On the occasion of first-ever Local Government (LG) elections in Islamabad the announcement of Rs.1 billion is expected as a development package by the existing PML-N government for the residents of the capital.
Sources told Online that PM has asked party leaders including Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and others to submit a detailed report regarding development projects in Islamabad so that legal and constitutional horse trading could be done to purchase the votes before LG elections.
According to the PML-N’s sources, PM was briefed about shortage of clean and hygienic drinking water, poor sewerage system, maintenance of roads, problems faced by the commuters of slums, repair of old buildings and other problems of federal capital and these problems could be solved with the total allocation of Rs. 1.5 billion, however, government has arranged the package of adequate amount, which would be sanctioned to the residents of two constituencies NA-48 and NA-49 respectively.
“A public rally would be held by the government in which residents of both constituencies are invited. Marryam Nawaz, daughter of PM has been selected to address this public rally”, party sources added.
On the desire of federal minister of state for CAAD Dr. Tariq Fazal Cahudhry, Marryam Nawaz has been selected to address this rally and preparation have been started to hold this rally successful.
Meanwhile, administrations in the twin cities have started impounding papers of public transport to utilize the vehicles during election duty for the transportation of election staff and polling material.
According to reports, the local administration would require thousands of vehicles for LB elections duty to transport polling staff and material to different polling stations in the twin cities. As a precautionary measure the administrations of the twin cities have forcibly confiscating the registration papers of the vehicles so as to force them to be available for duty on the election day.
Protesting over the attitude of the administrations, United Transport Federation Islamabad has threatened that it would not provide the transport.
Chairman of the Federation Raja Riaz said Islamabad administration has started policy of taking over the vehicles forcibly which is not tolerable. He said if this trend continued, they would not provide transport on election day.
He demanded that the administration should decide the compensation for the use of transport first and then they would cooperate.
He said a delegation of the federation has met the Secretary, RTC and sought details about the compensation and it has been told that a decision would be conveyed in the next couple of days.