districts under the Provincial Finance Commission. Sindh government was using the water board as an ATM machine. Citizens’ pockets are being robbed, Waseem said, adding that population pressure on Karachi is being increased under the Sochi scheme, there is no law to stop population pressure on the city.
