KARACHI:Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Monem Zafar Khan has inaugurated Shahrah-i-Sikandar Hayat and Shahrah-i-Dr. Jalaluddin Saifi in Musa Colony area of Liaquatabad Town, while severely criticizing the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for failing to resolve the metropolis’s basic civic issues despite being in power in Sindh for nearly two decades.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Monem Zafar Khan said that ongoing development projects in JI-administered towns had rattled the “occupying mayor.”
Accompanied by JI Central District chief Kamran Siraj and Liaquatabad Town Chairman Faraz Haseeb, Monem Zafar pointed out that the PPP had controlled the provincial government, civic institutions, and the city’s financial resources for the past 18 years. He questioned why chronic municipal issues remained unaddressed despite the ruling party retaining direct control over waste management and sewerage infrastructure.
“Before the local government elections, we pledged that we would not lament the lack of authority but would work beyond our mandated powers to resolve public grievances. Today, we are fulfilling that promise,” he stated, adding that Liaquatabad Town had successfully upgraded 100 per cent of its public schools.
Detailing the infrastructure work in Musa Colony, Monem Zafar Khan noted that the newly constructed roads were named after local figures who had served the area. The project involved fixing long-standing sewerage issues alongside laying 70,000 square feet of paver blocks to rehabilitate the streets.
The JI chief also expressed grave concern over the rampant drug trade in Musa Colony, terming it a byproduct of bad governance, and urged local youth to unite with residents to expose drug dealers operating in the area.
Speaking on the occasion, Liaquatabad Town Chairman Faraz Haseeb said the residents had reposed complete trust in the party during the local body elections. He criticized the current parliamentarians representing the area, claiming they were “imposed through Form-47” and remained entirely absent from the ground, unlike JI representatives who continue to work among the people.
JI Information Secretary Zahid Askari, Vice Town Chairman Ishaq Taimuri, and UC Chairman Ubaid-ur-Rehman Sohanpuri were also present at the ceremony.