Karachi: Awami Pakistan Party central leader Miftah Ismail has said that new administrative units should be established across the country, adding that an empowered local government system is essential for resolving public issues.
Addressing a gathering of women in Liaquatabad, Miftah Ismail said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government had closed the doors of employment opportunities for the people of Karachi. He alleged that people in Sindh were also not getting jobs on merit and that government jobs were being sold.
He said women should actively participate in politics, adding that empowered women could play an important role in the country’s development.
Miftah Ismail further stressed that an effective system of governance was necessary to address urban and local government issues. Criticising the performance of the Sindh government, he said that despite being in power for 18 years, it had failed to take adequate steps to resolve public issues.
He emphasised the need to transfer powers to the grassroots level so that people could have better access to public services and solutions to their problems.
