Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly criticized the federal government for making unilateral decisions and warned that Sindh would turn to the courts if they refused their rights and reasonable share of resources.

Bilawal approached a collection of business and paid tribute to the public-private partnership model (PPP) as a benchmark to drive economic growth and promote prosperity nationwide and urged business to cooperate with the SINDH government in the forge of sustainable partnerships.

Bilawal said that unilateral determination of electricity stars in Islamabad without consulting business or the provincial government was a significant question. As gas he added, Sindh had long been denied his rightful proportion of water.

“It’s you, and I who carry the consequences of such policies,” he said. “They shamelessly claim that load load has been removed, yet many areas of the country still suffer up to 18 hours of power cuts. We have lost confidence that we will ever get reliable electricity from the federal government.”

Paying water shortages A critical question, Bilawal warned that it was not only Pakistan but the whole world faced the threat of drought and famine due to global warming. He also criticized the federal government’s decision to construct six new channels on the river Indus.

“This [canals] Move will aggravate the water situation in tail end areas, including Karachi, “Bilawal told the collection.” To this day, it has not only been delivered the extra water, but even the complete assigned proportion has not been delivered, “he said, referring to the provisions of the water decision, 1991.

He said that when he opposed the new channels from Indus, he fought for Karachi’s rights and rose to the rights of its business community. “The merchants in Karachi, the people of Sindh and the entire nation should demand the implementation of the water decision in 1991,” he emphasized.

While discussing the public-private partnership state introduced by the provincial government, Bilawal said that Sindh was the only province where several projects under this model not only operated successfully and created revenue but had gained international recognition.

“I want us to accelerate and promote this public-private partnership further,” he said. With reference to projects such as Jhirk-Mulla Katiar Bridge, Healthcare Initiatives and Thar Coal, he said this was the most important examples of good governance.

He highlights the potential for transformative impact of the public-private partnership state and urged stakeholders to propose “win-win projects” aimed at promoting green energy, upgrading infrastructure and improving essential supply services.

“I want to explore more win-win opportunities of this kind, where business and Sindh government work together to serve this province,” he added. “Working together can lead to better results,” the PPP boss emphasized.

He said that in the event that the federal government privatizing electricity distribution companies (discos), the Sindh government should take over them under the public-private partnership, adding that the work had already begun three projects and several projects would be initiated In the next financial year.

Bilawal, who highlighted the energy sector, said no other province had as much potential as Sindh. He said that solar and wind power parks could be established in each department in the province. He emphasized the need for increased private investment in Sindh’s sun and wind energy sectors.

Bilawal appreciated business in the development of Karachi and the country. He acknowledged the challenges facing business, but noticed significant improvement in the city’s situation compared to conditions before 2008.

In a talk of investment opportunities in the province, Bilawal pointed out that Sindh had as much coal as Saudi Arabia had oil. He emphasized the importance of modern agriculture and invited business to cooperate with the Sindh government to promote smart agriculture.

“We want to introduce this initiative through cooperation between small farmers and business so that we can increase the crops by using modern techniques,” he said, adding that Sindh’s original focus with the support of global partners would be to take advantage of its farmers.

Bilawal emphasized that the government would fully support the partnerships between the small farmers and the private investors, and said, “We can improve the agricultural sector and strengthen our economy by developing robust infrastructure.”

Bilawal said that Karachi was the most populous city in the country and had tremendous potential. He emphasized that all the tool-related problems that Karachi is facing could be solved through the public-private partnerships.

The PPP chairman also said he was for a welfare state, and for that “we have to generate taxes” and increase revenue. He criticized the current tax system and said, “The way the tax system works, we can never succeed. Taxes have essentially become a form of extortion.”

He emphasized the need to introduce business -friendly tax reforms that did not prevent economic activity. He also noted that while agriculture was already taxed – albeit at a low rate – the highest taxpayer in agricultural taxes in Sindh was none other than President Asif Zardari.

Bilawal emphasized the need to focus on increasing revenue and tax collection. When he gave an example, he said, “when the responsibility of charging VAT on services was given to Sindh, we engaged with the people and obtained record tax collection.”

“We’ll be your partners. Don’t look us like opponents but as allies. I’m not here to play a short game; I’m here in the long laps. I plan to stay here, in this city and work for his improvement .

He highlighted the PPP-led Sindh government for eliminating extortion and threats from Karachi that allowed companies to operate peacefully. However, he acknowledged that there were still challenges, but repeated his commitment to solving them.

He asked Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to create a special cell that consisted of officials from the anti -corruption department and police to tackle complaints about Karachi’s business community. He urged business people to report complaints and the names involved officials instead of making general accusations.

He turned to the traders and said, “I have never demanded extortion from you nor asked for donations. Tell me today if you have any complaints against me. Have I ever caused you trouble? So why would I have someone other to trouble you in my name or in my government’s name?

He mentioned that it was part of his manifest to provide employment opportunities to his voters. For the public to have access to job opportunities, he said, it was important for the country’s economy to thrive and for the business of the trading society to flourish.

Idrees Gigi, Atif Ikram, Fawad Anwer, Sultan Alana, Arif Habib, Javed Bilwani, Zubair Motiwala and Akeel Karim Dhedhi also dealt with the collection. The event was also attended by Tariq Ikram, Dewan Yousuf, chief minister Murad Ali Shah; Provincial Ministers Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Sharjeel Inam Memon In addition to Nisar Khuhro, Senator Saleem Mandviwala, Dr. Ikhtiar Baig, Murtaza Wahab and others.