PM forms committee to address Karachi’s misery

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PM forms committee to address Karachi’s misery
The Newspaper's Staff ReporterUpdated September 09, 2019
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs a meeting to review progress on the ‘Clean Karachi’ initiative and other projects for the city.—APP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan constituted a high-level committee on Sunday to work out plans to address issues being faced by the residents of Karachi.

The committee has been asked to suggest short-, medium- and long-term measures for the betterment of Karachi.

The decision was taken at a meeting held to review the ongoing cleanliness campaign and development projects in the city, according to a handout issued by the PM Office.

The committee will be headed by Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the ruling coalition at the centre.

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Other members of the committee will be Federal Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi, Planning and Development Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and the director general of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), Major General Inam Haider Malik.

Other members will be named later.

Mr Khan has directed the committee members to submit their initial recommendations on the proposed plans.

The participants of the meeting deliberated upon issues like supply of clean drinking water, sewerage, cleanliness and a mass transit system for the city.

The prime minister expressed his concern over the problems being faced by the people in Karachi and said the federal government would do its best for the resolution of these issues. He said the federal government wanted solution of these problems so that people enjoyed better facilities.

Without naming the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which has been ruling Sindh since 2008, the prime minister said Karachi had been suffering due to the “mismanagement and neglect” in the past.

Imran Khan made a special mention of the scarcity of clean drinking water and health hazards being faced by Karachiites. “Pakistan’s future is linked with Karachi as it is its financial hub.”

The FWO director general briefed the participants about the progress in the cleanliness drive. The prime minister called for continuing the drive.

Those who attended the meeting, among others, were Federal Minister for Information Technology Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Special Assistant to the PM on Health Dr Zafar Mirza, MNA Aftab Hussain Siddiqui, Firdous Shamim Naqvi and Haleem Adil Siddiqui.

The prime minister also held a special meeting with the PTI’s secretary general Aamir Mahmood Kiani and chief organiser Saifullah Khan Niazi during the day.

Mr Khan discussed the current political situation with the two leaders and matters related to the party’s constitution as well as its reorganisation.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan observed that the ruling party was at an important stage in its political growth. There was also a discussion about making the PTI an “ideal political institution”.

Published in Dawn, September 9th, 2019

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[Baz]

committee? the rotten ministers and bureaucrats must be giving him this idea to form committees. ffs

 

[war&peace]

Excellent step.

committee? the rotten ministers and bureaucrats must be giving him this idea to form committees. ffs

I don't think he has a magic wand and he just goes "alakazoo alakazee" and all the problems of 20 million people under PPP rule get solved in a moment.

 

[Musafir117]

Freakin another committee?
Karachi need action and prompt one not these time wasting bunch of storages sit and make a report.

 

[jupiter2007]

Emergency in Karachi and federal government should take complete control of Karachi.

PTI will eventually have to push for South Sindh province.

 

[Village life]

Good , very good step I think karachiates will die in joy , the committee is made to fix the problem which was created by the members of the committee themselves over the years, I repeat Ik what ever step you take will fall on wrong path , reason ! he want to cheat Allah subhana talla, because one who says is a pm because of his broken promises (taking U turns )is in fact openly in fight with Allah subhana Talla ,

 

[Areesh]

Pakistani history isn't very good when it comes to these committees. Most of the time no result comes out of them

 

[Path-Finder]

FWO

out of all of that FWO is the only organisation that can deliver.

 

[B.K.N]

Emergency in Karachi and federal government should take complete control of Karachi.

Emergency means attack on jamhoriyat entire media would be barking against government

Pakistani history isn't very good when it comes to these committees. Most of the time no result comes out of them

Umeed pay dunya qaim ha Karachi ka halat badalna khala ji ka Ghar nahi hai

 

[Lincoln]

These committee members will feed him false information. New "action plans" will be formed but just like the cleaning initiative, never come into action.

He needs to see if for himself.

 

[Syed1.]

Atleast make a city master plan on emergency basis.... what will the committee do????

 

[jupiter2007]

Complete BS, MQM is corrupt and they are taking money to pickup the garbage but not doing anything.

 

[Sine Nomine]

Atleast make a city master plan on emergency basis.... what will the committee do????

Chani pani aur sarkari paison par karachi kai tour.

 

[B.K.N]

Chani pani aur sarkari paison par karachi kai tour.

Chacha chani pani Karachi konsa koi Paris ha jis ka tour kaliye koi wo maray jarahay Hain
Kabhi to kuch acha bhi bol Diya karo

 

[YeBeWarned]

PM should come to Karachi, stay here for at least 1 week and put some 2-4 Billion Dollars worth of package here, we need massive funds to fix Roads , infrastructure , drainage systems , K.E , Water system , finish those unfinished Projects , Organized Campaigns to clean Karachi etc .