Provincial Minister for Local Government Nasir Shah said on Thursday that the provincial government is taking concrete measures to strengthen local bodies in the city.
"The provincial government alone in the month of July 2021 has provided Rs2.27 billion to the nine local bodies of Karachi, including Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, District Council and the seven District Municipal Corporations so that they continue their services uninterrupted in the city."
In a statement issued on Thursday, Shah said that the Sindh government in the month of July 2021 released Rs1 billion to KMC which includes Rs474.714 million Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal (ZOT) share and Rs600 million grant, he said and added Rs170 million went to DMC South, including Rs90.058 million ZOT share and Rs180 million grant. The minister said that DMC Central has been given Rs246.279 million, West Rs113.338 million, Kiamari Rs148.770 million, East Rs92.709 million, Korangi Rs174.068 million and Malir Rs118.087 million.
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He added that the District Council Karachi has been given Rs138 million, including Rs87.966 million ZOT share and Rs50 million as a grant.
Shah said that the former city nazim Mustafa Kamal has been blaming the provincial government of not giving funds to local bodies of Karachi. "I am surprised that Mustafa Kamal, instead of conducting an audit of his personal performance [as city nazim], is playing politics of hatred being advanced by MQM," he said.
"I know that they [MQM and Mustafa Kamal] are struggling for their political survival but it doesn't mean that they keep misguiding the people of this city," he said and added that the people of Karachi have rejected them.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2021.
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