Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani on Sunday reiterated that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is not limited to rural constituencies but represents all major cities of Sindh. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Malir Union Football Stadium.
He said development schemes worth billions of rupees were being executed across Karachi and the province, and expressed hope they would be completed within the current financial year.
Ghani also inaugurated two other projects, including a community centre built by TMC Malir. He said these facilities had been established for the convenience of residents and would run efficiently. Several similar schemes across Karachi districts were also expected to be completed soon, he added.
Members of the Sindh Assembly Raja Razzaq and Saleem Baloch, Malir Town Chairman Jan Mohammad Baloch, Ibrahim Hyderi Town Chairman Nazir Bhutto, Imdad Jokhio, and other elected representatives, local PPP leaders and residents attended the ceremony.
Highlighting PPP’s historical presence in Malir, Ghani said the area had produced prominent party leaders and that PPP had always defended local interests. The party had won the highest number of seats in District Malir during elections, he noted.
He called Shahrah-e-Bhutto one of the city’s best development schemes, benefiting four districts simultaneously, with its final phase up to Kathore due for completion by December.
Referring to the K-IV project, he said it was delayed due to flaws in the initial design, which lacked key pumping and power stations. He added that work was disrupted during Imran Khan’s tenure over allegations of corruption based on cost escalation.
Now, with the PML-N in power, work had resumed under WAPDA, with Rs 70 billion allocated for Karachi’s internal water supply. He hoped the project would be completed on time.
Ghani also announced that water supply from the Hub Canal would resume on 14 August and that Sindh had requested an increased quota from Hub Dam.
Dismissing criticism that PPP only worked in its strongholds, he said the party had spent billions on infrastructure even in areas where it had not won a single councillor’s seat.
He called PPP the largest urban political force in Sindh, noting that it had won local government elections in Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Mirpurkhas, and Larkana, with all Sindh mayors now from PPP.
He said ongoing water and sewerage projects were progressing swiftly and would be completed in the coming months.
On Independence Day preparations, Ghani said the nation was celebrating it as a “Day of Victory”. He praised the armed forces and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for diplomatic efforts that countered Indian misinformation. He urged citizens to actively take part in Independence Day programmes.
Replying to questions, he said work on the Quaidabad bridge would soon be completed, easing commuter movement.
He reaffirmed PPP’s commitment to Sindh’s development and lauded both military achievements and Bilawal’s diplomatic gains.
