KARACHI: It has become a routine matter for 36-year-old Shazia to travel from Leemon Gabol Goth in Gulshan-e-Iqbal to the PPP central secretariat, hoping that someone there will offer her assistance; however, it seems like every time she makes a visit, she has to start planning for the next one.
Not only her but several people that visit the ruling PPP’s central secretariat hope that they will find someone to help them with their problems, that someone will make a phone call to the authorities concerned for a potable water supply connection or a electricity metre.
“I visited the offices of different provincial ministers but all in vain; then someone told me to visit this secretariat, assuring me that someone here will help me, however, for the past one month, I have been coming here regularly and have yet to find anyone,” said Shazia.
Located just behind Quaid’s Mazar in Jamshed Town, the central PPP secretariat was a place for Jiyalas (hardcore PPP activists) to get help, but since PPP came into power, the secretariat has been deserted. “Most of the people in my area say that it’s my government and they bring different routine work for me, but no one is here to listen to me,” said Surjani Town Unit In-charge Noor Ahmed Roonjho.
The offices of the central leaders and office bearers of PPP, including the office of the PPP chairperson are located in this secretariat. In the past, former Prime Minister and PPP chairperson Shaheed Benazir Bhutto used to sit in the office to listen to the common people’s problems, but now most of the offices are empty. Even the offices of the PPP president of Karachi district east, Sindh PPP President Qaim Ali Shah, PPP Central Secretariat Coordinator Taj Hyder, PPP Karachi division president, People’s Labour Bureau, People’s Student Federation (PSF), Sindh People’s Youth are located here.
“When the party was not in power we found everyone from the top leadership here, but since the party came into the power, the secretariat has been deserted,” said another visitor.
According to the Secretariat in-charge Ameer Ali Erry, around 300 people, not only from different parts of Karachi but also from other districts of the province, visit the secretariat daily. “In the past, the PPP leaders regularly visited the secretariat but now only a few leaders and ministers’ visit and people can be seen waiting outside the secretariat,” he added.
Though, after assuming the office of Sindh chief minister, Qaim Ali Shah directed PPP ministers to keep visiting the party secretariat regularly however after sometime, the practice was stopped. “We don’t need jobs, we just need help in minor work, so we demand the party leadership bound by the minister to regularly visit this secretariat,” said a visitor.
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