Karachi, July 17, 2023 (PPI-OT): The first meeting of the KMC Council was held on Monday in the City Council Hall of KMC building under the chairmanship of Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab. Deputy Mayor Karachi Salman Abdullah Murad was also present on this occasion. Two condolence and one condemnation resolutions were passed in the meeting. Condolences were offered on the death of Member City Council Farida Majeed and former Federal Minister Sher Muhammad Baloch and prayers for forgiveness were offered for the deceased, while a resolution condemning the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden was passed in which the council demanded that the ambassador of Sweden be expelled from the country and strict action be taken against those responsible for it.

Addressing the meeting, Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab welcomed all members of the City Council and expressed hope that all members will work for the betterment of the city. He said that we will work in every UC and there will be equal treatment with all members, we will work with everyone including the workers of Jamaat-e-Islami. We will connect the hearts, make Karachi the cradle of peace, we want to solve the problems of Karachi with understanding, People’s Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, Muslim League (N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other parties have to serve Karachi together., he said that time will tell who served Karachi and who did politics.

Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab asked the members present in the House whether they want the development of Karachi. Want to solve water problems? Want to get rid of the land mafia? He said that the media is seeing that we want to hold a meeting so that the problems of Karachi can be solved, the occupation can be ended from the parks of Karachi, the drains of Karachi can be cleaned, roads and streets can be built. Shouting slogans does not solve problems, our political training is visible to Karachi, we want to improve Karachi, he said that I and the Deputy Mayor are with you, I want to tell that Karachi is our priority, water sewage and roads is a priority, will fix the parks of Karachi, will settle the splendour of Karachi, me and Salman and you are all equal, will try to have work in every UC.

The workers of all parties will serve everyone together, we will not discriminate, we will increase love, we will make Karachi the cradle of peace. Let there be understanding, all the parties should work together because Karachi deserves it, time will tell who solved the problems and who created the problems, he said, I am the mayor of all, the mayor of Karachi and the deputy mayor of the opposition members too. sound will be made, we will provide facilities to the people of Karachi, we will clean the drains of Karachi, we will build the roads of Karachi, our political thinking and training is visible to all.

At the introductory meeting of the City Council, at the invitation of Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, PTI Parliamentary Leader Asad Aman, Muslim League (N) Parliamentary Leader Muhammad Feroze, Jamaat-e-Islami Parliamentary Leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentary Leader Najmi Alam addressed, Asad Aman said that we are standing for the development of Karachi, if Karachi moves, the whole country will move and develop, Muhammad Feroze congratulated the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Karachi. People’s Party Parliamentary Leader Najmi Alam invited all the parties present in the council to work together for the development of the city, after which Mayor Karachi declared the meeting over.

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