KARACHI: After Murtaza Wahab, the leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, took the oath of office as mayor of Karachi, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the party chairman, declared that the PPP would address the claims of vote fraud via performance.
PPP respond vote rigging allegations via performance: As he spoke with the media, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari asserted that Karachi has the potential to overcome its problems quickly. The problems in Karachi will also need to be resolved by the federal and provincial administrations.
If local government (LG) institutions levy taxes, revenues will rise. PPP has a campaign slogan that reads, “Let’s work together to solve Karachi’s problems.”
In Karachi, the mayor and deputy mayor of the PPP were elected for the first time, he added. He continued by saying that the city has long battled against hate and extremist politics.
Additionally, He congratulated the newly sworn-in mayor and deputy mayor of Karachi, Murtaza Wahab and Salman Abdullah Murad. He honoured the late Benazir Bhutto and other martyred workers by dedicating the PPP’s triumph to them.
According to Bilawal, the PPP would respond to those making accusations of vote fraud through its actions. He asserted that the PPP had consistently won elections, but this time the opposition’s strategies had failed.
Swearing-in of Murtaza Wahab and Salman Abdullah Murad as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Karachi
According to Bilawal, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) five-year performance will be his responsibility. The majority of Karachi’s challenges, according to the PPP chairman, are related to the federal and provincial administrations, and the party would work with the federal government to develop Karachi.
Like the provincial administration, he advised the LG government to operate through public-private partnerships.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) was tasked by Bilawal to cooperate with political parties. Furthermore, He claimed that with the aid of those who stormed Jinnah House, attempts to conquer Karachi failed.
He declared that the PPP would release its general election platform. He demanded that the federal government help with flood victims’ recovery.
Murtaza Wahab took his oath of office as mayor of Karachi earlier.
Furthermore, the newly elected mayor Murtaza Wahab and deputy mayor Salman Abdullah Murad were sworn in today at Karachi’s Polo Ground.
Murtaza Wahab, the mayor of Karachi, and Salman Abdullah Murad, the deputy mayor, were sworn in by Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chauhan, the election commissioner.
Governor of Sindh Kamran Tessori, Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and others were present at the ceremony.
Saif-ur-Rehman, the departing administrator of Karachi, today presented Mayor Murtaza Wahab with a symbolic key to the city.
Additionally, On June 15, amid tight security, the municipal council chose Murtaza Wahab and Salman Murad from the People’s Party. Further, The election took place at the Karachi Arts Council. Notably, Wahab received 173 votes to become mayor of Karachi, while Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, candidate for JI, received 160 votes.
34 members of the municipal council were unable to make it to the voting location, according to the entry register, while 332 elected members did.