Author: Ahsan Mughal

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Monem Zafar Khan, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi, accompanied by Deputy Ameer Saifuddin Advocate and town chairmen, met Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Monday at the Sindh Secretariat to raise urgent concerns over the city’s persistent water and sewerage problems. Speaking at the meeting, Monem Zafar said that despite repeated assurances from the government, long-standing issues remain unresolved. He highlighted the lack of clean drinking water, poor sanitation, overflowing sewers, uncollected garbage, and piles of waste across various parts of the city. Open manholes, he noted, pose serious risks to public safety. Monem…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Afridi warned that despite driving the nation’s economy, his province remains persistently sidelined in federal funding By Shaheen Hashim/Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi, publicly criticised what he described as a “stepmotherly” treatment of his province, claiming that despite other regions receiving their full National Finance Commission (NFC) allocations between 2018 and 2025, KP had repeatedly been denied its fair share. Speaking at a press briefing at the Karachi Press Club, Afridi painted a picture of a province contributing significantly to the national economy while being consistently overlooked in federal disbursements. Afridi highlighted…

By Ahsan MughalKARACHI: Monem Zafar, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi, has criticized the Sindh government, led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), for failing to deliver development projects in Karachi. Speaking at the inauguration of a model street and reconstruction projects in Block A, UC 8, North Nazimabad Town, Zafar claimed that towns have not received any development funds in the past two and a half years. “Over the past two and a half years, not a single rupee has been allocated to towns under development funds,” Zafar said. He recalled that former City Nazim Naimatullah Khan had distributed Rs…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar Khan has called for urgent action to restore water supply to Gulshan-e-Hadeed, where residents have been without water for seven months. Speaking at a protest camp on the main road, Zafar warned that continued neglect of citizens’ grievances could prompt residents to block the National Highway. He criticised the PPP provincial government and Mayor Murtaza Wahab, blaming them for the city’s water crisis, which he attributed to mismanagement and incompetence. Zafar said that the Bulk Water Supply Department had previously supplied water to Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Steel Town. If responsibility has…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: The spokesperson for Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan has paid tribute to the Counter Terrorism Department and other law enforcement agencies for foiling what was described as a major terrorist plot in Karachi. In a statement issued from the party’s Bahadurabad headquarters, the spokesperson said the timely action by security agencies had ensured the safety of innocent citizens in the city. MQM-P, the statement said, stood firmly with law enforcement agencies in the fight against terrorism. It added that security institutions, patriotic political parties and the public must act together to defeat the designs of terrorists. The spokesperson…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Karachi was narrowly spared a major attack after law enforcement agencies arrested several suspected militants and seized a large cache of explosives during a joint operation in the Raees Goth area on the city’s outskirts, officials said. According to investigators, the suspects had been preparing explosive material inside a rented house located around 35 to 40 kilometers from Karachi. Acting on intelligence, law enforcement agencies, along with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Karachi, carried out a raid on the property, where a significant quantity of explosive material was recovered. During the operation, three to four suspects managed…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Monem Zafar calls for greater financial and administrative authority for towns and union councils, citing gaps in water, sewerage and waste services despite multi-billion-rupee budgets. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar has demanded an immediate grant of Rs5bn for each town and the transfer of full administrative and financial powers to grassroots local governments, as mandated under the constitution and the 18th amendment. Speaking to reporters during a visit to New Karachi Town on Thursday, Zafar said local bodies were being forced to fill gaps left by provincial institutions. He said JI-run towns…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) condemned the death of a child who fell into an open manhole in Korangi’s Mehran Town, accusing the Karachi mayor and city administration of what it described as grave negligence and holding local authorities responsible for yet another preventable tragedy. In a statement, MQM-P said open manholes across the city had turned into “death traps” for residents, particularly children, and blamed the incident on the failure of civic institutions to carry out even the most basic duties. The party said the loss of a young life reflected a systemic collapse in municipal…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has strongly condemned the death of a child who fell into an open manhole in Karachi’s Korangi Mehran Town, calling it a failure of the Sindh government, the city mayor and municipal authorities. In a statement issued from the party’s Bahadurabad headquarters, an MQM-P spokesperson said the loss of a young life was the result of “gross negligence” by the Karachi mayor and the city administration. The spokesperson said uncovered manholes across the city had turned into “death traps” for residents. The party demanded immediate accountability and strict action against…

By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) town chairman Gohar Khattak has denied receiving any resources to cover open manholes, saying he was willing to quit politics if proven otherwise, following the death of an eight-year-old boy who fell into a sewer in Karachi. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Korangi, Khattak said: “I swear on oath that not even a single manhole cover was given to us. If anyone can prove that covers were provided, I am ready to leave politics.” His remarks came amid angry protests by local residents, who confronted the town chairman over hazardous open…