Former Member of the National Assembly Mahmood Molvi today asserted that the core crisis afflicting Karachi is a “political reluctance to devolve powers” and widespread corruption, not the need for new administrative units or constitutional amendments.
The senior politician in a stsatement urged against entangling the public in the ongoing debate surrounding the 28th Constitutional Amendment and the creation of new administrative divisions, stating that citizens should not be pitted against one another.
He called for practical steps to be taken to find genuine solutions for the metropolis’s issues, questioning, ‘Why is the city that pays the highest taxes facing the most problems?’
Molvi pointed out that the issue is not a lack of administrative structures, noting that Sindh already contains six divisions and thirty districts. He contended, however, that local governments within this framework remain powerless and that town chairmen have failed to demonstrate any significant performance.
Demanding transparency, the former lawmaker highlighted the discrepancy between released funds and uncompleted work. He stressed that the Sindh government must conduct rigorous accountability and disclose the real facts to the public.
He concluded by reiterating that the fundamental challenge is not about redrawing maps but about the unwillingness to grant mayors and district councils their due authority, which he believes is essential for enabling genuine development and reforms at the local level.