KARACHI
\nThe provincial capital of Sindh [Karachi] is not begging for its rights from the chief minister of Sindh, said Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Asad Umar Sunday in a hard-hitting press conference.
\nThe PTI organised an \u201cAll Stakeholders\u201d press conference to speak out against the new Sindh local government law passed by the provincial assembly.
\nCritics of the Sindh government say amendments to the law will allow greater control of local bodies institutions to the provincial government. The Sindh government has refuted such criticism.
\n\u201cWe will come up with a strategy soon,\u201d said Umar. \u201cThis problem does not concern a political party. It concerns a system wherein politicians come to power and become richer [at the expense of the taxpayer],\u201d he added.
\nThe minister said that it was necessary to \u201cchange the system rather than faces\u201d, adding that a new system should be brought in place, one where an elected official is forced to work for the welfare of the masses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to raise our voices in Sindh Assembly, despite their [PPP] telling us that we are in the minority,\u201d he said, adding that the Sindh Local Government Act 2013 needed to be amended as its provisions were in contravention to the Constitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur basic problems will not be solved till the masse are not empowered,\u201d noted Umar, adding that it was important for local governments to be strengthened.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolitics has been taken over by a few families; they want to stay rich and maintain their sway [over everything],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI The provincial capital of Sindh [Karachi] is not begging for its rights from the chief minister of Sindh, said Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Asad Umar Sunday in a hard-hitting press conference. The PTI organised an \u201cAll Stakeholders\u201d press conference to speak out against the new Sindh local government law passed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[243,321,1611],"class_list":{"0":"post-232463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-asad-umar","9":"tag-karachi","10":"tag-sindh-cm"},"yoast_head":"\n