KARACHI, June 25 (TNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif promised development and prosperity for Karachi.
Shehbaz arrived in Karachi to launch the party’s election campaign in the largest metropolis and financial capital of the country.
After his arrival, PML-N president reached to Mazar-e-Quaid and offered Fateha.
Later on, ddressing an event at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry here on Monday, Shehbaz vowed to resolve the city’s critical issues if PML-N was voted into power again.
“[We] performed to the [best of our capabilties] in the past five years,” he said, adding that it is only the past performances which serve as grounds to vote for a political party.
Singling out the most critical issues plaguing the city, namely water shortage, poor cleanliness and lack of public transport infrastructure, the former chief minister of Punjab said his party would “resolve these issues on a priority basis, just like it had solved the load-shedding crisis by as much as 90%.”
Highlighting the prevalent water crisis in the port city, Shehbaz said it was time for action, not regrets. “In two, three years water crisis shouldn’t exist in Karachi,” he said, adding that the PML-N government would work with the provincial and city governments to ensure potable water is available to every household within the next two years.
The party president said that provincial budget was alone not enough to develop Karachi; the federal government should also allocate budget towards the city’s development.
Drawing attention to Karachi’s solid waste disposal problem, Shehbaz resolved to rid the city of its garbage dumps within six months if the city’s residents placed their trust in PML-N and voted for the party.
