MQM to launch 'Clean Karachi Campaign'

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday announced that it would soon launch the ‘Clean Karachi Campaign’ – a drive to rid the city of garbage and other 'evils'.

Instead of directly responding to criticism and allegations by dissident party leader Dr Sagheer Ahmed the previous day, MQM leader Dr Farooq Sattar relied on innuendos during the press conference when asked to comment on latest developments.

He said the party would use all resources to remove heaps of garbage from every part of the city. “We also have services of a doctor at our disposal,” he said – stressing on 'doctor' in an apparent hint at Dr Sagheer Ahmed – while mentioning the party’s candidate for deputy mayor Dr Arshad Wohra

"We are launching a cleanliness campaign from March 10 on the instructions of party chief Altaf Hussain," he said, adding that party workers, councilors, chairmen and lawmakers would participate in the "I own Karachi" campaign.

Dr Sattar said that, apart from removing garbage, the campaign would also focus on covering manholes and plant trees in the city. He said a similar campaign would be launched in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas within a few days.