Bilawal hopes PM Imran will come to Karachi with relief plan for Sindh

 Bilawal hopes PM Imran will come to Karachi with relief plan for Sindh

Bilawal says provincial government needs massive support from the federation to tug Karachi out of those its catastrophic situation.

Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in his first news conference after the torrential rains that wreaked havoc in Sindh, said on Friday that he hopes that Prime Minister Imran Khan will come to the province with rehabilitation, reconstruction and relief plans when he arrives in Karachi.

We look forward to packages that the PM will announce to provide relief to the people of the province, the PPP chairman said. He added that the rains have intensified the Sindh people's problems after facing the pandemic of coronavirus and locust attacks.

Bilawal said that the Sindh chief minister and his entire team were "working endlessly to supply relief to the people of the province".

The PPP chairman also shared that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has provided Sindh with some support but emphasised that the province's requirement was "way quite the allocated amount".

We look forward to further funding from our disaster management authority to rebuild the region, said Bilawal.

The PPP chairman said that this year's monsoon spells have highlighted two issues facing the capital .

Bilawal also noted that within the past not much attention was given to the infrastructural problems with the town . He added that the Sindh CM had suggests a Rs800 billion plan for Karachi.

The PPP chairman also shared that the Sindh CM not only visited various districts of Karachi but also ensured his presence during these calamitous times. He added that that CM Murad has also visited those places where he didn't have any authority and extended his "help out of humanity and on moral grounds".

The federation should not only provide relief but also indemnify the damages, said Bilawal. He added that the Sindh government was looking forward to the federal in helping it reinstate poor people's houses which were caught in a frenzy during the rains.

Bilawal also thanked Opposition Leader within the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif for his visit to Karachi.

Power outages

The PPP chairman asked the govt to right away address the "issue of power outages" and therefore the recent price hike in electricity tariffs.

Recently, I've also learned of the hike in power prices, I'm speechless how they made such a decision, particularly when the institution didn't deliver, said Bilawal. He appealed to the federal to retract the choice .