- Terms security as biggest problem of traders in Karachi
- Announces formation of ‘Rabitta Committee’ for Karachi traders
KARACHI, May 1: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Monday has said that Panama Leaks case would change the fate of the country.
Addressing traders’ ceremony in Karachi, Imran Khan said that Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar’s demand for authority is right as transfer of power to local government is dire need of time whereas he also termed security as biggest problem of traders in the metropolis.
He said that country’s situation is deteriorating due to bad governance. While extolling performance of K-P government, Khan said tourism increased by 100pc in Galyat.
Khan asserted KP is receiving high investment due to good governance as we have allocated 30pc development fund to local government representatives.
Imran drew parallels between KP and Sindh through the perspective of the administrative and political challenges that stand in the way of efficient governance.
The devolution of power, police reforms, tax collection and nepotism were a few areas he touched upon in his speech.
“When Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar complains about not having enough authority, he’s right,” said Khan, speaking about the importance of empowered institutions.
“The more you devolve power the more efficient your systems will be. Devolution is really important for Karachi. The current set-up is neither here nor there,” he said, stressing the importance of having democratically elected representatives being answerable to the public.
“In Peshawar. the mayor gets to spend 30 per cent of the development budget,” he said. Among other things, Khan considers the rooting out of corruption as one of PTI’s significant achievements in KP.
“Why are we getting record levels of investment in KP? Because companies know that they won’t have to pay bribes at every level. They know that if they spot something unusual, they can tell Imran Khan about it and Imran Khan will take action,” he said.
On police, law and order, Khan said that KP police, after being reformed, stood at a much better place than they once did.
Khan said that Inspector General (IG) Sindh also demanded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) like police system which is free from any political interference.
Share price of BoK has increased from Rs5 to Rs16 in just three years, he added. He alleged that Pakistanis pay least amount of tax due to corruption.
Imran Khan further announced that PTI would hold a public gathering at Dawood Chowrangi for Karachiites rights.
Imran Khan directed his party to form ‘Rabitta Committee’ (coordination committee) to address issues being faced by the traders community in Karachi.-NNI
