{"id":18326,"date":"2023-07-31T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=18326"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:05:30","slug":"ji-karachi-leader-plans-protest-against-deepening-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/ji-karachi-leader-plans-protest-against-deepening-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"JI Karachi Leader Plans Protest Against Deepening Water Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter, declared that protest demonstrations will be held on July 31 to address the deepening water crisis in the megacity.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing on Sunday, Rehman accused the Sindh government and the mayor of disconnecting &#8220;legitimate&#8221; domestic water connections in certain selected areas of the city as a punitive measure against those who voted against the ruling party, under the pretext of cracking down on illegal water connections.<\/p>\n<p>The targeted areas, including North Karachi, New Karachi, and Surjani Town, were allegedly chosen as part of a &#8216;political vendetta,&#8217; according to Rehman.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the JI intends to expose this plan, which he believes is detrimental to the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he blamed the 15-year rule of the PPP in Sindh for corruption and incompetence, leading to the ongoing water crisis in the city.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/commissioner-announces-construction-of-dadocha-and-mahota-dams-to-combat-water-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39\"><style> .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39:active, .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u37d72e59eb144312fab26a5d07abab39:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Commissioner Announces Construction of Dadocha and Mahota Dams to Combat Water Shortage<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Rehman emphasized that the acute water shortage, unfair water distribution, and support for water theft and the tanker mafia, have caused frustration among the residents of Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the JI is determined to stage robust protests to address the pressing issue of the acute water crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Rehman criticized the government for burdening the already struggling lower-middle class while providing tax exemptions to feudal lords.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed concern over the recent increase in electricity tariffs, which would adversely affect many Karachiites, as fewer individuals fall under the category of consumers using less than 200 units.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Business Recorder<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter, declared that protest demonstrations will be held on July 31 to address the deepening water crisis in the megacity. During a press briefing on Sunday, Rehman accused the Sindh government and the mayor of disconnecting &#8220;legitimate&#8221; domestic water connections in certain selected areas of the city as a punitive measure against those who voted against the ruling party,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-41.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-41.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-41.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"JI Karachi Leader Plans Protest Against Deepening Water Crisis","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=18326","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}