JI officials submit a petition against the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board.

Munim Zafar, the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has announced that nine town chairmen from the party have submitted a petition against the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board.

In a statement to the media outside the Sindh High Court, Munim Zafar asserted that the authority for solid waste management should be delegated to town and union councils.

He stated that in the last 18 years, the provincial government has assumed control of various institutions, including mass transit and the SBCA, while the sanitation department under the KMC has been discontinued.

He stated that the city’s condition is persistently deteriorating, and the fundamental role of solid waste management—collecting refuse and delivering it to dump sites—is inadequately executed. He asserted that the government has not succeeded in rehabilitating infrastructure and enhancing the sanitation system.

JI will initiate a statewide campaign against Independent Power Producers and the petrol cartel following Eid.

Munim Zafar asserted that the Solid Waste Management Board has not met its obligations, noting that despite the expenditure of Rs29 billion on a World Bank-funded waste-to-energy initiative, no discernible enhancement is evident. He stated that refuse accumulations are prevalent across the city, and disposal sites adjacent to the Lyari River are inducing illnesses in surrounding residential neighbourhoods.

He additionally stated that the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board received an extra funding of Rs12 billion last year; nevertheless, despite a monthly expenditure of Rs1 crore each union council, no tangible outcomes are seen.

He asserted that the city has been transformed into a refuse site and that corruption persists among various agencies.

Munim Zafar called for the dissolution of the Solid Waste Management Board, the transfer of its authority to municipalities and union councils, the termination of all contracts, and the execution of a 12-year audit. The party has sought judicial intervention on citizens’ rights, and the movement will persist.

In response to an inquiry, he dismissed accusations against the Karachi mayor over the allocation of contracts to favoured contractors, asserting that Jamaat-e-Islami town chairmen conducted tender processes through appropriate marketing.

He stated that SSGC has entered into agreements with municipalities for developmental projects, while the construction of numerous streets is in progress in Landhi and New Karachi.