KARACHI, May 4: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has condemned the government’s move of systematically demolishing poor settlements in the city.

He said that the government was now planning to demolish Gulshan-i-Buner in Landhi to build a ‘kite park’ there.

Speaking at a protest meeting, the PPP leader assured the people that the party would resist the plan and was ready to render sacrifices to foil the government’s scheme.

Recalling the role of the party in the past, he said the PPP had always made sacrifices for the cause of the downtrodden and would continue to do so in the future.

Mr Khuhro said that “people want bread, butter and shelter, not kites.” He urged the government to construct the proposed park in Azizabad if it considers it essential, but not in a poor Pakhtoon locality.

He said Karachi belonged to everyone who had contributed to its development. In this regard, he lauded the contribution of the Pakhtoon people.

The PPP leader regretted that a party, which claimed to be a representative of 98 per cent of the people, was bent upon destroying the settlements of the poor.

During his visit, Mr Khuhro was accompanied by other party leaders including Muzafar Shujra, MPA Sajid Jokio and Aurangzeb Swati.