In Pakistan, there is no LG system; CMs have total authority. MQM

Senior MQM Pakistan leader and Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal stated here on Thursday that Pakistan does not have a local government system and that all authority now rests with chief ministers following the 18th Amendment.

All funds flow to the provinces following the 18th Amendment. The nation does not have a local government system. “All powers are vested in the chief ministers after the 18th Amendment,” the MQM leader stated in a statement.

During the 26th Amendment, the MQM had proposed their draft. JUI (F) has received our draft.

Mustafa Kamal stated, “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also stated that the MQM’s draft will be incorporated into the 27th Amendment.”

The proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, according to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan, is nothing to be surprised or alarmed about. Instead, it emphasizes the necessity of strengthening and clarifying local government regulations.

The 27th Amendment is aimed at encouraging good governance and improved coordination across institutions, MQM Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Dr. Farooq Sattar told the media while accompanied by top leaders.

The people must benefit from democracy, Siddiqui said, adding that MQM had already spoken with the prime minister over the amendment issue.

He emphasized that local governments had to be regarded as valid constitutional bodies that are subject to Supreme Court supervision and constitutional protection. He asserted that the solution to societal issues lay in empowering local authorities.