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PTI worker launches 'Sleeping Beauty' campaign to highlight 'misgovernance' in Karachi

The campaign aims to highlight the day-to-day problems faced by ordinary citizens in Karachi

News Desk January 04, 2016

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In a bid to highlight the plight of ordinary citizens in Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Joint Secretary Alamgir Khan has quite literally taken to the streets of the metropolis.

The campaign aims to highlight the day-to-day problems faced by the 'ordinary man' in the city. Everything from potholes to improper garbage disposal, Khan wants to start a movement that will shame the Sindh government into doing its job.

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Khan took to the streets with a team of supporters to launch the "Sleeping Beauty - Please Wake Up" campaign. The team spray painted Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah's face on the roads to bring attention to unattended issues around the city.

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"I am an ordinary citizen of Karachi, and my only identity is that I am a Pakistani," Alamgir says in the video.

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"There are no facilities in the city and we face issues in every aspect of our daily lives. I am like any other Karachi resident, but I will not sit quietly like the others," he adds.

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"I am launching a campaign against the system," he says, while asserting that this was just the beginning of the campaign. "I will put these pictures on every corner of Karachi."

"Eat it! As poor children do," said one of the signs, pointing to a pile of garbage on a street corner.

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In his Facebook post, he urged all young Karachiites to join him in his cause, adding that he alone could not make a difference or attract attention to the campaign.

"Ideas are bullet-broof, hence I have no fear," the PTI member concluded. The Sindh government has made no comment on the campaign as of yet.

COMMENTS (20)

Pakistani | 8 years ago | Reply Good job keep it up.

Ismail | 8 years ago | Reply A very innovative idea------keep it going.

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Rustam | 8 years ago | Reply @Zahid - Why do you suggest already suffering people to take more burden? Suggest this to those who while claim to be the Karachi representative, failed to solve these problems. Let they do it if the cannot make the government to accomplish it.

Rustam | 8 years ago | Reply Is it not total failure of those who represent Karachi Sind Assembly, National Assembly, Senate and in past in the provincial and central governments??? Wake up Karachi and see the true face of those who claims having mandate of Karachi! MQM what did you give to Karachites. If JIT reports are correct, you gave Karachi, bhatta khoury, target killing, professional assassinates, etc. We want the period of peace and light when you did not exist at the scene.

Hatim | 8 years ago | Reply zahid There is no way that the streets of Karachi can be cleaned without government machinery. The allotted garbage dumps are now offices of political parties and there is nowhere to throw the garbage apart from the streets 'dumps'

Khappay ! | 8 years ago | Reply The best example of "Sleeping Beauty" is Nazimabad Underpass project. It was started to facilitate citizens and in the middle was stop. Wonder where the funds has gone and whats their intentions for the delay. Its been a long time now and no work has started as yet.

Khappay ! | 8 years ago | Reply Highly appreciate the efforts being made to wake up Sindh Government for the issues of the Ordinary citizen. Hope the concerns come out of their drawing rooms and do the needful. @Zahid, Some part of the budget is allocated to KMC as well to clean up the city. They should do the job instead of people doing the job voluntarily.

azmat | 8 years ago | Reply @zahid: And why do you think the govt should enjoy our taxes if we do not even have the right to question their in-competencies? Criticizing the govt is his birth right in democracy which he is exercising and you are no body to tell him off

azmat | 8 years ago | Reply @YAs: Offcourse yes. PML(N) is also building metros at the cost of basic issues like food security and sanitation.There is no difference between the two

zahid | 8 years ago | Reply Instead of wasting time and showing your hate against Sindh government why don't you form a group of volunteers and start cleaning your area so other youths of the city could be motivated. Independent media will surely promote your initiative.

Zahid | 8 years ago | Reply Excellent job keep it up

Dash | 8 years ago | Reply @feedback: Typical indian troll :D

@Anon | 8 years ago | Reply Not a bad approach. Not a bad approach at ALL! This deserves more attention from masses!

Noman | 8 years ago | Reply Campaign should target PPP and MQM as well. Both are partners in crime.

feedback | 8 years ago | Reply I wonder why ISPR hasn't released any news on this yet.

ishrat salim | 8 years ago | Reply Way to go...keep it up ! we are with you.

Israr | 8 years ago | Reply Great initiative. The Sindh government definitely needs to wake up but, for that to happen, the citizens need to wake up first. @YAs No one can criticise PMLN, or any other party for that matter, for development. However, metro and most other projects of PMLN cannot be classified as development, for many reasons like corruption, misplaced priorities, nepotism and an overall absence of development direction.

khurram shahzad | 8 years ago | Reply nice and innovative way of agitation

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply ohh Boy you have won our hearts for this. we all support your efforts and idea. May be this is how the Sindh Government wakes up which is still in "Halat-e-Bhang".

YAs | 8 years ago | Reply Is it the same group of PTI workers, who are simultaneously criticizing PMLN for development and metros?

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