After the second phase of local body elections in the province was postponed indefinitely, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday approved a summary allowing ‘selective’ appointments on the resources of local governments in Karachi.
Based on the summary, Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori is expected to issue an ordinance which will later be sent to the provincial assembly for ratification into law as a bill.
Earlier, the administrator of Karachi and advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Murtaza Wahab said that after the approval of the amendment, the mayor of Karachi will have wide powers over the affairs of the city.
He had said that such a mayor would be the chairman of the Karachi Development Authority (KDA), Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) and Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) – the three bodies overseeing development work, water. City supply and sanitation.
Similar rules will be implemented to empower mayors of other major metropolitan centers of the province, including Sukkur, Larkana and Hyderabad.
The mayors of these cities will head their respective city development authorities.
