KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that many elected representatives in different UCs of the megacity are not doing any development work in their areas despite being allocated significant funds. Instead of serving the masses, they are busy in false propaganda of lacking resources. Their agenda is to malign the PPP-led City government leadership, he said while inaugurating repair of internal roads and rehabilitation of storm water drains in North Nazimabad Block F. “If anyone lacks the will and capacity to work, they should step down. We will demonstrate how public service is done by delivering results.” The Mayor said that excuses about lack of resources are no longer acceptable because despite tens of millions rupees being available in their accounts, development work is not being carried out by them—this is sheer hypocrisy. The audit of funds allocated to Union Committees was initiated precisely to determine why development work was not undertaken despite the provision of Rs 1.2 million, he said. Taking money for road cutting and then failing to restore roads is an injustice to the public. The people must be told when billions of rupees will be spent. The cities are not run by ribbon-cutting ceremonies and press conferences alone, he said. He said that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) should present accounts of property tax and said that serving the people of Karachi. He noted that the purpose of creating towns in Karachi was to enable grassroots representatives to resolve neighbourhood-level issues. However, unfortunately, some parties remained confined to sit-ins, press conferences, and political point-scoring. “We are not here to unveil plaques. We are here on the completion of projects that are initiated.” He emphasized that positive trends will be encouraged in every town. “There will be development in Karachi, not hypocrisy.” He questioned who is collecting parking charges in the city and demanded accountability regarding Zainab Market, Hyderi Market, Tariq Road, Bahadurabad, and Nazimabad Market. He clarified that KMC is no longer collecting parking fees outside these markets. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025