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KARACHI: In a thinly veiled criticism directed at the Pakistan Peoples Party government in Sindh for ‘intentionally neglecting’ municipal bodies in the country’s commercial capital, senior figures of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said on Sunday that the federal government was working beyond its constitutional responsibility since it understood the importance of Karachi in national development.
The criticism came from federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi at a programme held to hand over recently imported fire tenders to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and other organisations.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Umar said it was highly regrettable that the municipal corporation of a city like Karachi, which contributed more than 40 per cent taxes to the exchequer and over 90pc taxes to Sindh, did not have fire tenders and not even money to arrange diesel to run the fire tenders.
Federal minister Asad Umar addresses the handover ceremony of 52 fire trucks to the KMC in Karachi. DawnNewsTV
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Sunday that Karachi was not an ordinary city and that it had not been given its rights despite providing resources to the whole of Pakistan.
He was addressing a ceremony at Governor House in Karachi for the handover of 50 fire tenders and two water bowsers to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail also attending the event. The fire tenders had arrived in Karachi last month to boost the city s fire emergency system.
Green Line buses to operate in Karachi by August: Asad Umar
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Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. AFP/File
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the Green Line bus project will kick off operations by August.
He broke the news as he addressed a gathering held at Governor House to hand over 52 fire tenders to Karachi Metropolitan Municipality (KMC).
The minister said that the Green Line bus will begin operations in between July and August , and a prototype bus for the purpose will soon be ready.
Centre criticises Sindh over failure to empower civic bodies
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Sunday Feb 14, 2021
(L-R) Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Martime Affairs Ali Zaidi and Governor Sindh Imran Ismail. AFP/APP/File
The Centre has censured Sindh for failing to empower the civic bodies
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail says the mayor of a city is like a father everywhere in the world but in Pakistan he is pitied
Asad Umar says Green Line buses to begin operations by August
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Federal Ministers Asad Umar and Ali Zaidi have sharply criticised the Sindh government for not empowering civic bodies.