‘Next mayor to be from PPP’

Wahab says party is capable enough to solve city's problems

KARACHI:

Karachi Administrator Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Saturday that the next mayor of Karachi would be from PPP as the party is capable enough to resolve the problems of Karachi.

"The Sindh government has decided that the domicile will be verified at the time of employment. Job is the right of local people and they should not be treated unfairly. The bill to activate the Public Service Commission will be passed in the Sindh Assembly on Monday. Local bodies are subject to the law and are in charge of serving the people. Parks, open spaces and playgrounds are being restored in all districts, the administrator expressed these views while talking to media after inaugurating the Rashid Rabbani Family Park in Clifton.

He said that the park, inaugurated today, has been named after the senior leader of PPP Rashid Rabbani who has served the country and the nation.

Wahab said that in the forthcoming budget, the Sindh government is trying not to impose new taxes. "From next financial year property tax will be collected by local bodies and it is expected that utility charges will also be included in electricity bills which will help local bodies to stand on their own feet," he added.

Wahab said that the federal government tried to tax the rich while giving maximum relief to the poor in the budget.

"An increase in the salaries of government employees is welcoming," he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2022.