Karachi Diary

 Karachi Diary

 Mubasher Mir

A new government has been established in the province of Sindh and the new government has many priorities but mostly the same problems that existed before. The projects started by Murad Ali Shah as the Chief Minister of Sindh have been delayed. People are waiting for the completion of Malir Expressway and University Road. Millions of people are being humiliated on University Road every day. It seems that the contractor is not in a position to complete the work on time .K 4 project for the city of Karachi, which were supposed to provide plenty of water, could not be started in any case and the people will continue to spend their money on purchasing water. Chief Minister Sindh has claimed in his first meeting to reduce the street crimes and eliminate the dacoits of Kacha Area which may never be interpreted as a shame. There was talk of making the city of Karachi safe under the Safe City project, but it did not work.

Apart from this, there are heaps of problems, the activities of land mafia, providing public transport, these are all the problems that the people of Karachi city are facing. People's Party has got Sindh government with full authority even now. MQM is trying to be a part of it. Asif Ali Zardari is seeking their vote for the presidential election. It can be hoped that Asif Ali Zardari will make new promises to them. If the National Assembly fully interprets Article 140A, then no bill can be passed by the National Assembly without the support of the People's Party. Whereas, if the provincial assembly has to formulate rules, then PPP has the majority there as well. Apparently, the MQM-PML-N alliance does not seem to be able to achieve much.

Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh is trying to fight its case on Form 45 of election results in Karachi. He claims that Tehreek-e-Insaaf had a huge lead in the election, while Jamaat-e-Islami's candidates were in second place, People's Party and MQM were far behind. Their difference was like heaven and earth. But the results were not in favor of PTI. According to informed sources, Tehreek-e-Insaf has the complete results of the polling stations, currently, Tehreek-e-Insaf has filed 44 applications in the Sindh High Court Tribunal. Among them, 20 are for National Assembly and 24 for Provincial Assembly seats. According to Tehreek-e-Insaf sources, Khurram Sher Zaman was winning in Karachi Defense by a huge margin over PPP's Akhtiar Baig, but he has been defeated under Form 47.

Now, while the decisions are yet to be made in the tribunal, those who have been declared successful under Form 47 have been issued notification of their success, and they have also taken oath in the assemblies. The situation of election results across the country is more or less the same. In a similar situation, the Prime Minister of the country has taken oath. It is to be seen how much time the tribunal takes to decide on election excuses. And how those decisions are implemented. And what effects will it have on the government? But one thing is certain that the parliamentarians whose cases will continue in the courts will be scared. This situation is not good for democracy in the country. Democracy requires a free and independent assembly. A crippled and rubber stamp assembly is very damaging.

Two members of the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khoro and Jam Mehtab, who were earlier senators, have now resigned from the seat of the senate. Sindh Assembly will elect two new senators in their place. While he has offered his services for the Sindh Assembly. After MQM and People's Party got the reserved seats for women and minority seats in the Sindh Assembly according to the quota, two seats for women and one minority seat are still vacant according to the quota of the Sunni Etihah Council ,SIC. A similar decision has not been taken regarding the Sunni Etihad Council in the Federation, Punjab and other provinces. But according to the constitution, a party cannot be given more or less seats than the quota according to the votes it has obtained and the House is not complete. It is to be seen what the Election Commission decides in this regard.

Everyone is waiting for the economy of the country to improve, but the energy prices have been increased by the caretaker government. Petroleum prices, gas and electricity rates have become so high that it has become difficult to do business while making life difficult. In such a situation, there will be negotiations with the IMF and it is feared that the people will face another burden. The Prime Minister has promised to improve the economy, but crores of rupees are being spent on the protocol of the Chief Minister, the Prime Minister and other political figures from the people's taxes, which is completely cruel. The Prime Minister's reduction in protocol and other concessions should set an example that would send a message if he is serious about improving the situation.