JI organizes Karachi Rights Caravan

Vows to continue struggle until charter of demands accepted

KARACHI:

Thousands of citizens under the banner of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Rights Caravan took to streets on Sunday demanding due rights for the city.

The much talked Karachi Rights Caravan started from the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and culminated at Super Market Liaquatabad after passing through various neighbourhoods of Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, North Karachi, Sohrab Goth, Federal B Area, and other towns.

Apart from the JI workers, social activists and people from all walks of life participated in the massive caravan.

Two meetings were held at Hyderi market and Liaquatabad Super Market. JI Karachi chief Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressed the caravan at the mausoleum of Quaid e Azam, Hyderi market and Liaquatabad.

On the occasion, Engr Naeemur Rehman presented a charter of demands and announced that the JI's struggle will remain continue till acceptance of the demands and provision of due rights in letter and spirit. He also announced to hold a big convention in Karachi on June 26.

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He said the political parties after usurping the rights of Karachi are trying their level best to avoid the local bodies' polls but will not be allowed to do so and the PPP, the MQM, the PTI and other parties will have to face their fate in the city.

He added that Karachiites will reject in the upcoming local bodies elections, all those who participated a role for the downfall and destruction of the once city of lights.

Talking about the demands, he said that the incapable and corrupt officials and water tanker mafia under the patronage of the government created a very complicated water crises for the sake of their own monetary benefits. He added that the only solution to the prevailing water supply crises in the city was the K4 water supply project.

He further said that the K4 project was introduced some 17 years ago but till today it was in the limbo. He said that the voters in Karachi have already rejected the massive decrease from 650 million gallon water to 260 million gallon water in the project. He demanded of the government to complete the K4 water supply project on war footing basis.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 30^th, 2022.