OVER a month ago, I forwarded a complaint on the PM’s citizens’ portal regarding the massive rise in property tax, water charges (200 per cent) by the Capital Development Authority.

I received a message that the complaint had been registered and marked to the relevant department. I am still waiting and to date there is no response.

I have a hunch that perhaps this portal is meant to give people a psychological assurance and hope that their problem/issue will soon be resolved.

In the long-run, this attitude will certainly erode the people’s faith in such forums.

Mubarak Elahi
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, August 20th, 2019

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