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February 19, 2022February 21, 2022

Pasban Democratic Party Chairman seeks revival of sick industries

Karachi, February 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):Revival of sick industries is necessary to give a boost to our sagging economy, said Pasban Democratic Party PDP Chairman Altaf Shakoor in a statement here Saturday. He said non-performing state-owned entities are wasting billions of rupees of the taxpayers’ money which is a huge leakage of precious budgetary funds. He said besides there is a large number of other sick industries that are either closed down or running in losses due to various reasons.

He said a fool proof plan should be made to revive the sick industries including the SOEs to save precious funds on one hand and to spur our national economy on the other. Giving example of the largest steel making unit in the country, Pakistan Steel Mills, he said corrupt political governments deliberately ruined this profit-giving industrial complex to complete the agenda of vested interests.

He said if the loss-making KESC could be salvaged and make a profit earning entity in the shape of the Karachi Electric (KE), the Pakistani Steel Mills could be revived under a professional management. He said real estate mafia of Pakistan wants to sell precious land of the PSM after its so-6 privatization for the peanuts. He said in fact it is not the job of governments to run business and industry, but if the government really wants to run the SOEs in profit, they should be run in a professional manner without involvement of party and political consideration. He said the revival of the PSM would give jobs to thousands of people, besides helping economy, as steel making in the mother of all industries.

He said we can’t fight joblessness without a fast paced industrialization. Altaf Shakoor said costly fuel and heavy taxation have broken the backbone of industry in Pakistan. He said the government it running economy on the dictation of the international lenders like IMF and World Bank and no any country in the world has ever improved it economy on the costly loans of these lenders that attach difficult terms and conditions to their loans now called pre actions.

He said there is a need to manage the PIA in a professional manner to end its huge losses. He said political appointments of unnecessary extra staff doomed both the Pakistan Steel Mills and PIA. He said like public service commission, there should be a professional body to monitor recruitment process in all state-owned entities.

Altaf Shakoor demanded to establish two industrial corridors along Karachi-Hyderabad (M9) motorway and Karachi-Keti Bunder highway on priority. He said if these industrial corridors are established they would create millions of new jobs besides reducing pressure of influx of economic migrants on already overcrowded megacity, Karachi.

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January 30, 2022January 31, 2022

Decision to hold students unions’ elections lauded

Karachi, January 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman and Pakistan Quami Ittehad (PQI) Vice Chairman Altaf Shakoor on Sunday welcomed the decision of holding elections of students unions in Sindh, saying the revival of student politics would bringing a positive and healthy change in our political culture.

He said student unions are in fact the nurseries of politics and leadership. He said the decision to revive student unions in Sindh is a welcome step. All other provinces should follow suit. He said the student unions should not become ‘B teams’ of political parties.

Altaf Shakoor said that for augmentation of democracy in the country, the revival of democratic activities in educational institutions is a must. He said to cultivate a better leadership for future, the elections of student unions should be held not only in Sindh but also in other provinces on regular basis. He said the present political leadership has become a dead wood and to groom a fresh, energetic and young leadership holding of regular elections of student bodies is necessary.

He said the students should also study the burning problems of the nation and country besides their academic books and they should be given the right to take part in electing their own leaders. This is the only way to give this nation a continuous supply of visionary, able, energetic and corruption-free leadership. He said the elections of student unions promote positive activities in the educational institutions and discourage the negative ones. He said Pasban wants to encourage the common man to take part in politics and reach assemblies.

Altaf Shakoor said that the PPP, PML-N, MQM-P and now the PTI have accepted the right of students to elect their own unions, but corrupt elements and people belonging to Wadera and the elite class sitting in these parties don’t want to see the young people leading the country and they have taken no practical efforts for holding elections of student unions.

Altaf Shakoor said that had the dictators not banned student unions and violated law and constitution and uphold of merit in Pakistan today this country would have been ruled by an able, clean and honest leadership. He said these elements wrongly think that with the revival of student unions, the educational institutions would face lawlessness. He said their notion is wrong because students today are more aware and more sophisticated and they believe in a healthy competition but they have no platforms to raise voice for resolving the issues of youth and hence their capabilities are being not properly channelized.

He recalled that when he, himself, was the president of the Union of the NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, the trend of copy culture and hooliganism in hostels ended and the issues of fees and transport were resolved and the NED University was listed among the best educational institutions of Pakistan.

November 27, 2021

Political parties should not support encroachments: Altaf Shakoor

Karachi, November 27, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor said on Friday that political parties should not support illegal encroachments and instead do politics on the basis of principles. “The youths of Karachi have been deprived of the facilities of parks, playgrounds, and open spaces due to occupation of amenity plots by land mafia. It is necessary to save their future,” he said in a statement. Mr Shakoor said instead of targeting the Supreme Court, the political parties should target ABAD, SBCA, administration and builder mafia.

He said that the decision to take actions against illegal structures should be appreciated. He said illegal settlements should be stopped for good. He said the affectees should be given full compensation. He regretted that the government had given a free hand to builder mafia. He said that builder mafia is active in the Centre, as well as, provinces. In Karachi the builder mafia had occupied not only amenity plots but also drains and Nullahs.

He said that the government lands are also being encroached. He said laws should be made at provincial and federal level to check illegal encroachments. He said presently millions of families need housing facilities. PDP chairman said consumer courts should be established to save the rights of consumers. He said action should be taken against corrupt officers who have given illegal allotments. He said Karachi should be made a modern city with help of international town planners. Shakoor announced that PDP will hold protest demos against builder mafia on November 30.

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021

Poverty reduction policies must to face economic crisis: Altaf Shakoor

Karachi, October 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):Unbridled inflation has opened floodgates to poverty and millions of families face stark hunger, said Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday, adding policies aimed at poverty reduction are must to avert the worst crisis looming large over the country.

In a statement, he said the dream of a new Pakistan has turned soar. He said wrong economic policies have resulted in a tsunami of price hike, making common man very difficult to feed their families. He said food inflation is rising with every passing day. Hunger, joblessness and diseases have pushed the poor people to brink of suicides. He said the self-claimed expert economic team of the sitting government has proved a spectacular failure and the country is facing the worst economic crisis of its history.

He said electricity, gas and other utilities are being costlier day by day. He said education, health care, housing, public transport, agriculture and other key sectors are in shambles. He said industry and commerce are on a verge of collapse and joblessness is at its peak. He said the promise of obey Crore jobs has proved to be a farce. He said the sitting government has already spent two third of its tenure but it is still blaming everything to the past governments, which shows its failure and escapism. He said there is no hope and no future for the Pakistani youth.

He demanded of the government to take steps for poverty reduction by increasing production through an agricultural and industrial revolution. He asked to utilize the available manpower to steer the country clear of the ongoing economic crisis. He asked to focus on human development and information technology.