KARACHI: Banners were put up at the main gates of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday, criticising Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar’s performance, moments before the city council’s session to demand Akhtar’s resignation started.
The banners slammed the mayor for his failure to deliver in the city, accusing him of “patronising the corruption mafia” and also calling him a “thief”.
Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra, who recently joined Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), claimed that many members of the council supported him, and are willing to join PSP soon.
According to reports, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), in a bid to move a no-confidence motion against Vohra, has started consultations in the city council session, but the move will be successful only if all the members of MQM-P are present for the session and pass the resolution with a two-thirds majority. On the contrary, PSP leaders have claimed that many members of the council have already assured them to join their party in the coming days, therefore, all the efforts of MQM-P will go in vain.
