JI candidate presents his own manifesto

Islamabad : Ex-MNA Mian Muhammad Aslam perhaps is the only candidate in the country who is contesting February 8 National Assembly elections on his party's ticket but he has also announced his own manifesto.

Mian Aslam who is known personality of Islamabad is contesting elections from NA-46 has made public his manifesto while keeping in view the local needs and problems being faced by residents of the federal capital for years. Some basic issues like shortage of water, insufficient health facilities and lack of educational institutions and increasing rates of property and rents of residential buildings are on top the manifesto.

"I am not making false promises like provision of 300 free electricity units but have presented a manifesto, which is very much practicable," Mian Aslam who is also a central leader Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) said. He feels that shortage of water in Islamabad is the most concerning issue which needs permanent solution for decades to come. In this regard, he said he would ensure that supply of water project from Ghazi Brotha which was planned by CDA over 15 years back, is completed on priority basis.

There is also plan to construction of District Hospital Islamabad and Basic Health Units in every union council. Mian Aslam said that keeping in view increasing population, he would also ensure construction of more government's educational institutions as a common man particularly government employees could not afford to pay high fees of private institutions.

Another plan is to protect natural springs flowing from Margalla Hills from pollution and mixing sewerage water. The JI candidate feels that there is also need to expedite development of stalled residential sectors in order to reduce rates of property and monthly rents due connivance of property mafia.

Mian Aslam has also come up with unique proposal that not local government should be made functional but Islamabad should also have its own governor like provinces making necessary changes in Constitution of Pakistan.