Governor Tessori has called for rapid approval of the grant, emphasizing the importance of timely intervention to address the city’s long-standing infrastructure challenges. PHOTO: GOVERNOR’S FB PAGE
LAHORE:
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has demanded the dismissal of Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori to implement the governance formula agreed upon before the formation of the current government, while denying the existence of any mid-term formula for Balochistan.
Speaking to The Express PAkGazette, Sindh government spokesperson MPA Sadia Javeed said the formula agreed upon with the PPP before the formation of the government stipulated that two governors would belong to the PPP and two to the PML-N.
He added that the PPP had received its share, but in Sindh, the PML-N was yet to appoint its governor. He noted that the current governor, an MQM candidate, despite holding a constitutional position, attended a press conference organized by MQM leaders against the PPP.
When asked why this was a problem for his party if the PML-N had qualms with an MQM governor, he said the governor was participating in political events against his party.
Sadia also denied the existence of a medium-term formula in Balochistan, as suggested by a PML-N senator.
He said Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sarfraz Khan Bugti’s government was “not going anywhere” and there were no threats to the Balochistan Assembly.
He added that he had not heard of any 2.5-year mandate formula through which PML-N would get the remaining mandate in Balochistan. This comes after PML-N Senator Mir Dostain Khan Domki reportedly claimed the previous day that the PPP and PML-N had agreed to change the prime minister on a mid-term formula.
Earlier, responding to a press conference by MQM leaders, Sadia said the party should focus on strengthening the local government system instead of targeting the PPP.
He stated that Sindh currently has “the most empowered and constitutionally strongest local government system in all of Pakistan.”
Sadia added that if the MQM admires the Punjab model, “where there is no mayoral institution to begin with”, it should openly acknowledge this reality.
