KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Monday inaugurated two newly developed roads in Musa Colony, Liaquatabad Town, and criticised the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for failing to fix the city’s civic infrastructure and basic services after nearly two decades in power in Sindh.
JI Karachi chief Monem Zafar opened Shahrah-i-Sikandar Hayat and Shahrah-i-Dr Jalaluddin Saifi. Both roads are named after local figures who had served the area. The project also fixed long-standing sewerage problems and laid 70,000 square feet of paver blocks to rehabilitate the streets. Speaking at the ceremony, the JI Karachi chief said development projects in JI-run towns had rattled the “occupying mayor.” He pointed out that the PPP had controlled the provincial government, civic institutions and the city’s financial resources for the past 18 years.
He asked why chronic municipal problems remained unresolved when the ruling party had direct control over waste management and sewerage. “Before the local government elections, we pledged that we would not lament the lack of authority but would work beyond our mandated powers to resolve public grievances. Today, we are fulfilling that promise,” he said that Liaquatabad Town had upgraded all of its public schools, a 100 percent record. He also voiced grave concern over the rampant drug trade in Musa Colony, calling it a by-product of bad governance.
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