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KARACHI: As the post-budget debate in the Sindh Assembly entered its second day on Saturday, opposition parties united in rejecting the provincial financial plan for 2026-27 over Karachi’s deepening civic woes, including persistent water shortage.
The situation in a thinly attended house remained tense as members belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) harshly criticised the provincial government for the acute water shortage and poor road infrastructure in Karachi while the treasury members blamed the federal government for the shortage of water in the Indus River.
The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) members credited the party leadership and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah for presenting a “balanced budget that prioritises health, education and women’s empowerment.”
The opposition members, however, painted a starkly different picture and dismissed the budget as “undemocratic”, saying it offered little relief for Karachi, leaving it dry and in ruins.
