Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Member National Assembly, Syed Aminul Haque, noted that the people of Karachi are facing an acute water crisis, with areas including Orangi Town, Surjani Town, Baldia Town, and major parts of the city such as Keamari, Korangi, Landhi, North Karachi, Malir, and Shah Faisal Colony desperate for every drop of water.
The leader deemed the 100 MGD water supply project from Hub Canal to have failed in delivering water to citizens, despite its inauguration, as it was marred by corruption. Further, he argued that the incompetence of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and the government, has created new records of mismanagement in the city, with Karachi continuing to be neglected.
Haque noted that even after the rains, streets in District West remain flooded with sewage, stating that citizens pay taxes but, instead of clean water, drainage and sanitation, they are left with garbage, sewage water, and false promises. He argued that rain causes large parts of Karachi to drown because drainage projects exist only on paper.
The MNA stated that Karachiites need practical solutions, not speeches or hollow claims, in which regard he also called out Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for remaining confined to slogans and failing to take any practical steps towards the realisation of its promises.
