KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Wednesday said that the city which pays Rs300 billion tax has been destroyed; local issues of the people are not being resolved.

"Karachi is a hen that lays golden egg and everyone wants to slaughter it. Uplift works initiated during our era should be completed at any cost even after our tenure," Akhtar said while initiating road construction and revamping of sewerage lines in Korangi 1/2 here.

District Municipal Corporation Vice Chairman Syed Ahmar Ali, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Work Committee's Chairman Hasan Naqvi, Senior Director Coordination Masood Alam, UC 35 Chairman S Moin and others were also present on the occasion.

The Mayor said that Karachi's population was shown as 15 million which is half of its actual figures, terming it injustice with the port city. "Chief Justice of Pakistan himself said that Karachi's population is around 35 million. The people who are in power should take notice of injustice being done with Karachi as the resources are disbursed as per population," he added.

Akhtar asked that how would issues of the city be resolved when it's not getting resources as per its population, adding that they were trying their best to deliver despite having limited resources. He said that the people were already hit hard by inflation but civic issues including water scarcity, collapsed sewerage system and lack of transport added to their miseries.

The Mayor was of the view that the people of Korangi love Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan and were diehard supporter of the party. "Our rivals cannot even think to defeat us from Korangi as their vote is just for Kite," Akhtar added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020