While other political parties vying for votes in Karachi have failed to come up with a plan to solve the city's rising civic issues, the PTI should at least be appreciated for its effort to come up with a plan for the city, an editorial published in Dawn reads.

Although the plan, which calls for desalination as a solution to the city's water problems and creation of energy from waste, has been criticised by some experts, it still is a starting point.

Emotional slogans about representing Karachi and having its mandate are not enough; the voters want clean streets, water in their taps and the mountains of garbage that line the city’s roads cleared away. Whoever wants to represent Karachi must address these problems.

Read the rest of the editorial here.