KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naimur Rahman on Friday said amendments to the disputed local bodies law would be the starting point for the rights of Karachi and its residents.
Addressing a workers' conference at the party's secretariat, Rahman paid heartfelt tributes to all the participants of the dharna including women, children and senior citizens and said that the religious party workers have created history by participating in the 29 consecutive dharnas. Day outside the provincial assembly. "This will be a turning point in the history of not only Karachi but Pakistan," he said.
He said the biggest achievement of the 29-day dharna was the restoration of powers taken from the local government in 2013. "The four points of the agreement were to strengthen the financial powers of the local government," he said.
“As per the agreement made with the Sindh government, the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) award will be held within 30 days of the establishment of the local government. The agreement made it clear that the motor vehicle tax would be converted into a local government setting under the PFC,” he elaborated.
The JI leader said that distribution of funds on the basis of population and share in district octroi tax would greatly strengthen the financial power of the local government set-up. "Under the agreement, Karachi will get an increased share in water resources," he said.
He said that the provincial government has not only placed the Karachi Medical and Dental College under the establishment of the local government, but it will also help in upgrading the college into a university.
"The JI stands by its initial demands, including direct elections for the city's mayor," he said, adding: "The party's struggle for the demands will continue and the party reserves it with itself.
Right to protest and protest. He warned the Sindh government to keep its word, otherwise, the option of besieging the chief minister's house would be exercised.
The Sindh government also announced the resumption of the student union in the province as part of the agreement, he said, adding that the peaceful sit-in and its outcome proved that the Karachi people had rejected the politics of divide and hatred.