LARKANA: Worst condition of Larkana is a gift of incompetent rulers to the residents.
This was stated by Peoples Party Workers leader Dr Safdar Abbasi while addressing an All Parties Conference at a local hotel to discuss issues faced by the citizens including non-cleanliness, non-lifting of garbage, overflowing sewerage water, education and health, lawlessness and increase in narcotics trade in Larkana district.
Political and non-political organisations participated in the APC including JUI-Fazal’s Maulana Nasir Mahmood Soomro and PML-Functional’s Akbar Shah Rashdi. Dr. Abbasi said there were no development works for millions of citizens who were facing hardships constantly.
Akbar Rashdi said that Larkana city was being treated step-motherly but hey were always with the people for resolution to the problems. Maulana Nasir Soomro said that PPP government had completely failed to resolve problems of Larkana due to which they would contest upcoming elections against them. Moazim Abbasi of Abbasi-Kalhora Ittehad said that billions of rupees had been spent in Larkana during past 10 years but the expenditure was not visible. He said Larkana is a historic city but has always been ignored.
PML-Nawaz’s Babu Sarfraz Jatoi said that Larkana once was enjoying top position but now its every street had been badly damaged. Hafiz Ahmed Ali Abbasi said that the present rulers were responsible for the current situation of Larkana. PPP-SB leader Dr. Sikander Jatoi said that the city of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Murtaza Bhutto had been destroyed willingly but they would not tolerate it anymore.
Chairman, Jeay Sindh Mahaz, Riaz Chandio said that PPP has damaged all cities of Sindh but we praise Asif Zardari for destroying historical city of Larkana and converting it into monuments. Senior advocate Ghulam Dastagir Shahani said that if issues confronted by the residents continued to be unresolved by the municipal corporation then we will take them to the courts for resolution. Another lawyer Qadir Bux Bhatti warned that if the disposal machines are not shifted out of Kausar Mill, Hyderi and Hussaini Muhallas then there will be Dama Dam Mast Qalandar. Many other significant people also spoke on the occasion.