JI leader wants elected LG representatives to oversee KWSC, SSWMB operations

Saifuddin Advocate, the leader of the opposition in the City Council, has pointed out that the current water crisis and mounting garbage heaps in Karachi clearly indicate the failure of both the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation and the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board.

He made these remarks on Friday during a meeting of parliamentary leaders of the City Council held at his office. The meeting, convened by Saifuddin, aimed to address grievances related to water supply, solid waste management and other critical matters.

Notable attendees included Najmi Alam from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Munashir Hafizul Haq from the Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) and Mohammad Feroz from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

During the meeting, the JI leader criticised the ineffectiveness of the water and sewerage corporation and the solid waste management authorities, describing their performance as deeply disappointing.

He stressed the urgency of placing these departments under the oversight of elected representatives at the level of union committees. He proposed that parliamentary leaders of the local government should arrange a meeting with senior officials from the two organisations to devise a mechanism where local government representatives could actively monitor the operations of these agencies.

In response, Alam assured the parliamentary leaders that a meeting would soon be arranged to develop a joint strategy aimed at ensuring smoother management of these crucial civic agencies.

Lesson from Muharram

Sindh Jamaat-e-Islami Women Wing President Rukhshanda Muneeb has said that from the story of the sacrifice of Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions gave us the message that we should never kneel before falsehood.

In a statement issued on Sunday, she said that the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) was a living reality and a standard of goodness for the entire humanity. The purpose of the great sacrifice of Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions was the rejection of dictatorship and monarchy and the protection of the most important cause of the Islamic constitution the caliphate, she said, adding that understanding of the life of Imam Hussain (RA) and his principled stance was very important in today s social and political conditions.

Rukhshanda stated that the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) told the world that staying silent against oppression and compromising with oppression was a crime in itself, which brought disaster not only for one’s country but also for humanity.