KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Wednesday said his party believes in delivery, not mere demands, announcing that their February 14 sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly would be held to press for public rights.
Addressing a ceremony to inaugurate the Rashid Minhas Educational Complex and a pumping station supplying water to 1,000 households in Nazimabad No. 1, he said the pumping station—restoring water supply after 15 years—was a gift for local residents, while the well-equipped educational complex reflected JI’s commitment to practical service delivery.He said their sit-in would highlight issues of education, health, and basic civic facilities, and reiterated the party’s demand for the transfer of powers to the grassroots level.
He criticised the limited resources available to town administrations in Sindh, noting that most funds are consumed by salaries, while responsibilities such as water and sewerage, solid waste management, and other services still practically fall on towns despite being assigned to separate departments.
Referring to education, he said that despite a Rs613 billion budget in Sindh, 28,000 public schools lack toilets, 15,000 have no electricity, and more than 7.8 million children are out of school, calling it clear evidence of bad governance e. He said JI seeks a uniform, quality, and just education system across Pakistan, adding that 43 schools in JI-administered towns have been upgraded with modern facilities, while improvements have been made in more than 100 schools overall. Quality education, he said, is not possible without proper facilities for teachers.
He also announced that under JI’s Bano Qabil programme, free IT courses with 100 percent scholarships will be offered to boys and girls, along with vocational training in electrical work, plumbing, tailoring, handicrafts, and solar systems to empower youth.
Nazimabad Town Chairman Syed Muhammad Muzaffar said the pumping station, built at a cost of over Rs150 million, has supplied water to about 1,000 households after 15 years and will be upgraded to cater to an additional 500 households. He said the project was completed within six months despite obstacles created by the water tanker mafia.
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