File photo of Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: ONLINE/FILE
A bill was presented at the cabinet meeting on Monday. The draft bill will be made public once the provincial government has received input from various political parties and stakeholders.
It was proposed that Karachi would be divided in five district municipal corporations (DMCs) while one district council would be formed which would comprise of the sub-urban areas of the city.
The draft states that DMCs will also be set up in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Larkana.
Moreover, town and municipal committees are to be formed in rest of the districts to manage local government affairs.
The bill also proposes that the elections will be held on party basis.
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that committees formed by the provincial government on local government legislation would seek suggestions from various parties.
He added that under the law, the elected representatives will have more powers than the bureaucrats.
Witness Protection Act
The Sindh information minister said that the cabinet also approved the draft of "witness protection bill" and added that action will be taken against those involved in the trade of toxic liquor.
Political parties respond
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) decided to oppose the local government system to be presented in the Sindh Assembly. The MQM has voiced support for the Sindh Peoples Local Government Act that was passed in September last year. It has been in favour of the 2001-style local government act that created union councils.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) have alos been invited by the provincial government to offer their suggestions on the bill.
Imtiaz Shaikh of PML-F said that unless the Sindh government forwarded them the draft of the proposed law, they would not offer any suggestions.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s member Syed Hafeezuddin said that they wanted a uniform system which was acceptable to all stakeholders.
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MUSHARAF SYSTEM WAS BETTER BUT AUDIT MAY BE CARRIEDOUT BEFORE MAKING EXPENDITURES
I THINK THAT THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AS MUSHARAF IMPLEMENTED WAS CORRECT AS IT WAS UPTO THE GROSS ROUTE LEVEL AND IT WAS EASY FOR EVERYONE TO APPROACH THE COUNCELLARS AND NAZIMS AS AND WHEN REQIURED .BUT ONLY THERE MUST BE AN AUDIT PARTY SITTING IN TALUKA OFFICE TO VERIFY THE PROCEDURE AND AS VIGILENCE OVER THE EXPENSES UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL GOVT OF SINDH.THE AUDIT MAY ALSO BE CARRIEDOUT BEFORE MAKING THE EXPENSES AND OASSING OF BILLS OF CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EXPENSES
I suggest that Sindh Government should hold series of seminar not only in Karachi but also other district inviting input from all walk of life.
Why is a new draft developed? Whatever happened to Sindh Peoples Local Government Law? Why couldnt that be debated over? PPP's feudal packed leadership will never be willing to share power with the commoners
it is not acceptable by people of karachi..draft of local bodies made by rural based politician..
The drill was made previously long time back.
It is time to take action, not to talk on the same subject again and again.
To read on the LB topic is sheer waste of time, as PPP is not sincere in implementing on it.
Thanks to Supreme Court that has given a dead line to act, otherwise, this matter would have lingered on for another two decades.