KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the issue concerning provinces should be put to rest, adding that the people of Sindh have already given their verdict, ARY News reported.
Addressing a ceremony during his visit to Spencer Eye Hospital in Karachi, Bilawal said the federal government should focus on Karachi, as the city is the economic hub of the country.
He said the country was facing a historic crisis and the government should provide relief to the people amid rising inflation and unemployment.
Bilawal said the Sindh government was making efforts to reduce the financial burden on the public. He added that everyone faces health problems at some point, and the government wants to provide free treatment to people.
The PPP chairman said patients were receiving free treatment at Spencer Eye Hospital and urged people to visit the facility for free eye treatment.
Expressing his pleasure over the hospital’s operations, Bilawal said he was happy to see the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) working, adding that governments like the KMC were rarely seen.
He also highlighted the growing problem of load-shedding in Karachi, saying the hospital had been shifted to solar power because of electricity shortages. He added that the government wanted to solarise the entire Lyari area.
Bilawal said the PPP’s position on provincial issues was clear and the matter had been discussed seven to eight times in the Sindh Assembly.
Responding to a question about the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment, he said the federal government had not held any discussions with him on the matter.
He criticised those who promoted hatred and division among the public, saying they had little to show for their work despite being in the federal government. Bilawal added that the PPP would help if the federal government wanted its support.
Earlier, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said Spencer Eye Hospital in Lyari had fallen into decline and was shut down in the past.
He said the hospital had been made operational again under a public-private partnership model and was now performing 60 to 70 cataract surgeries every week.
Wahab added that the hospital was running on solar power and providing free medical services to patients.