Imran sees absence of good LB system behind Karachi’s ills

Naimat Khan

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) , Imran Khan, has said that the lack of good local government system was the reason behind problems in Karachi.

Addressing to Traders here in Karachi on Wednesday the PTI chairman said that former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar were responsible of the downgrading value of the rupees. “The faulty police has put burden on the economy due to which the value of Pakistani currency has dropped down,” he said.

Meanwhile, the representatives of Korangi Association of Trade and Industries (KATI) expressed their grievances to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan during the meeting.

Former President KATI Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui while speaking in the meeting said that the only elected PTI’s Member National Assembly from Karachi, Dr Arif Alvi, before today was never seen by the industrialists in last five years.

Siddiqui added: “We voted for PTI but our issues were never resolved. We keep asking about Alvi from Faisal Vawda.”

Another former president of the association, Khalid Tawwab, told Imran Khan that the popularity of his party declined in the city. He remarked that PTI did not work in the city after elections neither it paid attention to the civic issues of the city.

Meanwhile, the PTI chairperson in his address admitted that he wasn’t able to give enough time to Karachi, as he is focused on fighting a ‘mafia’. He said that the issues of Karachi can only be resolved through a directly-elected Mayor.

The PTI leader said that Karachi as a city is important for Pakistan as it is a financial centre of the country. Imran Khan will attend the party’s membership camp at Malir today and later will address a press conference at 4:30pm at the residence of PTI Karachi leader Firdaus Shamim Naqvi.

Khan is scheduled to address a workers’ convention at 5pm and later visit PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh’s residence to express his condolences on the demise of his brother.