Bilawal inaugurates People’s Square in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the federal government is not giving due share of funds to the Sindh government, therefore, it has collaborated with the World Bank for improving certain key infrastructures in the province.

PPP Chairman inaugurated People’s Square, a public place and underground car parking near Sindh Secretariat for commuters, visitors to the Secretariat and the students of nearby historic educational institutes here.

He said that the people of the province would benefit from the People’s Square while the masterpieces of the architecture in the surroundings and the rest of the city as well would also be restored under the ‘Neighbourhood Improvement Project’ with the assistance of the World Bank.

The project has been named ‘The People’s Square. “We have focused on the solution. We will alleviate the problems of the people of Karachi by making plans in the style of People’s Square. Thanks to the 18th Amendment, financial powers have been assigned to the provinces constitutionally. We will build such People’s Squares in every district of Sindh, “ he added.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, his cabinet members Saeed Ghani, Syed Nasir Shah, Imtiaz Shaikh, Suhail Anwar Siyal, Advisor to CM Barrister Murtaza Wahab and other PPP leaders were present at the inaugural function.

Both current and former WB Group Country Director spoke to the ceremony online. Bilawal said the project is the beginning of a revolution to reduce the problems of the people of Karachi and to improve the governance of Karachi.

He further said that the project is our first phase as other similar projects are also underway in Malir and other districts of Karachi. A similar project would be launched at the Wazir Mansion in Kharadar where Quaid-e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born.

He appreciated that Sindh government plants to put sewerage and other utility services networks underground throughout Karachi to protect the historic sites and the people.

Bilawal said that the PPP has a close relationship with Karachi as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto taught law at S.M. Law College, and they would also develop Kakri Ground in Lyari where the marriage reception of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari was held.

Reiterating his commitment to projects in Karachi, he said that the federal government has not come up with a single new project for the city but they are starting from today and this is the first phase of projects in the city. He appealed to the people to support the PPP and vowed to solve the problems by investing in infrastructure.