Chaudhry Shujaat urges PM Imran Khan to stay in Karachi for every week

 LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) president and previous prime minister Ch Shujaat Hussain has prompt Prime Minister Imran Khan to stick in Karachi for per week and observe the situation himself.

Commenting on the prevailing state of affairs of Karachi within the aftermath of rains, Shujaat mentioned, “many governments have come and gone but Karachi remains a victim of political statements. All major political parties have been in power in Karachi, there was governor’s rule, mayors and administrators too who regretfully did nothing except to hurl accusations against each other. Most of them thought that by levelling accusations they have discharged their responsibility. The shortage of clean water problem is most significant among other important problems of Karachi. On the issue of sanitation, he said most people performed “haath ki safai” somewhat than doing any sensible work.”

“Till today only problems are identified but no groundwork is ever done to address them. Passing the buck is the common refrain here. Whenever a calamity strikes the city, the government says it the mayor's job, who in turn complains of lack of powers. No one actually does any work except to offer explanations (sifai). When the situation slips out of hands, then the army is requested to take over the sanitation work,” Ch Shujaat Hussain deplored.

He asked the prime minister to stay in Karachi for one week and observe every problem of town himself and issue directions, give timelines for addressing them, overview them accordingly to peer if his directions had been carried out or now not.”