Govt willing to work with Sindh, funds issued for Karachi: Asad Umar.

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar on Wednesday said Islamabad has issued funds for the mega projects of Karachi.

The federal minister held a press conference along with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaid, said Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterates that he wants to do something for Karachi.

He said that there shouldn't be any politics on matters relating to the improvement of citizens' lives, adding that the Centre is willing to work with the Sindh government for the betterment of the province's people.

Umar said every political party had the right to politicking but "this should not be done on issues impacting the lives of citizens".

"No doubt we have extreme differences with the Sindh government," he said, adding that "the Centre will not let these differences come into play when working with the Sindh government to improve citizens' lives".

From our side, this is the approach and [we] hope that the Sindh government will also adopt the same approach so that projects for the improvements of citizens' lives can be worked on as soon as possible.

Umar said two months ago, Prime Minister Imran Khan had decided to appoint him as the focal person for the implementation of the Centre's projects in Sindh. He said the consensus after today's meeting was that progress [on the projects] had improved but difficulties that needed to be overcome persisted.

In response to a question regarding whether today's meeting was held to appease the Muttahida...

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