MQM-P Renews Demand for Urban Province in Sindh

MQM-P calls for empowered local govt, new province to address Karachi’s problems

KARACHI - Speakers at a dialogue organized by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Sunday argued that Karachi’s longstanding problems could only be resolved through an empowered local government system, implementation of Article 140-A of the Constitution, and the creation of new administrative provinces.

MQM-P renews demand for urban province in Sindh

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Sunday strongly defended his party's political role and legacy in Karachi, saying that the city's present development is largely the outcome of MQM's past efforts in local governance. Speaking at a ceremony on Sunday, Siddiqui said MQM was not present in Karachi from the beginning and argued that the party emerged in response to long-standing issues faced by the city's…

Khalid Maqbool reignites demand for separate province for Karachi

KARACHI: Federal Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has questioned the Sindh government over the utilization of funds received under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award over the past 15 years, asking where an estimated Rs22 trillion allocated to the province had been spent. Speaking at the Karachi Dialogue seminar, he said Karachi’s problems could only be resolved through the creation of a separate province for urban areas. He alleged that…