KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader and former provincial legislator Younous Barai amid a press conference demanded of the government for reconstruction of University Road immediately, citing the importance of the road.
He warned that JI would agitation if the road is not restored to its original shape as according to him the distruction of University Road has not only been adversely affecting commuters but at least one million people residing in adjoining area of the road are suffering and are in an agony and pain.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, here on Thursday, the JI leader said that despite release of funds at least four times during last 13 years, nothing has changed on the ground.
He said that the road was reconstructed 13 years ago in the tenure of JI’s Nematullah Khan. He said that the party has decided to launch a campaign to get the issue fixed. In this regard, he added, stakeholders would be taken onboard to approach provincial minister on local bodies as well as concerned governmental authorities.
He warned that the party would protesting if the construction work was not initiated by 15th of the next month. He said that only a stretch of three kilometers out of 13 was carpeted during the last more than one decade.
“The University road passes through 29 local government union councils, two constituencies of the national assembly and three constituencies of provincial assemblies but officials pay no heed to maintain its condition,” he said.
The JI leader said that though authorities have been claiming that reconstruction work has been initiated on the road but indeed no orders have been issued to any concerned department till now.
Engr. Omer Farooq, Khalid Khan of National Labor Federation, Saleem Omer Fawad Bangash and others were also present at the press conference.
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