KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday urged Karachiites not to pay taxes to the Sindh government as the condition of the metropolis is worsening day-by-day.
The mayor talked to media after inaugurating the cleanliness campaign in Korangi District. He admitted that this is not the permanent solution to the issue.
Waseem Akhtar asked for help from the federal government and Bahria Town and also demanded an audit of the Rs24 billion which were spent in the cleanliness drive.
“People of Karachi pay over Rs350 billion to the provincial government in name of motor vehicle tax, property tax, professional tax, tower tax and other charges but the city still does not have adequate machinery,” Waseem Akhtar said.
On the other hand, the locals got furious before Waseem Akhtar’s arrival and said the drama is being staged today as the garbage had been piling up for years in the area. They stopped the vehicles from removing the trash but the Sindh Rangers controlled the situation.
